EPW060866 ENGLAND (1939). Blackett Street and the city, Newcastle upon Tyne, from the west, 1939

Tram on Northumberland Street

Northern Goldsmiths

City Library, Now the Laing Art Gallery

Bigg Market

Newcastle Old Town Hall, Bigg Market

St. James' Park

Curtain walling. List 1019280

Grainger Market

Grainger Market

Lovaine Crescent. Northumbria University now occupies much of this area.

Haymarket Bus Station. United services going north of Newcastle left from here to Blyth, Ashington, Morpeth, Alnwick, and Berwick. This is still a major bus station but the site has been totally redeveloped. Amazing to think that there is so much that has changed since this photo.

Blackett Street

Worswick Street Bius Station

Manors North Station on the electrified North Tyne loop service out to Tynemouth via Jesmond, West Jesmond, South Gosforth, Benton, Backworth, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay and Cullercoats.The station is now demolished and the North Tyne loop out to the coast is part of the Metro system.

Grey's Monument

Eldon Square

The Gallowgate offices of the United bus company. This controlled the company's services across Northumberland and into Scotland. Coach services to London also left from the Gallowgate Coach Station. Built in red brick art deco style of the period it made a real impact on the city. Now demolished.

Recently opened Gallowgate depot of the United Automobile Services Limited.