Road, wall and rail: The history of the Newcastle to Carlisle crossing

The first passage was the Stanegate, and then Hadrian's Wall. Thirteen hundred years later the Military Road was built, followed by the Railway (and plans for a canal). Finally a series of turnpiked roads became the A69.
This talk by Margaret Bozic describes each form of crossing, together with a murder story and descriptions of travelling on the early railways, and plenty of images.

Railway material forms a significant part of the Gateshead Archive collection, and a range of items will be available to view in the Archive before the talk.

 
Suitable for ages 16+