Journey from Coal to Culture

The Coaly Tyne is a phrase you may have heard in an old Tyneside folk song which celebrates the river that started the journey of coal exported to London and beyond.

Take a walk with us around the Quayside which covers both Gateshead and Newcastle and their contribution to the coal industry of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Hear about the decline of coal and the reinvention of Newcastle Gateshead as a cultural capital.