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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.
The historic city of Durham attracts many visitors each year. They
are drawn to its iconic buildings, particularly the great Norman
cathedral and castle as well as the surrounding and relatively
unspoilt medieval town. In this tour of the famed city, fifty of
these wonderful structures will be showcased. It features the most
renowned buildings of course but then goes beyond the ancient town
core to describe Durham's flourishing university campus as well as
bridges, chapels, theatres and pubs and more recent (and more
controversial) architectural adventures. All of them - ancient and
modern - help to tell Durham's extraordinary story. Added together
they make up what has aptly been called 'The Durham difference'.
Durham City in 50 Buildings explores the history of this
fascinating city through a selection of its most interesting
buildings and structures, including lesser-known buildings tucked
away, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. The
book will appeal to all those who live in Durham or visit the city,
or who have an interest in the area.
Durham City is a remarkable place, a priceless historical gem and,
deservedly, a World Heritage Site. Over 1,000 years Durham's great
beauty and history has inspired many architectural descriptions and
guides. This book follows in their footsteps but then takes a
different path. Wandering through the cathedral's darkened
cloisters, the city's narrow medieval streets and the river's
winding pathways, Secret City of Durham is one man's view of this
famed peninsula - an occasionally quirky tour through history that
looks beyond the iconic architecture and behind the fascinating
jumble of city buildings. The author peels back their facades to
reveal the bewildering changes and on the way points out the
lesser-known facts and characters associated with them. What points
the way to Durham Cathedral and St Cuthbert's tomb and where can it
be found? Who lived in Windy Gap? Why St Mary-the-'Less'? Secret
City of Durham answers these fascinating questions and many more in
a modern pilgrimage through the city.
Hebburn History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious
history of this South Tyneside town. This is an exciting guided
walk around the well-known places of the 200-year-old town and
explains what they meant to local people throughout the nineteenth
and into the twentieth century. Readers are invited to follow a
timeline of events and watch the changing face of Hebburn as Derek
Dodds guides us through its streets.
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Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
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R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
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