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Pilgrim Street Photo

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/11/2024, 7:19 am

As ever Norman a nice photo but Pilgrim Street, in my opinion, has always looked a bit down market, it’s even worse now, so many other streets of Newcastle seemed to have had so much character.

Re: Pilgrim Street Photo

Posted by Brian on 29/11/2024, 8:14 am, in reply to "Pilgrim Street Photo"

Pilgrim Street is probably the oldest street in Newcastle after Westgate Road. It has continually seems to gone through change, Blackfriars monastery was situated around the area where the Tyneside Cinema now stands. The Royal Arcade was built in the 1830s,it was heavily populated with inns as it was part of the Pilgrims route and had the Pilgrims Gate. Which led up from the original Tyne Bridge on the quayside, It's character really changed with building of the Tyne Bridge and then the Swan House roundabout. There's a huge amount of development going on in the area at present which whe finished will have thousands working in the area. The next few years will see a lot of changes.

Re: Pilgrim Street Photo - Brian

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/11/2024, 9:07 am, in reply to "Re: Pilgrim Street Photo"

You could be right Brian but why has it taken so long to upgrade Pilgrim Street after all once you cross the Tyne Bridge Pilgrim Street is just about an entrance to Newcastle - look forward to seeing the end result.

Re: Pilgrim Street Photo

Posted by Allan Campbell on 29/11/2024, 8:56 am, in reply to "Pilgrim Street Photo"

Worked the building probably where the scaffolding is 1966 to 1968

As I remember the Offices of Merz & Mcllean structural department were over a Bank or to the side of a Bank.

Don’t remember much about Pilgrim Street but a lot had gone due to the big Tower block being built.

We used to leave to building from out the back to get to bus at Worswick St.

Allan C.

Re: Pilgrim Street Photo

Posted by Alan Young on 29/11/2024, 9:41 am, in reply to "Re: Pilgrim Street Photo"

The Bank of England was on the left hand side looking down Pilgrim Street. I remember the commissionaire outside in his top hat and 'Tails'. I remember visiting there several times when I worked for a water treatment company.

Re: Pilgrim Street Photo for Liz

Posted by Mac C on 29/11/2024, 9:53 am, in reply to "Pilgrim Street Photo"
Edited by administrator Admin2 29/11/2024, 10:16 am

Yes Liz for a long time, south of Worswick St, it was secondary even tertiary from a retail point of view.
I surmise that that was a result of the heavily used transport links in the 30s-60s. Bus transport was mainly into Worswick St....and who ever turned left at the top to shop? And both Haymarket and Marlborough Cres were distances away.
The trains mainly came into Central and fed a different part of the city.
As a result no retail of any import! In fact I never remember ever having to enter a building on the lower area except
to visit the B of E when it relocated briefly from Grey St in 71 but was shut in 97.

Re: Pilgrim Street Photo for Liz

Posted by John Shearer on 29/11/2024, 12:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Pilgrim Street Photo for Liz "

A part of the City I never had reason to visit and, bypassed at every opportunity. I think as Brian has said the Bridge, Swan House, the heavy traffic and poor planning killed that area off years ago.

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