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The history of Newcastle upon Tyne dates back almost 2,000 years, ... In 1762 the Maling pottery was founded in Sunderland by French Huguenots, ...
Newcastle's leading classical music ensemble is the Royal Northern Sinfonia, which was founded in 1958 and performed regularly at Newcastle City Hall until 2004. Nowadays it is based at The Sage, Gateshead .
The total distance travelled for a fan to attend every away game from Newcastle was found to be equivalent to a round-the-world trip. [158] In the 2016–17 season, while in the second tier, Newcastle recorded an average attendance of 51,106. [159]
Founded by papal bull issued 7 January 1451. [12] Note this is 1450 Old Style, which is the year given in some sources. Royal Charter 1453. ... Dundee and Newcastle ...
Newcastle United went on to win the League on three occasions during the 1900s: in 1904–05, 1906–07 and 1908–09. [6] [8] Newcastle reached five FA Cup finals in the years leading up to World War I. In 1904–05, they nearly did the double, losing to Aston Villa in the 1905 FA Cup Final.
The Newcastle Museum was founded in 1988 in the former headquarters of the Great Northern Railway and stewards local history, culture, industry and science. It features permanent exhibitions relating to coal mining and steel production, Aboriginal history and the area's history, as well as a hands-on science centre.
Morpeth, New South Wales is a similar distance north of Newcastle as Morpeth, Northumberland is north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Christ Church Cathedral dominates the skyline of Newcastle. Under Captain James Wallis , commandant from 1816 to 1818, the convicts' conditions improved, and a building boom began.
Newcastle was awarded city status in 1882, after which the corporation was also known as the city council. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Newcastle was considered large enough for its existing corporation to provide county-level services, and so it was made a county borough . [ 6 ]