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The Tuxedo Princess moored beneath the Tyne Bridge, September 2005. The Glasshouse is the building in the background.. The Tuxedo Princess (ex-TSS Caledonian Princess) and Tuxedo Royale (ex-TSS Dover) were two former car ferries used as permanently moored floating nightclubs in the United Kingdom from the 1980s to the 2000s.
TSS Dover, (later the Earl Siward, Sol Express and now the Tuxedo Royale), was a British ferry.Built in 1965 as a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry, she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored Tuxedo floating nightclubs before being laid up, latterly on the River Tees in Middlesbrough.
The Gateshead side of the river is designated and signposted as Gateshead Quays. It is the site of the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and The Glasshouse International Centre for Music . Also moored on the Gateshead side from 1984 until 2008 was the Tuxedo Princess (replaced for a time by sister ship Tuxedo Royale ), a floating nightclub ...
She became the nightclub Tuxedo Princess on the River Tyne, opening in December 1984. [2] The turntable was retained to form a revolving dance floor. [5] In 1988, she was moved to Glasgow, regaining her former name. [3] Another former car ferry, the Tuxedo Royale took up her position on the Tyne.
The River Tyne / ˈ t aɪ n / ⓘ is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is 73 miles (118 km). [ 1 ] It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.
Laid up in 1983 at Limassol. Sold in 1986 to Chanson Lines. Towed to Newcastle upon Tyne, arriving on 18 April, converted to a floating restaurant and renamed Tuxedo Royale. Moved to the Graythorpe Basin, Newcastle on 20 April 2006. [34] Duke of Argyll: 1956 4,797 - Built by William Denny & Brothers in 1956.
Second Tyne vehicle tunnel A19 road: Tyne and Wear: 25 Feb 2011: 54°59′14″N 1°29′5″W: First Tyne vehicle tunnel A19 road: Tyne and Wear: 19 Oct 1967: 54°59′14″N 1°29′8″W: Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel Walkway, bike lane: South Tyneside [2], North Tyneside [2] 24 Jul 1951: 54°59′16″N 1°29′15″W [2] Gateshead ...
Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in Northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt. The population of Tyneside as published in the 2011 census was 774,891, making it the eighth most-populous urban area in the United Kingdom. [1]