The words 'Tyne Bridge' immediately conjure up an image of the world-famous arched crossing that has linked Newcastle and Gateshead since 1928. But there were previous 'Tyne Bridges' - and they were ...
The Georgian Tyne Bridge, linking Newcastle and Gateshead, opened this week 240 years ago. It sat where the Swing Bridge is situated today, and on the site of the 13th-century medieval Tyne Bridge ...