2010

NZ2563 : Baltic Chambers, Quayside

taken 13 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

Baltic Chambers, Quayside
Baltic Chambers, Quayside
Baltic Chambers dates from c1900 and was extended in 1991 with the addition of the striking corner turret. There is a photo of the building dated 1981 here LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
There is a photo of the corner of Broad Chare and Quayside from 1976 on this site NZ2563 : Junction of Broad Chare and the Quayside, 1976 and from Newcastle Libraries LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

There is a blue coloured 'space invader' just visible on the corner of Rewcastle Chare NZ2563 : Rewcastle Chare, Quayside. Broad Chare opens on the right beside the Law Courts NZ2563 : The Law Courts, Newcastle Quayside.
'Space Invader' :: NZ2463

Graffiti or art?
These mosaic pieces by the French street artist 'Invader' have brightened up the darker places of many cities around the world for several years LinkExternal link The 'Alien Invasion' of Newcastle took place in 2006 LinkExternal link The captions to the site photographs clearly indicate that the Newcastle Police did not hold strongly with the art viewpoint, but many pieces are still in place some four years later. Most people now probably fail to see them at all, or think, like I did when first seen, that they were some kind of survey marker or 2D code. The penny dropped for me after seeing a post on the Newcastle Metro Area forum of SkyscraperCity LinkExternal link
However, there is local evidence for close encounters NZ2464 : The aliens have landed
'Watch this space for invaders' LinkExternal link
Invader in Wikipedia LinkExternal link

Chares

Chares is a Geordie word used for the narrow alley-ways in Newcastle. There used to be about 20 chares which led back from the Quayside in the medieval town (Dark Chare, Grindon Chare, Blue Anchor Chare, Peppercorn Chare, Palester Chare, Colvin's Chare, Hornsby Chare, Plumber Chare, Fenwick's Chare, Dark Chare, Broad Garth, Peacock Chare, Trinity Chare, Rewcastle Chare, Broad Chare, Spicer Lane, Burn Bank, Byker Chare, Cock's Chare and Love Lane).

The name was also applied to narrow lanes in different parts of the city and other parts of Northumberland LinkExternal link

On the Quayside, they are thought to have arisen from wooden piers built out into the river, between which rubbish was dumped and houses built on the reclaimed land.

The buildings alongside the chares were crowded and unpleasant. Many were destroyed in the great fire of 1854 NZ2563 : Hillgate explosion, vividly illustrated in 'View from the High Level Bridge' by M. & M. W. Lambert (1854) LinkExternal link

Broad Chare was so called as it was wide enough for a cart, the others were much narrower LinkExternal link

Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
The present state of Newcastle: Streets within the walls by Eneas Mackenzie (1827) LinkExternal link
Plan of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead by John Wood (1827) LinkExternal link
Tyne and Wear HER(1596): Newcastle, Quayside (The Key) LinkExternal link
Tyne and Wear HER(11101): Newcastle, medieval town LinkExternal link


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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 25 October, 2010   (more nearby)
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Monday, 25 October, 2010
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2543 6392 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1554N 1:36.2584W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2544 6390
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