New Year's Eve

Pictures from the Winter Carnival in Newcastle upon Tyne this evening

beach defences

World War beach defences at Blyth. The American  225th Searchlight Battalion were stationed there in March 1944 prior to the Normandy landings in June that year.

Annual Boxing Day Swim at Whitley Bay

Happy Xmas

Anselm Kiefer

The Baltic  is currently hosting an exhibition by  Anselm Kiefer

Duty Paid

Chinese cigarettes in the snow

a novel sight in  snowy Newcastle recently

reflection

cold fish

 an angler braving the cold recently opposite Newcastle's Quayside

wedding party

a wedding party near Jesmond Dene in Newcastle upon Tyne recently

Vivienne Westwood

The Vivienne Westwood Xmas window display in Newcastle upon Tyne, taken a few days before the Siberian winter hit Tyneside.

Anselm Kiefer at The Baltic

 

The Baltic  is currently hosting an exhibition by  Anselm Kiefer

a face

I suspect this gentleman is probably unaware his photo has been pasted onto a walkway near Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne; maybe he'll see it one day.

The Swing Bridge

The Swing Bridge  in Newcastle upon Tyne  was first used for road traffic on 15 June 1876 and opened for river traffic on 17 July 1876.

German barbecue

a popular German Bratwurst stall at the Newcastle Christmas Market

Christmas Market in Newcastle

Every winter a  Christmas Market   is held near Grey's Monument in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. This year a  Continental Market takes place between  22 November and  4 December and the Christmas Market takes place between  8 December and  12 December. This picture shows a Polish food stall during the snow last week.

Grey Street

A few pedestrians braved the early winter snows on  Grey Street in Newcastle upon Tyne yesterday. Grey Street was described by architectural writer Sir Nikolaus Pevsner   as one of the finest streets in England.

Winter comes early to Tyneside

winter came early to the North-East yesterday as demonstrated by this glass outside Northumbria University's Student's Union this morning

the colour purple

a wall near The Sage in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

a Gateshead wall

from a graffiti wall in Gateshead

art lovers

path to salvation

signage

an 'official' graffiti wall in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh Castle  stands on a rocky basalt outcrop on the Northumberland North Sea Coast. Site of ancient fortress destroyed by the Vikings, re-built by the Normans and re-structured by Lord Armstrong in Victorian times.

leaves

at Belsay Hall, Northumberland

autumn leaves #2

at Bolam Lake

Autumn Leaves

on Bolam Lake, Northumberland

beach huts

beach huts at Blyth, Northumberland.

the North Sea

the grey North Sea reflected in a window at Blyth

Heinz

on Blyth Beach in Northumberland at the mercy of winds and tides

curve

at Blyth beach in Northumberland

Newcastle United 5 Sunderland 1

thirsty?

a delivery van in Newcastle recently

Scottie's dog

Conrad's dog

alley

architecture making the most of available space in Edinburgh

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