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Discovery Museum

The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in , . It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, . It is managed by North East Museums.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Municipal Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Address: Blandford Square, NE1 4JA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Turbinia and St James’ Park.

Photo: Alfred John West, Public domain.
is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897 and set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which would be turbine powered.

Stadium
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St James' Park is a football stadium in , England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,264, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. is situated 2,400 feet north of Discovery Museum.

Theater building
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The is a theatre in , . It is a Grade I listed building, rated "in the top 4% of listed buildings" by English Heritage and is afforded a three star rating by the Theatres Trust, "a very fine theatre of the highest theatrical and architectural quality". is situated 930 feet northeast of Discovery Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Grainger Town.

Locality
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The in Newcastle is a district of , located in the west of the city, on the edge of the shopping and commercial centre, along Stowell Street.

Suburb
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is the historic commercial centre of , . It covers approximately 36 ha. Almost all of is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in .

Suburb
Arthur's Hill is a district of . It lies approximately 1 mile west of Newcastle City Centre. It is bordered by to the west, Elswick to the south, and to the north west.

Discovery Museum

Latitude
54.96925° or 54° 58′ 9″ north
Longitude
-1.62481° or 1° 37′ 29″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Operator
TW Museums
Open location code
9C6WX99G+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10695413646
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6290142
Wiki­data ID
Q4045311
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