OCC023 Newcastle - St. Nicholas' Street and Castle

Saint Nicholas' Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Saint Nicholas' Street leads from the foot of Groat Market to the High Level Bridge, opened in 1849 to carry road and rail traffic over the steep banks of the River Tyne.

Although on the site of an earlier Norman structure, the present castle dates from 1172 when Henry II decreed the destruction of older, unlicensed castles but ordered the construction of stout defences against the Scots.

Much later, in the mid 19th century, the mighty railways punched through with little regard for history. Railways were the unstoppable force born of the Industrial Revolution. The line from Newcastle to Scotland via the east coast traverses that bridge right to left in the centre. The London bound trains crossed the High Level, travelling away from this vantage point.

The nearer building on the right is the old Post Office, erected in 1874 by James Williams. The Post Office closed in the late 1990s when Royal Mail restructured. It is now used as offices for the National Building Specification division of the Royal Institute of British Architects, who renovated the building. It is Grade II listed.

The further block is St. Nicholas' Building constructed around 1850 by William Parnell in the "Venetian Renaissance" style for use as shops and offices. All but the outer shell was rebuilt in 1998. Another Grade II listed building.

Photographic Information

Taken on 20th January, 2020 at 1431hrs with a Olympus OM-2sp through a F.Zuiko 50mm ƒ/1.4 lens on 35mm Ilford FP4 ASA 125 monochrome negative film, developed in Microphen stock at 20°C for 8m with 10s agitation per minute. Negative scanned on an Epson 4490, then post-processed in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

© Timothy Pickford-Jones 2020

Taken in: UK / England / Newcastle (show map)

Taken on: January 20, 2020

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Camera: Olympus OM-2sp, f/8.0, 1/60 sec, 50mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus OM-2sp
Lens:	Zuiko Auto-S 50mm
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	125
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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