Gateshead
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | NZ2460 | ||
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| Residents | 120,046 (as of 2011) | ||
| surface | 21.68 km² (8.37 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 5537 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| ZIP code section | NE8-NE11 | ||
| prefix | 0191 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear | ||
| Ceremonial county | Tyne and Wear | ||
| Metropolitan Borough | Gateshead | ||
| Website: www.gateshead.gov.uk | |||
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north east England on the south side of the River Tyne . The city is opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and is connected to it by ten bridges , including the Gateshead Millennium Bridge . It has 120,046 inhabitants (2011) and is the administrative seat of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead .
Gateshead is home to one of the largest shopping centers in Europe, the MetroCentre . And the 20 meter high statue known Angel of the North ( "Angel of the North") by Antony Gormley and the concert and event center The Sage Gateshead . The city is also home to the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art , where the 2011 exhibition of works by the artists nominated for the Turner Prize took place outside of London for the first time .
history
A settlement on Gateshead's banks of the Tyne has existed since Roman times. This first settlement spread around the old ford where the Swing Bridge stands today.
The first mention of Gateshead is found in the records of the Benedictine monk Beda Venerabilis , who related to the year 623 of an abbot of Gateshead called Utta.
In 1068 William the Conqueror defeated the troops of Edgar Ætheling and Malcolm III. , King of Scotland (known from Shakespeare's play Macbeth ), at Gateshead Fell (now Low Fell).
The earliest record of a coal find in the Gateshead area dates from 1344. As in Newcastle on the opposite bank of the Tyne, coal was extracted and then shipped across the Tyne.
In the course of the Industrial Revolution , Gateshead's population grew rapidly. Between 1801 and 1901, 100,000 residents were added. During this time, the city expanded mainly in a southerly direction.
The great Tyneside fire
In 1854, catastrophic fires and explosions broke out on the banks of Newcastle and Gateshead, in which much of Gateshead's medieval structures were lost.
At that time the Tyne was a center of sea trade and ship equipment. Both banks of the Tyne were densely built up with factories and craft shops, warehouses, and houses. One of them was "Wilson & Sons", a factory for twine and cordage . On the evening of October 6, 1854, a fire broke out here, which spread to a neighboring customs warehouse, which in turn contained all kinds of flammable and explosive chemicals, including sulfur and nitrates for the manufacture of ammunition (England was at that time in the Crimean War with Russia ) and explosives. The detonation tore a twelve-meter-deep crater and hurled stones, beams and combustible debris in all directions and over the river.
The fire raged for two days in both cities, the banks of the Tyne were completely devastated and the fire consumed several blocks inland. 53 people were killed or disappeared without a trace, hundreds were injured.
traffic
The Stations of the Tyne and Wear Metro at Gateshead Interchange and at Gateshead International Stadium offer direct tram connections to the main train station Newcastle , the Newcastle Airport , according to Sunderland , Tynemouth and South Shields .
Gateshead Interchange is the busiest bus station in Tyne and Wear, handling 3.9 million bus passengers in 2008.
National Rail services are operated by Northern Rail at Dunston and MetroCentre stations.
Gateshead is served by several trunk roads, including the A1 which connects London to Edinburgh and the A184 which connects Gateshead to Sunderland.
Sports
The city's best-known sports clubs are Gateshead FC , Gateshead Thunder (professional rugby) and Gateshead Senators (American football). The three clubs play their home games at Gateshead International Stadium . The Gateshead International Stadium also serves as a venue for athletics events with international participation.
Personalities
- George Elliot, 1st Baronet (1814–1893), industrialist and Member of Parliament
- John G. Capstaff (1879–1960), photographer, engineer and inventor
- Sylvia Waugh (* 1935), writer
- Norman Hunter (1943-2020), football player
- Ray Hudson (born 1955), football player and coach, presenter
- Steve Cram (born 1960), track and field athlete
- Hazel Riley , author
- Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), football player
- Taylor Wane (* 1968), porn actress
- Don Hutchison (born 1971), football player
- Steve Stone (born 1971), soccer player
- John Wilson (* 1972), conductor
- Danny Graham (born 1985), football player
- Andy Carroll (* 1989), soccer player
- Carl Magnay (* 1989), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ KS201EW (Ethnic group) - Nomis - Official Labor Market Statistics . Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved on August 11, 2020.
- ↑ - The Great Tyneside Fire 1854
- ↑ Business Intelligence Annual Report 2009 ( PDF ; 6.6 MB) Nexus . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
