Our North-East England from the air Gallery

Tyne Bridge under construction EPW019820

TYNE BRIDGE, Newcastle. Site of the new Tyne Bridge, photographed here in October 1927, a year before official opening of the bridge - the approaches are well underway. Also shown are Robert Stephenson's innovative High Level Bridge (1849), and the Swing Bridge (1876) funded by Armstrong to replace a stone bridge that obstructed river traffic. The original negative is damaged. Aerofilms Collection (see Links).

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Teesmouth 28945_045

Teesmouth, County Durham. Where the River Tees discharges into the North Sea, the Seal Sands National Nature Reserve sits alongside petro-chemical works and deep-sea port facilities. A container ship is heading into the mouth of the river and Middlesborough is visible in the distance. Photographed in August 2017.

Skerne Railway bridge 28985_002

Skerne Railway bridge, Darlington, photographed in 2018. This is the world's oldest continuously operated railway bridge, built for George Stephenson's Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1824-5.

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