tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703011069170889204.post3728754058304707572..comments2024-03-12T06:59:12.355+00:00Comments on The Old Novocastrian: Newcastle in film: On the Night of the FireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703011069170889204.post-32520251882102349792020-10-26T12:04:39.412+00:002020-10-26T12:04:39.412+00:00The bridge shown is the railway bridge that crosse...The bridge shown is the railway bridge that crosses the Ousburn valley and runs parallel to Byker bridge. The houses in the foreground are what was Ouseburn village which was a single row of houses with a single,local shop at the end. Houses and shop were demolished many years ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290525955653686958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703011069170889204.post-53384768818888126412020-04-02T21:10:30.823+01:002020-04-02T21:10:30.823+01:00Is it Byker Bridge or Willington Dene Viaduct in W...Is it Byker Bridge or Willington Dene Viaduct in Wallsend? They both look identical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698828900946688259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703011069170889204.post-42462200572603255442020-01-07T20:33:35.162+00:002020-01-07T20:33:35.162+00:00Watching this film on Talking Pictures now (was ha...Watching this film on Talking Pictures now (was half watching actually) not realising it was shot in Newcastle but saw a scene shot on an obvious slum clearance site & thought it looked like Benwell or Elswick - or maybe Byker, then confirmed with the great historic shot under Byker bridge. Good sweep taken likely from King Edward bridge superimposed with newspaper headlines. Night Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834124719425345447noreply@blogger.com