Lunchtime Run and Photoshoot

Wednesday was a great day to get out for a run.  It was still a bit chilly, but the skies were blue and the sun was shining.  After the gloom of the prolonged spell of rain, wind, and the damp cold, a little bit of sunshine goes a long way to lift the spirits.  More importantly, it provides that extra incentive to escape the gym and  get out into the open air.  I cannot stand running on treadmills - for me they are like Kryptonite -  I can feel the energy seep out of me almost as soon as I get on, and my stamina falls away to zero.

That's why I love to get outside and Newcastle & Gateshead offer a myriad of running routes which are varied, challenging, interesting and, of course, visually stunning. Unfortunately, it is the visually stunning aspect which often impedes my running progress as I like to stop to take in the views and
occasionally take photos with my phone.

All Saints Church

Starting from the centre of Newcastle, my 5.5 mile route took me across the Tyne Bridge towards Gateshead and heading for the Sage.

At the back of the Sage is a youth music project called CoMusica based in the arches of the railway bridge, which has now become the space for grafitti since the previous ComUsica graffitti wall was demolished (http://tnovumcastellum.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/sir-bobby-graffiti-wall-demolished.html).

Then I dropped down on to Baltic Square to cross back into Newcastle via the Millenium Bridge.

Heading east along the quayside towards the Ouseburn, I decided to mount the wooden staircase to get on to City Road so I could get across town to the Town Moor.

On City Road, I spotted a new apartment development which is being built on the the site of the demolished Tyne Tees TV studios - specifically Studio 5 where they used to film The Tube.  This is now thew site of a shiny new multi-coloured apartment block with a test-card logo.  Next door, they are building more apartments called "Tube Court".  Finally I reached the vast open space of the Town Moor via Brandling and Exhibition Parks before heading back into town.

Newcastle Vintage Aerial Shot - Guess the Year

A few years ago, I salvaged this  5' x 4' wooden photo panel from the rubbish in the basement at work. It had been dumped during a refurbishment of a vacated office in our building.  Although the photo is scratched in parts and has flecks if plaster on it, I thought it was too good to throw away, especially since the photo aerial shot of Newcastle was taken some years ago.  

I have tried to work out when the photo was taken by looking at what was and wasn't built and have come up with an approximate year, but I can't determine the exact date. Can anyone help?

Below, I have zoomed in on sections of this picture, in a rough grid pattern moving top to bottom, left to right. 

From the top right of picture, here is the Town Moor, Exhibition Park, RVI, University, down to Percy Street and Eldon Square.

Percy Street, Eldon Square, Grainger Market

Percy Street / Old Eldon Square down to Bigg Market and Westgate Road, opposite Central Station

Newgate Street / Bigg Market down to the Turnbull Building and the Quayside

Exhinition Park to Haymarket

Haymarket to Pilgrim Street - Dobson Street car park seems to be missing, I wonder when that was built.

Blackett Street / Pilgrim Street to Dean Street and the Castle Keep

St Nicholas cathedral to the river Tyne

The River Tyne

West Jesmond down to about John Dobson Street

"East Pilgrim Street" Northumberland Road to Swan House Roundabout (55 degrees)

Swan House Roundabout down to the Quayside

The River Tyne

Jesmond and Shieldfield to Mea House, Central Motorway and Panden Building

New Bridge Street roundabout over Central Motorway down to All Saints Church and Panden Bank.  Ooh. . . that white concrete square building looks a bit new, what year did that open?

The Quayside, River Tyne, Bottle Bank

Jesmond to Shieldfield

Shieldfield to Melbourne Street

New Bridge Street to Panden Bank and Quayside