the toon

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Kate Davies Designs
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tynebridge
(One more hazy shot from the train window yesterday.)

Just to say that I hope the narrative of my commute did not suggest a certain kind of preference for the town in which I live, over the one in which I work. There are a few reasons why we live in Edinburgh, and while I love Auld Reekie (who wouldn’t?) I am also immensely fond of the the toon and very proud to work there. The photo shows the Tyne Bridge, perhaps Newcastle’s most iconic landmark, and the eagle-eyed among you may also spot the equally iconic Trinity Square Carpark, which famously featured in Mike Hodge’s film, Get Carter (“Goodbye, Eric”). Newcastle abounds with iconic buildings and structures, including what is, to my mind, some of the best Georgian architecture in the country. “Not a lot of people know that.”

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6 responses to “the toon”

  1. jacqueline Avatar
    jacqueline

    i just read the wikipedia entry on the tyne bridge…and yes indeed its design was based on the harbour bridge. how fascinating.

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  2. jacqueline Avatar
    jacqueline

    i’ve not been to newcastle but edinburgh remains one of my favourite cities in the world. however, as soon as i saw your photo of the tyne bridge – i immediately thought…Sydney Harbour Bridge! (which is a lot closer to home for me). i wonder if the two bridges are related in some way?

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  3. thorvalda Avatar
    thorvalda

    Nice picture! I haven’t been to Newcastle, but went to Edinburgh fifteen years ago or so. Very pretty place. Loved the botanical garden.

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  4. Hannah Avatar
    Hannah

    Bainbridges haberdashery…have spent many a happy time there (though it’s a pale shadow of its former self)…It’s been nearly a year since I’ve been back to Newcastle so please excuse the slightly obsessive longing and thanks for the photos!

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  5. Patti Avatar
    Patti

    Aha

    I hadn’t realised you worked in Newcastle.

    This explains how I saw you in John Lewis last week looking the Amy Butler fabric (as was I)

    I am an ex-pat Edinburger living here in Geordie land.

    ps I’m not a stalker, just a lurker.!

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  6. Hannah Avatar
    Hannah

    Ahh, you’re making an ex-pat Geordie very homesick! My favourite train journey is also Newcastle-Edinburgh and the loveliest part is where the track dips towards the coast just before Berwick – I love going past Alnmouth, Holy Island and seeing Scotland in the distance. Though arriving into Newcastle from the south, past Durham and then the Angel of the North and over the bridge into Central Station – surely one of the country’s finest – also gladdens the heart of a sentimental Geordie ( or aren’t all Geordies sentimental?).

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