Tyneside means much more than a riverside conurbation to the almost
one million people who live and work there, tied in affection to
their collective 'Geordie' home. The area's streets and towns with
their fascinating and historic architectural 'gems' - buildings,
bridges, stately homes, statues and pubs - have helped to establish
this strong sense of place, and some of them are the subject of
this book, which, using archive and contemporary photographs as its
subject, embarks on an impressionistic journey around Tyneside and
across this Geordie homeland. Moving upriver from the Tyne estuary,
and for the most part staying close to the river shore - the
region's essence - it illustrates a post-industrial landscape of
profound change. Now the 'coaly Tyne' runs clean and heavy industry
is all but gone, yet Tyneside's gems gleam on, marking the passage
of a disappearing age as well as progress into a future one. It may
certainly have lost an age of great industry and invention, which
caused upheaval and hardship, but it was also an age that shaped
the Tyneside of today. Of the more than 40 'gems' included and
described, some are well known, even iconic perhaps, others much
less so. They include uncompromising industrial marvels and
celebrations of civic prosperity, scrubbed of their soot to face
the modern age but still prominent landmarks in town and cityscape.
Many more are harder to find, tucked shyly away down side streets
or obscure and unrecognised in semi-rural backwaters. These are the
true 'hidden gems', often chance survivals. Yet it is to be hoped
that every one, be it pretentious or humble, eye-catcher or
eyesore, will be sought out and enjoyed, and will grace the
landscape of Tyneside for many generations to come.
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