Newcastle town wall
The Newcastle town wall is a medieval defensive wall, and Scheduled Ancient Monument, in Newcastle upon Tyne, northern England. It was built during the 13th and 14th centuries, and helped protect the town from attack and occupation during times of conflict.Photo: Dbam, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newcastle Law Courts and Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Newcastle Law Courts
Courthouse
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Newcastle Law Courts is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a magistrates' court venue, on the Quayside in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Newcastle Law Courts is situated 340 feet south of Newcastle town wall.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mike1024, Public domain.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne between Gateshead arts quarter on the south bank and Newcastle upon Tyne's Quayside area on the north bank. Gateshead Millennium Bridge is situated 920 feet southeast of Newcastle town wall.
The Glasshouse
Arts center
Photo: William Nicholson, CC BY 2.0.
The Glasshouse is an international centre for musical education and concerts on the Gateshead bank of Quayside in northern England. Opened in 2004 as Sage Gateshead and occupied by North Music Trust, the venue's original name honours a patron: the accountancy software company The Sage Group. The Glasshouse is situated 1,200 feet south of Newcastle town wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Battlefield and Grainger Town.
Grainger Town
Suburb
Photo: EL36ML, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grainger Town is the historic commercial centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It covers approximately 36 ha. Almost all of Grainger Town is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in England.
Gateshead
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne looking across to Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.
Newcastle town wall
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed urban defence in the United Kingdom
- Categories: city walls, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Newcastle town wall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Newcastle upon Tyne Town Wall”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سور مدينة نيوكاسل”
- Irish: “Balla baile Newcastle”
- Swedish: “Newcastle upon Tyne Town Wall”
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