Photographs of Newcastle

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Arbeia
Hadrians Wall
Segedunum
The Castle
The Cathedral
Tyne Bridges
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Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed in the area that was the location of the Roman settlement called Pons Aelius (the family name of the Roman Emperor Hadrian who founded it in the 2nd century AD). After the Roman departure this area became part of the powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, and became known throughout this period as Monkchester. It owes its name to the castle built in 1080, by Robert II, the eldest son of William the Conqueror.
The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade and it later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the river, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres.