Photos from the late 1970s and early 1980s that link to the alternative scene: the shops and bars have an obvious connection but Manors Station and the Quayside are more about providing a context of the times - they represent the edges of the town that were in a state of decay and inevitably, the most interesting destinations sprung up in these lesser visited areas.
Evening Chronicle Seller - opposite Eldon Green
Evening Chronicle Seller - opposite Eldon Green
Steve selling gear at Foundry on Pilgrim Street
Kard Bar badge display (Handyside Arcade)
Retro Chic, late 1970s (Handyside Arcade)
Handyside Arcade 1970s
Manors Station fully operational in the 1960s
Manors Station sign 1985
Manors Station - Ticket Machine 1985
Manors Station interior 1985
Manors Station Interior - NF graffiti 1985
Manors Station - Day Trip Posters
View from Manors interior onto flyover
Manors Platform fully lit 1985
Manors Station 1985
Manors Station 1985
Manors Station Platform 1985
Archway onto Melbourne Street (near Manors) 1985
Mawson Swan Morgan Window (Riverside) 1985
Newcastle Quayside 1985
Newcastle Quayside Sunday Market 1970s
Baltic Flour Mill 1949
Baltic Flour Mill 1985
Quayside - Baltic Chambers
Quayside - Rear of current Law Courts location
Newcastle Quayside 1985
Quayside - The Tyne Pub early 1980s
Newcastle Quayside Locations 1985
Newcastle Quayside Warehouses 1985
Newcastle Quayside, view of Gateshead 1985
From Newcastle, panoramic view of Gateshead 1985
Roof of DHSS, Swan House roundabout 1985
Police in-store appearance, Virgin Records 1979
Police in-store appearance, Virgin Records 1979
Police in-store appearance, Virgin Records 1979
Police in-store appearance, Virgin Records 1979
Listen Ear 1978 - Ridley Place
Marlborough Crescent 1970s
The Strawberry, Strawberry Place 1966
The Forth, Pink Lane 1987
Broken Doll, Blenheim Street 1990s
Senate Bar, St Marys Place
Hampstead Road, Fenham Mid 1980s
River Tyne Cruise Boat 1987
River Tyne Cruise Boat 1987
Spectro Arts Centre - Bell Court, Pilgrim Street
Spectro Arts Centre - Bell Court 1985
Spectro Arts Centre - Ju Ju Pell Mell 1985
Spectro Arts Centre 1985
Spectro Arts Centre - Rob & Mike packing up
Spectro Arts Centre mid demolition 1985
Spectro Arts Centre demolished 1985
Spectro Arts Centre further into demolition 1985
Spectro Arts Centre - Gone! 1985