The Quayside Market has a long history dating back to 1736 when it was first recorded in historic records as a fair. The original Quayside market stretched from the old Tyne Bridge (near the site of the current Swing Bridge) along Sandgate and beyond. Commercial stalls selling every manner of goods were pitched along the riverside with a variety of fairground attractions and racing tipsters providing added entertainment.
Modern day photographs of the Quayside Market can be seen here Photographs of Newcastle: Quayside Market.
Description courtesy of Newcastle.gov.uk.
1995
Candy Floss Shop.
These two photographs show a shop selling novelty balloons and candy floss. I think this was the outside of an old warehouse that housed an indoor market in the 1980's and early 1990's, between the surviving Customs House and no. 63 (Charts Building).
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Ironing Board Covers Stall.
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Man Selling Balloon Animals.
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Magic Stall.
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Newspaper Seller.
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Toy Stall.
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Burger Van.
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Carpets and Rugs Stall.
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Buskers.
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Dawn at the Quayside Market.
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1986
Quayside Market Busker.
A busker and his dog perform at the Quayside Market
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Art Stall.
This photograph shows a couple browsing at a stall selling paintings.
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Leather Goods Stall.
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Football Bags.
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1980's
Quayside Market.
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Quayside Market Preacher.
I think the he may have been called George Milligan.
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Quayside Market.
The photograph has been taken from the Tyne Bridge looking down onto a busy Quayside Market.
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1976
Quayside Market.
This photograph shows the crowded, vibrant Quayside Market just how I remember it.
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1975
Paddy's Market.
A view of Paddy's Market taken in 1975 showing clothes for sale displayed on railings, tables and on the ground.
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Paddy's Market.
A seller is showing a pair of velvet curtains to a customer.
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Paddy's Market.
In the foreground pairs of shoes are displayed on the ground. In the background clothes are displayed on tables in a suitcase and on the ground.
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Paddy's Market.
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1970's
Quayside Market.
Photo courtesy of reader Graeme Potts.
1950's
Quayside Market.
The photograph is looking down onto the Quayside Market from the Tyne Bridge.
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1915
Stalls near Sandhill.
Looking South east, the buildings behind the stalls are on the site of the Glasshouse in Gateshead.
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1900
Quayside Market.
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1900's
Paddy's Market.
A view of Paddy's Market taken in the early c.1900s. The postcard shows stalls selling clothes with vendors and customers gathered around. The photo was taken where the modern day law courts are looking west with the Swing Bridge and High Level Bridge in the background.
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1897
Quayside Market.
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Undated
Quayside Market.
The photograph shows a racing tipster 'Mr. H. Webb' surrounded by a large crowd of men. Love Lane Warehouses on Milk Market, which survive today next to the Law Courts, can be seen in the background.
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Undated
Quayside Market.
An undated view of the Quayside Market showing a variery of stalls in front of The Guildhall.
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