2010

NZ2664 : Lime Street Chimney & Village Green, Ouseburn

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

Lime Street Chimney & Village Green, Ouseburn
Lime Street Chimney & Village Green, Ouseburn
The Cluny is on the left NZ2664 : 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
There is a description and another photo of the chimney here NZ2664 : Lime Street Chimney, Ouseburn
The Village Green was for over 100 years the location of a tenement and a number of houses. These were demolished in 1935. It subsequently operated as an informal beer garden for the Ship Inn and was landscaped in 2004. Decorative seating incorporates art works associated with the white lead works which operated nearby. It is also used as a performance space central to the Ouseburn Festival held annually in July, and the Open Studios art event in November.
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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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lime Street [21] · White Lead [4] Other Photos: · Ship Inn, Stepney Bank, Ouseburn · Lime Street Chimney, Ouseburn ·
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Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 March, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 June, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2621 6456 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.4981N 1:35.5239W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2620 6459
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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