Spanning the Tyne
Stafford M. Linsley on the building of the Tyne Bridge, 1925–1929. Steel, caissons, and the day the arch closed.
Books about the river, the yards, and the streets that still use their names.
Tyne Bridge Publishing sits inside Newcastle City Library. The list is local history: shipyards, cinemas, photographs, walks, and the people who built the banks of the Tyne. ISBN prefix 978-1-85795. The counter is on New Bridge Street West; orders also go through Newcastle Libraries.
Lost Shipyards of the Tyne
Ron French and Ken Smith. Palmers, Swan Hunter, and the slips that emptied after the last launch.
Cinemas of Newcastle
Frank Manders. The Haymarket, the Odeon, and the houses that became bingo or flats.
Jimmy Forsyth
Photographs from the 1950s and 1960s. Scotswood Road before the clearances, taken with one eye.