Photographs Of Newcastle: Ouseburn (2024 onwards)

Photos of the Ouseburn area taken in 2024. A little short of content for the first few months of 2024 due to being unwell.

24th December 2024

Maling Street.

The former Stables Buildings in Maling Street, which was a well-known graffiti wall, is being converted to create three new units with shops, offices, and a restaurant.

24th November 2024

Stepney Bank, Ship Inn.

The Ship Inn is a popular and attractive traditional working class pub located in the heart of the Ouseburn, lying beneath Byker Bridge. In the past it was popular with the local abattoir workers. The building was originally part of a terrace in Stepney Bank which was destroyed during the 1930s. It has been designed relatively simply. It has two storeys and an attic above with two dormers. The ground floor has large windows with painted stone lintels and sills. The façade is brick and the west side has been rendered white. Also on the side is a single storey modern garage extension.

Source: Sitelines

Stepney Bank, Byker Bridge.

Constructed in 1878 to overcome the need to descend and ascend the steep sides of the Lower Ouseburn Valley. 1878 for pedestrians, 1879 for raod traffic. A toll was charged for its use until 1895. Cost £50,000 to build. Originally a toll bridge. Purchased by City Council in 1890 for £107,500. Between 1878 and 1895 a toll of half a penny was charged for use of the brick bridge. Toll lifted 1895. In 1899 the bridge was widened from its original width of 9m to 15m.

Source: Sitelines

Stepney Road, Ouseburn Garden.

12th October 2024

Stepney Bank, John Wood's Stepney Pottery.

Neat grafitti and public art, some of it I couldn't get to on the other side of a gate

17th September 2024

Goats.

Goats from the nearby Ouseburn Farm.

Back Maling Street.

27th July 2024

Lime Street, Steenbergs.

2nd July 2024

Lime Street, England Til I Died.

A mural of a 14-year-old boy who died of sudden cardiac arrest has been unveiled to raise awareness of the condition. Taylor Atherton, from North Shields, a promising young footballer who dreamed of playing professionally, died in 2016.

The mural features the message "England 'til I died", to draw attention to the issue during Euro 2024. His mural is one of 12 to be showcased across the country as part of a British Heart Foundation campaign to draw attention to how 12 young people under the age of 35 die from sudden cardiac death in the UK each week.

More information - British Heart Foundation.

28th May 2024

Maling Street.

Stepney Bank Stables Horses.

10th May 2024

Stepney Road.

20th April 2024

Stepney Bank, Billy Bootleggers.

14th April 2024

Maling Street, Riverside Walk.

Maling Street.

The former Stables Buildings in Maling Street, which was a well-known graffiti wall, is being converted to create three new units with shops, offices, and a restaurant.