Benwell High Reservoir

Benwell High Reservoir is a reservoir in Blakelaw and North Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Benwell High Reservoir is situated nearby to the suburb Fenham, as well as near the locality Grainger Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James’ Park and Turbinia.

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 52,719, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England.

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.

Discovery Museum

Museum

Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia. It is managed by North East Museums.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gateshead and Gosforth.

Gateshead

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne looking across to Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.

Gosforth

Suburb

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Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, situated north of the city centre. It constituted a separate urban district of Northumberland from 1895 until 1974 before officially merging with the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Whickham

Town

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whickham is a village in the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England, historically in the county of Durham. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and 5 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Benwell High Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Blakelaw and North Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9776° or 54° 58′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.6636° or 1° 39′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C6WX8HP+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28456452

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=reservoir_covered

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