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Monument
Grey's Monument
Column of 1838 honouring Earl Grey and the Great Reform Act, at the meeting point of Grey Street and Grainger Street.
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Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Historic street
Grey Street
Curving street of classical stone fronts running from Grey's Monument down towards the river.
Market
Grainger Market
Grade I listed covered market designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835, with more than 100 businesses.
Shopping arcade
Central Arcade
Small shopping arcade linking Grey Street, Grainger Street and Market Street.
Theater
Theatre Royal
Grade I listed theatre on Grey Street.
Cathedral
Newcastle Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and mother church of a diocese reaching to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral designed by Augustus Pugin and built in 1842-44, near Central Station.
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Art gallery
Laing Art Gallery
Art gallery opened in 1904 on New Bridge Street West, run by North East Museums.
Museum
Discovery Museum
Science and local history museum on Blandford Square; its exhibits include the steam turbine ship Turbinia.
Science center
Centre for Life
Science village and charity next to Central Station that promotes the life sciences.
Library
Lit & Phil
Historic library on Westgate Road, the largest independent library outside London, with a free reference library.
Historic building
Mining Institute
Home of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, a learned society, on Westgate Road.
Theater
Tyne Theatre and Opera House
Grade I listed Victorian theatre on Westgate Road, opened in 1867.
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Historic site
Blackfriars
Restored Grade I listed 13th-century former friary close to Chinatown.
Town wall tower
Morden Tower
Tower on the West Walls, a Scheduled Monument and Grade I listed building known for its poetry readings.
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Chinese restaurants and supermarkets along Stowell Street on the western edge of the centre.
Railway station
Newcastle Central Station
Main station on the East Coast Main Line, about 268 miles north of London King's Cross, with Metro connections.
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Soccer stadium
St James' Park
Home of Newcastle United since 1892, on the hill above the city centre.
Park
Leazes Park
The city's oldest park, opened in 1873, with a lake; next to St James' Park.
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- Grainger Town (area photo): JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grey's Monument: PaulTurner, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grey Street: JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grainger Market: Terry Phillips, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Central Arcade: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Theatre Royal: John-Paul Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Laing Art Gallery: Mark Smiles, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Lit & Phil: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mining Institute: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tyne Theatre and Opera House: Geoff Holland, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Blackfriars: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Morden Tower: John Wigham from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chinatown: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Newcastle Central Station: Brendadada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St James' Park: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Leazes Park: Peter Scott, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ouseburn and Jesmond: Mary Carson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tynemouth: Dposte46, Public domain, source
- Quayside and Gateshead: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
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