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The pay booths at the north entrance to the Tyne road tunnel. (Toll - £1 for a car, in December 2006).
©Roger Cornfoot
Looking towards Howdon from the South side of the river Tyne. The chimney was taken down in 2002.
©Chris Bell
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©JThomas
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©A McCarron
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©A McCarron
Dist:0.3km<br/>Dead End private Industrial Estate
©Kevin Richardson
Dist:0.3km<br/>Before anyone comments this was taken from a left hand drive vehicle driven by my wife.
©Mick Garratt
Dist:0.4km<br/>Photo 5 of a series of 9, showing the metro stations between Tynemouth and Chillingham rd (Newcastle)
©hayley green
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©A McCarron
Dist:0.4km<br/>There are a large number of cameras around the toll booths. One more little picture shouldn't make a difference. Taken whilst heading southwards (even though we are facing north) waiting to locate some change as there is no advance warning of the Toll.
©Ian Paterson
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©John Firth
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Albion Inn at Willington Quay.
©Peter McDermott
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©JThomas
Dist:0.5km<br/>The country's first purpose built cyclist and pedestrian tunnel connecting Howdon on the North side to Jarrow on the South. Opened in 1951, it is 275m (900ft) in length. When built the single flight escalators were the longest "WOODEN ESCALATORS" in the world (possibly still are today) with 306 steps, 61.5m (200ft) in length with a vertical drop of 26.15m (85ft). The series of fish heads and tails which appear to be jumping out of the ground in front of the entrance is called "The Ones That Got Away" representing the revitalisation of the River Tyne. Cast in Polymer and painted in two tone irridescent paint which change colour as you move past them, simulating the effect of fish scales.
©Ken Brown
Dist:0.5km<br/>Design at the front of the Tyne Tunnel Pedestrian/Cyclist northern terminal - pleasing, but is it a masterpiece?
©Chris Heaton

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