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Newcastle-upon-Tyne City.... Ouseburn Valley... Whitburn... South Shields...

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Friday 29 September 2017 Great day out exploring the Newcastle city centre, the seven bridges over the River Tyne and down to Whitburn, Souter Lighthouse and South Shields. Loved all the buildings in Newcastle, the colour of the stone and the architecture.  First thing was a bit wet and dreary but the afternoon cleared up and became quite lovely. As stated on wikipedia the statue of  Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ,  KG ,  PC  (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as  Viscount Howick  between 1806 and 1807, was  Prime Minister  of the  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland  from 22 November 1830 to 16 July 1834. A member of the  Whig Party , he backed significant reform of the British government and was among the primary architects of the  Reform Act 1832 . His government also saw the  abolition of slavery  in the British Empire. In addition to his political achievements, he has come to be ...