Author: Andrew GillPublisher:
ISBN: 9781533407023
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Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
In the early years of the 20th century, Newcastle upon Tyne was growing rapidly in industrial output, population and wealth, due to its coal trade and the manufacture of ships and armaments. It had many fine, historical buildings, including the Castle and Cathedral, and was, therefore, a popular destination for visitors. Tourist guide books were available to help them make the most of their stay and this 110 page book reproduces one of them ..... 'Reid's Sixpenny Hand Book to Newcastle upon Tyne' published in 1903. It provides a fascinating, detailed description of the City during the Edwardian period, with information on its history, trades and industries, bridges, railways, trams, principal streets, districts and much more. The original handbook has lengthy chapters on the Castle and Cathedral but I've excluded these from this book as the information is readily available elsewhere. In addition to the text, I have included 20 historical photographs of Newcastle upon Tyne from the Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive, taken mainly from glass, 'magic lantern' projection slides, dating from the 1890s to the 1920s.The text and photographs complement each other and enable us to travel back in time to visit this important British city over one hundred years ago.