2010

NZ2664 : Ouseburn Farm and the bridges

taken 15 years ago, near to Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Ouseburn Farm and the bridges
Ouseburn Farm and the bridges
The Byker Road Bridge, Metro Bridge and Railway Bridge span the Ouseburn valley behind.
Byker Bridge was opened to pedestrians in 1878 and shortly after to carts and carriages. It was originally 30 feet wide and widened to 50 feet in 1899. It still provides an important high-level crossing of the Ouseburn valley on a major route east of the city centre.
The Metro Rail Bridge, a slim structure of reinforced concrete segments bonded with epoxy resin was the first of its type in the UK and opened in 1982.
The railway viaduct opened in 1839 providing a rail passenger route from Newcastle to North Shields. The original timber arches were replaced with iron in 1869. In 1904, the bridge carried the UK's first suburban electric railway LinkExternal link
Ouseburn Farm is described here NZ2664 : Ouseburn Farm and Byker Bridge
Ouseburn

The area beside the Ouse Burn north of its junction with the River Tyne was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Newcastle and was once home to many thriving (and very dirty) heavy crafts and industries. It fell into disuse and dereliction by the mid-twentieth century. The incarnation of the Valley in 1996 as a cultural regeneration hotspot was initiated by the Ouseburn Trust, in partnership with the local authority. The Trust remains a landlord and developer in the Ouseburn, and seeks to involve people in the heritage and regeneration of the area through its programme of free walks, talks and volunteering activities.

The river was previously tidal from roughly below Byker Bridge, revealing dark mud at low tide. The Ouseburn tidal barrage at the river mouth, which was completed in 2009, now retains high water in the Ouseburn at low tide, with the objective of providing a pleasanter environment alongside its banks at low tide, thus promoting development.

Tyne and Wear HER(11417): Ouseburn, Lower Ouseburn Valley Conservation Area LinkExternal link
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Ouseburn Trust: LinkExternal link
Ouseburn Walk: LinkExternal link
National Trail Lower Ouseburn Walk: LinkExternal link
Old Ouseburn pubs LinkExternal link
Ouseburn's Industrial Past LinkExternal link


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NZ2664, 511 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 March, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 March, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2625 6460 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.5195N 1:35.4862W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2629 6455
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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