May 16th, 2009 A Bit of Newcastle History
Newcastle, England has been long known as a friendly and vibrant city. The history has a span of more than 2,000 years. Newcastle is located aside the Tyne River, in Northeastern England, surrounded by the incredible beauty of the landscapes of Northunbria . This is the perfect starting point for a tour of the historical coastline. The beaches and dunes are not spoiled, and there are castles and inland archaeological treasures to investigate. Any Newcastle hotel will offer tour maps, and perhaps even a guide, as one sets out to discover this small section of English history.
The first bridge built that stretches across the Tyne, was constructed by Romans. This bridge remained guarded by the Romans, through a fort and lookout on Hadrian’s Wall. The significance of the protection of this site, inspired a new fort’s construction, and thus, in 1080, a “new” “castle” was created. The first fort was built of wood, and then later was replaced with one built of stone. The walls surrounding the town were built in the same time period, during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. This protection provided the village with the opportunity to develop into a center of trading and commerce. Newcastle began exporting coal. The port of the city, located just on the banks of the Tyne, ensured that all of coal mined in the town, was shipped from their own ports. The tax from the trade and export of coal brought wealth to the city.
During the later part of the seventeenth century, Newcaslte developed other industries, among them ship-building. At one time, more than twenty-five percent of the ships of the world were built in this village. Two hundred years later, in the Ninteenth century, trains and electric supplies and the steam engine brought more economic prosperity to the people of Newcastle. The center of the city was re-built, and many of the charming streets and structures were inspired and created. The Durham College of Science, as well as the College of Medicine were opened and this began the tourism, and the immigration fluxes, which affect the city in a very good way, to this day.
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