Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The world's first and only tilting bridge fully tilted to allow river traffic passage. Said to resemble a blinking eye.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists opened in 2001. Designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre and engineers Gifford & Partners.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on Gateshead Quays created from the redundant Baltic Flour Mills. The mills belonged to Joseph Rank and date from 1950. They were converted into a radically modern gallery complex by Ellis Williams architects 1998-2002.
Facts from Grace McCombie's 2009 Pevsner Guide to Newcastle and Gateshead published by Yale University Press.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The world's first and only tilting bridge fully tilted to allow river traffic passage. Said to resemble a blinking eye.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists opened in 2001. Designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre and engineers Gifford & Partners.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on Gateshead Quays created from the redundant Baltic Flour Mills. The mills belonged to Joseph Rank and date from 1950. They were converted into a radically modern gallery complex by Ellis Williams architects 1998-2002.
Facts from Grace McCombie's 2009 Pevsner Guide to Newcastle and Gateshead published by Yale University Press.