Science Square
Science Square is a square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Science Square is situated nearby to the university building Frederick Douglass Centre, as well as near the grassland National Green Infrastructure Facility.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St James’ Park and St James.
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 10th largest football stadium in England. St James’ Park is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Science Square.
St James
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 850 feet northeast of Science Square.
Turbinia
Photo: Alfred John West, Public domain.
Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, 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 1,500 feet south of Science Square.
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.
Science Square
- Type: Square
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.97339° or 54° 58′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.62477° or 1° 37′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C6WX9FG+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 366963171OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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