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5. Corbridge Town - part 1 - bridge and streets The town of Corbridge has been an important crossing point over the River Tyne for at least 2000 years and a major Roman site can be visited not far from the town centre.
The handsome modern road bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge.
Looking east down the River Tyne from the bridge at Corbridge.
The sturdy buttresses of the bridge.
One of the main, but quiet streets of Corbridge. On the right is a good old traditional pub "The Black Bull" dating from 1765.
The centre of Corbridge, Market Square, St Andrew's Parish Church and the market cross.
The Pele Tower by St Andrew's Parish Church, Corbridge, was built around 1300 as a fortified house for the vicar and his family when threatened by attack from 'wild' cattle raiding border people.
Set in the west wall of the churchyard on Watling Street is the Kings Oven, built around 1300, where villagers baked their meat and bread until about 1710.
* The north-east of England is as varied as anywhere in the country with much to offer the tourist with lots of interested places and buildings to visit whether in the City of Newcastle or the surrounding coast landscape and countryside, villages and towns of County Durham and Northumbria ('Northumberland') * page updated Feb 3rd 2008 * EMAIL Phil Brown * Images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-photos-views-scenes © Dr W P Brown |
