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I just learned about Hadrian’s Wall when I went to the Hancock Museum in January.  I saw artifacts from the site there.  Still never ceases to amaze me how much history, and really old history, we have in the North … Continue reading →

Grainger Market is an old indoor marketplace that still brings in a ton of shops.  It was crowded on the Saturday we went and I was amazed how it was like a whole section of the city within a big, … Continue reading →

Fenwick is a large department store in Newcastle.  When I first went to it in December 2009, I saw the big window display of the Nativity scene.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the Christmas story in a public place, … Continue reading →

This is the neatest thing to see when you come into Newcastle.  The Gray’s Monument is huge and old.  It’s like a centerpiece for downtown Newcastle.  This is where the winter markets are housed and it’s a neat square to … Continue reading →

Dunston was originally an independent village on the south bank of the River Tyne. It has now been absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in the English county of Tyne and Wear. Much of Dunston forms part of the … Continue reading →