Corporation Street

Corporation Street is an electrical substation in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Corporation Street is situated nearby to the government office Care Quality Commission, as well as near the railway station St James.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’ Park and St James.

St James’ Park

Stadium

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St. James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,719, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. St James’ Park is situated 790 feet north of Corporation Street.

St James

Railway station

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St James is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network as a terminus station on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend. St James is situated 390 feet northeast of Corporation Street.

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 1,600 feet south of Corporation Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Grainger Town.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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

Grainger Town

Suburb

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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.