Kings Meadow Island
Kings Meadow Island was a flat island in the River Tyne in Northumberland, between Elswick on the north bank and Dunston on the south, near Gateshead, England.Photo: Thomas Miles Richardson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: former island, on the River Tyne, Northumberland, England
- Also known as: “Site of Kings Meadow Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newcastle Arena and Dunston railway station.
Newcastle Arena
Music venue
Photo: Gunnar Larsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Newcastle Arena is an indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by ASM Global, the naming rights are currently held by Utilita Energy. Newcastle Arena is situated 1 mile east of Kings Meadow Island.
Dunston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 2 miles 23 chains west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Dunston railway station is situated 3,400 feet south of Kings Meadow Island.
Turbinia
Photo: Alfred John West, Public domain.
Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, Turbinia 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. Turbinia is situated 1 mile northeast of Kings Meadow Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunston and Elswick.
Dunston
Suburb
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunston is a western area of the town of Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, North East England. Dunston had a population of 18,326 at the 2011 Census.
Arthur’s Hill
Suburb
Arthur's Hill is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies approximately 1 mile west of Newcastle City Centre. It is bordered by Fenham to the west, Elswick to the south, and Spital Tongues to the north west.
Kings Meadow Island
- Categories: island and historic site
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.95935° or 54° 57′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.6431° or 1° 38′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6WX954+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 8742332205OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q87716456
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