The Tyne Bridge - Paul Brown

Icon of the North-East of England

This is a thoroughly enjoyable, interesting and accessible read charting the history of the Tyne and its importance to the people of Newcastle and Gateshead taking you right back to Roman times to the present day. The focus of this book, of course, is the Tyne Bridge, the iconic landmark which transformed the prospects of the two places and made Newcastle such a formidable force during the Industrial Revolution. With loads of photographs and illustrations, Paul Brown brings the facts to life and introduces us to some of the characters involved in its development and construction as well as the impact the bridge has on a very different Newcastle and Gateshead today.

Paperback book