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NEWCASTLE

istory echoes around every corner in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is the beating heart of the North East, where a cultural and artistic pearl has formed around the industrial grit that still inspires the city’s salt-of-the-earth spirit and sense of humour. It was the Romans who first saw the value of building a bridge over the River Tyne —.

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