St Marys Church Gateshead Quays heritage centre 05/09 - ARCHIVE

[Sandman]

Visited with theoss

After a couple of reccies and a good couple of weeks just itching to get this place done the time was right last night.


A little history and general info -

St. Mary's Church, a familiar landmark, standing high above the Tyne, has witnessed many changes during its 900 year history. One of Gateshead's last remaining links to its medieval past, until 1825 it was the only Anglican church in Gateshead and was therefore considered as the "mother church" of Gateshead. It was also the only place in Gateshead where you could get married!

Although we have no evidence telling us when the church was first built there are some clues that suggest this is a building whose history stretches back many centuries. For example, a local historian, John Hodgson, who was once a curate at St Mary's, has speculated that as some of the oldest stones in the church are shaped or hewed after the Roman style, they could have been taken from an old Roman building. While this remains guesswork, there are certainly historical records of monastic life in 'Getehed' dating from 653 AD. St. Mary's is reputedly built on the site of Gateshead monastery, although there is nothing to show its exact location.

More availible here

http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%...20History.aspx

After waiting for the shirt and tie brigade to clear off when the sage was kicking out at about midnignt we made our access in leaving tictac who is no lover of the high stuff at the car to kep an eye open at ground level.

A nice relaxed climb once onto the scaffold with plenty of ladders and good cover from the saftey netting.

Panorama-a-graph looking towards Newcastle.



most dissapointing - No one getting jiggy at the Gateshead Hilton



Tyne bridge



tictac on ground patrol



The Sage



Economy clock - its all bloody plastic



Looking towards Gateshead. A skyline that will change soon when the Get carter carpark goes



Gateshead Millenium bridge. Left this shot a little late as its normaly all lit up



Self portrait



Groundfloor shot of tower/scaffold

Spent a good hour or so up there just chillin' out and watching the world go by.

[KingElvis]

That's just excellent mate, love it.

LOL at the plastic clock :-)

[boxfrenzy]

That is great mate, really cool. I like the bridge picture. Very nice. Top marks to TicTac at the ground control centre.

[Sandman]

There where a couple of arse tightening moments when the police helecopter was buzzing about but guess our luck was in

[Demps]

We killed an hour or so up here on frida night. Pretty mint views over the whole of newcastle considering how small and easy it is to do! had to come down though as we had a nosy twat over at the hilton spying on us.

[BB]

Those pics are super! The detail n colours are great

[Sandman]

We killed an hour or so up here on frida night. Pretty mint views over the whole of newcastle considering how small and easy it is to do! had to come down though as we had a nosy twat over at the hilton spying on us.

With respect I think your talking out of your arse demps.
The only way that some one would of been able to see you from the Hilton is with a pair of binoculars.
Its either that or you where up there with tourch's etc as you cant be seen from road with all the netting.

[Demps]

im completely talking out of my arse. But yeah your right, the guy did have binocluars, funny that, because so did we.



Why does it matter though?

[simonix]

Love those photos great shots at night.

[Muse]

What a great view