BeeCycling has movedDec 3, 2022
Don't ya just love an old map of the place you live? What's still here? What's not there yet? Found this 1788 map of Newcastle, which shows the old streets that have been there a LONG time, like Northumberland St, Percy St, Pilgrim St, Westgate etc. Their very names tell of their age. What's missing are the not yet built Grey Street and Grainger Street, and of course, the railway. Fascinating.
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A little surprised to see what's now called Cut Bank and Byker Bank, out to the east, crossing the Ouseburn are there. Cool.
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And Gateshead, though a very old settlement, since Roman times, and mentioned by Bede in the 7th century, is still at this point, apparently mostly just focused around the Great North Road and spreading out along the river a bit.
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@beecycling sat in Gateshead right now, so was quite surprised to see this flying past my stream 😄
Dec 3, 2022 at 12:04pmWeb