This photo of the Boathouse Inn at Newburn shows the height flood-waters reached during the great flood of 1771 which swept away all the bridges across the River Tyne except for the one at Corbridge, Northumberland which stands to this day.
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Wednesday, 10 August 2011
The Boathouse Inn
This photo of the Boathouse Inn at Newburn shows the height flood-waters reached during the great flood of 1771 which swept away all the bridges across the River Tyne except for the one at Corbridge, Northumberland which stands to this day.
Monday, 1 June 2009
a Testudo
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seen at Corbidge on Saturday; the testudo, or tortoise formation , was commonly used by Roman Legions during battles, particularly sieges; it was essentially a defensive formation by which the legionaries would hold their shields overhead, except for the front rows, thereby creating a kind of shell-like armour protecting them against arrows or other missiles from the front or above.
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seen at Corbidge on Saturday; the testudo, or tortoise formation , was commonly used by Roman Legions during battles, particularly sieges; it was essentially a defensive formation by which the legionaries would hold their shields overhead, except for the front rows, thereby creating a kind of shell-like armour protecting them against arrows or other missiles from the front or above.
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