5 things you didn’t know about Newcastle Quayside. Including the day it was destroyed!!

In this video I look a 5 amazing things that you may not know about the Newcastle and Gateshead quayside.
This includes the great fire of 1854; a couple of very old establishments and our famous bridges!
At the beginning of the video I state 1954, but I meant 1854. Please disregard.
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[@TynesideLife]

At the beginning I say 1954, which of course is impossible. Please ignore that linguistic faux pas, I meant to say 1854, which I state later on. 👍🏻

[@hectorteasdale4333]

I’m a student in Newcastle and I love hearing about the history of Newcastle and surrounding areas, keep the videos coming Eddy!

[@TynesideLife]

Will do Hector, thank you 🙏🏻

[@tramlad2]

Love Newcastle, a fantastic city full of great friendly people , they are a class apart.

[@TynesideLife]

Agree ☝️

[@marklittle8435]

Canny lads and lasses.

[@janinebrown9067]

Love the Bridges, love the Quayside and love the Toon! It’s full of surprises isn’t it!!? Your research into the history along with the delivery is a pleasure to listen too. Looking forward to more!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Jan 🙏🏻

[@sebz019]

Great video, I have only visited Newcastle recently and I must say it's one of my favourite places in the UK! I wish I watched this video before my trip. Beautiful city, convenient transport (metro service is fantastic) and very friendly people!

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you 🙏🏻 and glad you enjoyed city and my video 👍🏻

[@SimoMcGauneo]

Love these local history videos Eddy! I drop bits of knowledge in through the day to my wife and she thinks I'm reet clever ;)

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Whatever works 😉

[@MalCox56]

I enjoyed that thanks, I'm a Mackem but am interested in all North East history and have learnt a couple of things there. Sadly our own town council(s) in Sunderland through the years have managed to obliterate almost all of our historic buildings, Newcastle hasn't suffered quite as badly thankfully. The Crown Posada, by the way, is a great bar!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks for reaching out Malcolm and yeah unfortunately Sunderland hadn’t been cared for as much as it should have. 👍🏻

[@neilraine9324]

From a fellow Geordie now living in Liverpool, thank you so much for doing this video. There is nothing like returning to Newcastle by train & looking down river to see the Tyne Bridge. I will never tire of that feeling for home. Very best wishes & please keep up all of the good work.

[@TynesideLife]

My pleasure Neil. Check out my two videos on Ouseburn 👍🏻

[@DarthDainese]

In the late 90's I was situated just outside of Exeter, 8 bloody hours on trains and seeing the Angel and then the Tyne bridge always filled me with joy

[@simondowdy3970]

One of my favourite places the Crown Posada, glad it’s back open again

[@TynesideLife]

Me too 👍🏻

[@lewiscollins2040]

Love these style of videos, even though I live in Newcastle helps me find out how little I know lol. Great video Eddie!

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! I’m learning a lot too Lewis! So much fascinating history!

[@interyanan5562]

I love the history of Newcastle. You should do an hour long documentary, or even longer if needed, detailing the history of the city. You could use old photos and show how much things have changed over the years. I was amazed watching a film called Payroll. It’s crazy how much the world has changed in 50 years and it is almost terrifying to imagine where it could be in another 50…

[@TynesideLife]

I agree, the world is changing rapidly! I’ve no plans to do a long video like you mention as there’s no advantage for me to put everything into one video. Breaking it all down into bite size chunks keeps my viewers engaged and helps the channel grow. Thanks for the message 👍🏻

[@martinsawyer8175]

So true. If somebody offered me the chance to look through a view finder showing what life will be like in 50 years time...i`d refuse to look. Its mad that we live in a world where cash is a nuisance to companies, I agree that Eddie could do an hour long doc detailing all the history of the city

[@marklittle8435]

From one Geordie to another. Thanks for a brilliant view on the city.

[@TynesideLife]

My pleasure Mark 👊🏻

[@michaelboys2602]

Being brought up in this region, there are still things I did not know about. Especially the great fire of Newcastle. Your videos are amazing. So informative. Cheers, marra. Keep up the good work.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Michael 🙏🏻

[@marktodd7397]

Hi Eddie I think the manager of the Crown Posada told me once that it used to have windows all the way down one side of the building but they blew out during the war so they bricked the holes up and then put all the mirrors on the wall to create light. Might have got the story mixed up after a couple of pints though 🙂

[@TynesideLife]

Well he didn’t tell me that, if it’s true… 😮

[@alanmole7292]

In the early 1960’s my Mother worked in an office next to Bessie Surtees House, which is now all the same building. She worked on the 3rd floor, the rest of the upper floors were empty. I used to explore the old building on Saturday mornings when she was working by herself. Behind it was a very narrow medieval back lane or street, which could be accessed through a pub yard at the bottom of Dean Street. There is a bit of a cliff face there with ancient steps leading part way up, you can probably still see them from the Moot Hall car park. I was about 12 years old, and totally fascinated with the buildings. The upper floors had not been converted to offices, so we’re still as they were originally. The Company She worked for was Foy, Morgan and Company, they were Timber shipping agents. Later moved into Exchange Buildings.

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you for sharing that Alan. Fascinating stuff! 👍🏻

[@derrickroe9791]

The Quayside...this takes me back. When I lived in Newcastle in the early 80's this was a favourite haunt. We'd start our drinking in the Crown Posada, then the Red House and then go on to The Cooperage if there was a band on (Arthur 2 Stroke and The Chart Commandos for preference) otherwise we'd go up to The Baltic pub (not the arts centre which was still an empty warehouse). Occasionally we'd go on the Tuxedo Princess nightclub boat but I preferred Tuxedo Junction in the town. I can still remember some old, derelict wharfs near the site where the Millennium Bridge is now sited...there was a sign there which said "Trespassers who are not drowned will be prosecuted ". Happy days.

[@TynesideLife]

Brilliant memories Derrick 👍🏻

[@georgeford1374]

Arthur 2 Stroke - damn fine band!

[@ashleyhoward8926]

21 strangers & legendary heroes too.

[@littlebull8881]

For all work started on the Sydney Harbour Bridge first' the Tyne Bridge was actually completed first' it was due to the sheer size of the thing. The size difference is immense! If you ever go to Aus be sure to do the guided tour over the span. Great content as always 👍🏻👍🏻

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you 🙏🏻 👍🏻

[@martinholroyd7605]

Crown Posada...quality old school pub..been in a few times when visiting Newcastle 👏👏👏👏

[@TynesideLife]

Great pub 👍🏻

[@antdb4]

Eddy I only wish you had been my history teacher!! Class aboot the Ceaser quote, top one mate!😀

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Cheers Ant 🙏🏻

[@danentwisle8885]

Cracking video. Crown Posada is my favourite pub.

[@TynesideLife]

Great pub 👍🏻

[@smullen2000]

It’s lovely to see the old history remembered Eddy and shared with our younger generations. As you didn’t mention who built the swing bridge, I’m hoping that there will be, at some time in the future, a video on the history of it, and that of one of Britain’s greatest engineers and industrialist of his day, William Armstrong?

[@TynesideLife]

Yeah that was an oversight to mention him but I may do a separate video for that 👍🏻

[@liiisajarviiis]

@@TynesideLife and maybe a little visit to his hydro-electric house at Cragside?

[@jamesmcleary1917]

Another great history lesson Eddie! Thanks very much for improving my home town history. I've forwarded tyem to friends and family who also love them.🙂

[@TynesideLife]

Ahh that’s brilliant thanks James 🙏🏻 Remind them too subscribe to help my channel 👊🏻

[@thatpandathing9142]

Love this, at the time of writing this comment I've just got home after walking through the quayside from work, despite being such a small city were lucky to have such a massive hub of British history packed into it

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks bud 👊🏻 Newcastle really is a fab city all round

[@mattbradford3871]

Great video. The Crown Posada is on the list to visit next time in visiting from the Midlands. My daughter is at Uni in Newcastle and it's interesting to pick bits of local history from your videos.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Matt 🙏🏻

[@georgewalker7884]

Loving the historical videos Eddy! Glad to see your channel getting the recognition it deserves :) Makes is proud to be a Geordie!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Geordie 🙏🏻

[@georgewalker7884]

@@TynesideLife Thank you Eddy. Hope to meet you in the toon one day!

[@Mistressofthegroove]

Totally agree!

[@nicted9308]

I'm a couple of days late with a comment as I had no internet where I live but back on now. Another great history lesson Eddy very interesting and the bridges are always a big feature in Newcastle. I remember when I was a kid my dad would take me and my brothers on a Sunday to see street acts on the quayside.

[@TynesideLife]

Great memories Nic 👍🏻

[@LacsFN]

Grew up in Newcastle and moved to New Zealand a few years ago. Your channel brings back so many great memories. Love the channe mate keep it up👍⚫️⚪️

[@LacsFN]

Channel**

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you’re enjoying it 🙏🏻

[@oliviabrown8688]

Love these videos! Really like hearing about local history, i never knew about the fire!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Olivia 🙏🏻

[@harrylithgow68]

Brilliant I love your videos all the goodies should watch them. I was born and bred in Newcastle and a lot of things you talk about I did not know, more please great research.

[@TynesideLife]

Will do, thanks Harry 🙏🏻

[@christopherconway2185]

Magnificent stuff as always pal. One of my favourite places to visit with work !

[@TynesideLife]

🤛🏻

[@marianwoods4240]

Thank you so much for your very interesting videos. Please keep them coming, very enjoyable to watch and listen to. 👍😉👏 xx

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you like them Marion 🙏🏻 don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t 😊👍🏻

[@thesocktheaf9885]

Loved the vid! Often drink in the crown posada and wondered how it had such an odd name? Now we know! Brilliant!!! 👍😊🍻

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoyed it mate 🤜🏻

[@hassanalrubai7378]

loving your videos it is bit sad not see alot of good youtube channels in newcastle i would say for me you in top 10 youtube channels in newcastle

[@TynesideLife]

Top 10?! Top 3 Hassan 😅😉

[@benshield4295]

Thank you Eddy keep them coming

[@harryl9yearsago788]

Lived in Newcastle all my life never new of the crown pasada definitely giving this a visit. Love your videos eddy down to earth genuine bloke

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Harry and glad you like the channel 👍🏻

[@michaelgarland3680]

Awesome video, I'm enjoying learning about Newcastle and it's history in these video's.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Michael 🙏🏻

[@theindividualizt]

Fascinating, and well told! Thanks Eddy!

[@TynesideLife]

My pleasure Sandi. 😊

[@devongreen7724]

Thanks for the history lesson and Great video Eddie as a life long Newcastle fan and not born a Geordie great to know more history about the city so thank you

[@TynesideLife]

My pleasure 👍🏻

[@johnthynne3265]

Eddy .. I've just very recently found your channel and I'm loving it. Great work. As for the Crown Posada, check out the track by Smoove and Turrell. It's a fantastic tribute to the establishment. It's on their album "Crown Posada".

[@TynesideLife]

Ahh that’s great John, I’ll check it out. Thank you very much 🤛🏻

[@eliasaldahan9295]

Brilliant video. Thanks.

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@lisaingham834]

Another great video! Thank you 💖 I took a walk along here last week 💖

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoyed it Lisa 😊

[@Raymondas82]

Fantastic these videos. Keep them coming.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Raymond 🙏🏻

[@grahamskilling2147]

Excellent, love the variety.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Graham 👊🏻

[@paulg687]

@7:08 you can see the Offshore bar. One of my favorite bars ever. The Quilted Camel was equally as good as well, right next door. People don't realize that the quayside was THE place to be. The earth is 4.5 billion years old. How lucky was I to be have my youth at the same time as the quaysides heyday.

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Me too Paul! Twenty odd years ago it was heaving!

[@paulg687]

@@TynesideLife Actually, there was a rumor going around back in the day, not sure if it’s true, that David Ginolas wife wouldn’t let him frequent the Quayside unless she was there with him. Brilliant times.

[@mikanfarmer]

Offshore 44 one of my favorite places and memories of Newcastle, ......driving up overnight from the Midlands, with my Whitley Bay Princess, ........lunchtime 'stotties' and feeling the world opening up at our feet ! Missing those days.

[@GlassSpider]

Great video! Thanks so much for this!

[@TynesideLife]

👊🏻👍🏻

[@Roobenstein]

Love it Eddie keep up the great work!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Rob 🙏🏻

[@freespeechforever]

Good video. I certainly didn't know anything about Quayside other than knowing it was there! Not being local I found it really interesting. Look forward to seeing more.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks bud 👊🏻 I’ve just gone two videos on Ouseburn which is a stones throw from the quayside

[@renny656]

What a great video and look at that sun!! Would love more on the history the beautiful Toon ⚫️⚪️❤ Thanks for this Eddy!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Nicola 🙏🏻 Have you seen my other history videos about Newcastle?

[@renny656]

@@TynesideLife I have indeed!! Love them!

[@TynesideLife]

@@renny656 thank you 😊

[@nikcroudace7300]

Loving this series, keep it going!

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Nic 🙏🏻

[@WiLLiSimply]

Congrats on 8k! Well deserved!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Will 🙏🏻

[@Superbokka]

Great stuff Eddie. Very interesting.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Paul 👍🏻

[@michaelj3282]

Mate, as a Geordie who, for one reason or another hasn't been there for years, thank you.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Michael 🙏🏻 don’t forget to subscribe and check out my other history videos 👍🏻

[@HollowRighteous]

Brilliant video as always.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@SwiftyDeejay]

I’m born and bred Newcastle (West Denton) and didn’t know half of what you have explained in your videos. Love your delivery mate keep it coming.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks bud 👊🏻

[@peterr11]

Another great video Eddy, really interesting

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Peter 🙏🏻

[@willtoon88cat]

These videos are incredible!! Thank you Eddie. ❤️ my favourite city in the world. I could watch your videos all day!

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Will 🙏🏻

[@patmitch272]

Cracking video mate.. Interesting stuff never knew about the fire.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Pat 👊🏻

[@peterwilliams7641]

Another excellent report.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Peter 🙏🏻

[@neildembry9394]

Love these! Keep it up mate!

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers. Will do 👍🏻

[@johnlacey8776]

Keep up the fantastic Videos, Subscribed . Great work fella

[@TynesideLife]

Appreciated John 🤛🏻

[@jsmithmultimediatech]

Amazing and highly interesting video as always

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Jeremy 🙏🏻

[@connorpowell9900]

Great to know about the history of my home town

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers 👊🏻

[@pawelsawicki7003]

Thanks again very nicely shared

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@jeffyoung321]

Great stuff mate, cheers.

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you like it Jeff 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@cj4996]

Another tremendous video 👍🏼

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks mate 🙏🏻

[@robtodd444]

On the right there you've got THAT BAD BOY! (The Tyne bridge) Quality mate. Loving your content, from a fellow Geordie 👍

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Rob 🙏🏻

[@robtodd444]

Interesting to note only one person died during the construction of the bridge.. mad when you look at the old photos/footage of the blokes shimmying their way along beams with no safety gear, just flat caps and tweed jackets! Also with the great fire, I read that large debris was blown 3/4 of a mile away and it was heard as far away as Hartlepool!

[@TynesideLife]

@@robtodd444 yeah that’s right about the explosion. It was described as being like a volcano erupting and 3/4 of a mile is roughly Ouseburn. Only one building was untouched on the quayside

[@johnking6475]

very interesting eddy and thank you for historical information about newcastle you learn something new every day,

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoyed it John 👍🏻

[@xanaduflipper]

Really interesting video again Eddy. Look forward to more! I didn’t know about the Great Fire of Newcastle 🔥

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you liked it bud 👊🏻

[@DYL2020]

Mint channel this Eddy keep it up mate, great content❤️

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Geordie 🙏🏻

[@winstonsmith5484]

Another most informative video,keep them coming and g’day from Brisbane!👍

[@TynesideLife]

G’day Winston and thank you 🙏🏻

[@arthur12345cat]

Very informative

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@brannaz8157]

Very interesting mate well put together.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks bud 👊🏻

[@charliemckeever3192]

Brilliant insight eddy 👍👏👏👏 ..

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Charlie 🙏🏻

[@charliemckeever3192]

@@TynesideLife no probs eddy my favourite place to go to oh rock nights at the mayfair when I was a lad what is now the gate..

[@alvin1373]

Thanks!

[@markmartin9745]

Brilliant channel this 👍 love it all Eddie. 💥

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Mark 🙏🏻 spread the word 👍🏻

[@adamlathan]

Great Video! Explained the story really well. Subscribed :)

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Adam 🙏🏻

[@midlandgeordie]

Very interested and informative..👍👍 Certainly a jewel in the crown

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Ian 🙏🏻

[@davidrichardson8748]

Great video Eddy, got me thinking about the old Tuxedo Princess nightlife boat that was on the Tyne remember a mate telling me about the time he went there and bumped into Emlyn Hughes and a few other big name footballers.

[@TynesideLife]

Ooh I’ve had some nights on there! 😅

[@thebigrighthand7728]

@@TynesideLife maybe another video there i loved the boat i remember benson&hedges doing a promo and getting loads of tabs coz not many ppl smoked them haha glad i gave up

[@TynesideLife]

@@thebigrighthand7728 great times 😆

[@jackskiggs292]

Great video mate, fellow geordie myself and love learning more about the great city and surrounding areas

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jack 🙏🏻

[@richardyoung4645]

My daughter just learned about the explosion at school, apparently it could be heard in Alnwick and Hartlepool 😮

[@TynesideLife]

That’s right. Hope she enjoyed learning about it 😊

[@jimmibarr6433]

Keep that local history coming lad, love your work mate

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jimmi 👍🏻

[@lukebaker3231]

I can’t get away with the way you say redheugh, nevertheless mint video mate.

[@TynesideLife]

You must be a posh Geordie then 😃

[@thebackingpackinggeordie]

Great video 👍

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@colinkendall3128]

Great video. Thanks. I’m just about to move to the Quayside

[@TynesideLife]

How the other half live…. 😃

[@jeffdbaker71]

Great video.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jeff 👊🏻

[@ThexMJT]

Crown Posada is a fantastic bar

[@Ge0rdiE_1892]

Great video Eddy, I love watching videos about history but when there about local history they mean that little bit more. Some very interesting points discussed in this video that I didn't even know about lol

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoyed it Geordie 👊🏻

[@Will-xx4qs]

another class vid

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Will 👊🏻

[@leetaylor7119]

Love watching videos about history but when it's local history it means that little bit much. Great video Eddy keep up the excellent content mate.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Lee 🙏🏻

[@livingonthetyne]

Hey, great video.. I’m also starting my History of the Tyne Series great work on telling the stories. I love the history of the north such an amazing past.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Rochelle and hope it goes well 👍🏻

[@irenedixon2410]

I ant believe that nobody has Sponsored voucher Eddy , Wots the marra wi them ,, I LOVE watching FROM SICILY where I moved to 25 yrs ago,,,CANNY NEWCASTLE ❤ *

[@TynesideLife]

Hi Irene, I’ve turned down all Sponsorship requests. Thank you for watching 😃

[@rossteasdale7037]

We LOVE the Crown Posada...a few years ago after going on a record shop tour/ buying spree, we popped in and the barman said we could play our Vinyl Records once the owld regulars had listened through theirs that were lined up....p.s: have you had a Pie, peas & mash from the Red House Pub near to the Bessie Surtees building?

[@Mistressofthegroove]

Ah this is great, many a class evening I've spent in the Crown Posada since the 80s - think it's time for another Quayside night out!

[@TynesideLife]

It certainly is! 😃

[@petersmith9470]

Interesting and accurate video, luckily enough to have live about 5 mins walk to the Redheugh bridge and watch the latest one being built, do you remember a boat called the Bessie Surtees constantly on the Tyne. Massive fire tried to get the chronicle interested into doing a historical piece about 3 years ago.

[@TynesideLife]

Ahh no I didn’t know about that. Sounds really interesting!

[@steviepee8624]

Brilliant

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Stevie 👊🏻

[@antonylaws6554]

I remember taking my sister's ex-husband round Newcastle. Took him on the blinking eye bridge to get a photo of the Tyne Bridge. It turned out that the timing was perfect. The sun had just gone down behind the horizon but was still illuminating the clouds in the background. The photo looked great. Walking back up from the quayside was also funny, as he's Dutch, so had no concept of a hill.

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Love it 👍🏻

[@bongeyedbill9355]

God a miss yem!!!

[@TynesideLife]

😆

[@andyjones5803]

Good to find out some history about where we live, which we wouldn't ever really think of searching up

[@TynesideLife]

So much fascinating stuff too 👍🏻

[@1981Amm]

Great video, always thought Crown Pasarda was the oldest pub in Newcastle so learnt something there.

[@TynesideLife]

Definitely the George inn. The confusion comes from a tongue in cheek claim that the George Inn was a coaching inn and not ‘technically’ a pub back in the day. It’s not a serious claim. Of course Pasada is Spanish for ‘Inn’

[@1981Amm]

@@TynesideLife great stuff, never knew about the fire on the quayside. My dad was involved with the working of some of the bridges during the 80s. Always nice to look at for personal reasons.

[@TynesideLife]

@@1981Amm great memories for you 👍🏻

[@thebigrighthand7728]

I used too work at offshore44 back in the day maybe 20 years ago now, shit I feel old

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! 😅