Parsons
Parsons is a college building in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Parsons is situated nearby to Newcastle College Library, as well as near Grosvenor G Casino Newcastle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newcastle College and St James’ Park.
Newcastle College
College
Newcastle College is a large further education and higher education college in Newcastle upon Tyne, with more than 16,000 students enrolled each year on a variety of full time, part time, and distance learning.
St James’ Park
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
St. James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,264, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. St James’ Park is situated 3,400 feet north of Parsons.
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 1,100 feet northeast of Parsons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Grainger Town.
Chinatown
Locality
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.
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.
Parsons
- Type: College building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.96666° or 54° 58′ northLongitude
-1.62691° or 1° 37′ 37″ westLevels
10Operator
Newcastle College GroupOpen location code
9C6WX98F+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 237395876OpenStreetMap feature
building=college
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