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Great North Museum: Hancock

The Great North Museum: Hancock is a museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in , . The museum was established in 1884 and was formerly known as the Hancock Museum.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Address: Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PT
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’ Park and Northern Stage.

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 2,600 feet southwest of Great North Museum: Hancock.

Theater building
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is a theatre and producing theatre company based in . It is surrounded by Newcastle University's city centre campus on King's Walk, opposite the students' union building. is situated 480 feet southwest of Great North Museum: Hancock.

Art gallery
The is Newcastle University's art gallery in , . It is based in the university's Fine Art Building and part of North East Museums. is situated 520 feet southwest of Great North Museum: Hancock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haymarket and Chinatown.

Suburb
is an area in the north of central . The area has several transport hubs including , and .

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
is a small district in central . It represents the north-eastern border of central Newcastle, with the suburbs of to the north and to the east.

Great North Museum: Hancock

Latitude
54.98055° or 54° 58′ 50″ north
Longitude
-1.61319° or 1° 36′ 48″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Operator
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum
Open location code
9C6WX9JP+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62084004
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6290144
Wiki­data ID
Q5647057
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Great North Museum: Hancock” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Brandling Village and Shieldfield.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Hancock Café and Devonshire Walk Cycle Parking Compound at Henry Daysh Building.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Great North Museum: Hancock”. Photo: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0.