Blue Plaque Walk

WW2 Kindertransport Hostel In 1939 this house was home to more than 20 Jewish girls fleeing nazi persecution. They came here via the Kindertransport rescue effort and were cared for by the Newcastle Jewish Refugee…Most of those housed here lost their parents during the Holocaust

Annie Maude Burnett Elected in 1910, she was the first and only woman member of Tynemouth Council until 1929 when three others were elected. Created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1918 for services during World War 1, she became the first woman Mayor of Tynemouth in 1928. She was appointed a Justice…

The Black Middens These exposed rock formations once a notorious shipping hazard, claimed five ships in three days of blizzards in November 1864. 34 passengers and crew perished within sight of the shore.

First Tynemouth Station This building was the booking hall and waiting room for the first railway station in Tynemouth. It was opened on 29th March 1847 by the Newcastle & Berwick Railway Company and designed by the architects John and Benjamin Green, but was superseded in 1882 by the current railway station now part of…

Giuseppe Garibaldi 19th century Italian patriot stayed in the house in 1854 while visiting Tynemouth to brief local political and industrial leaders on his plans for a unified Italy. He was hailed throughout Europe as a true idealist and honest politician. He was born in Nice on 4th February 1807 and died aged 75 in…

Governor’s Tree Site of the Governor’s Tree, where important visitors to Tynemouth were met as they disembarked in Pow Burn. These visitors included King Charles Ⅰ in 1633 and King Henry VⅠⅠⅠ’s commissioners, when they came to dispossess the monks of Tynemouth Priory in 1539.

Harriet Martineau Novelist, Political Economist and England’s first woman journalist, regained her health here 1840 – 1845

Jimi Hendrix Ate fish & chips from this shop on a bench overlooking the sea after playing at the Club A’ Gogo Nightclub Percy Street, Newcastle Friday 10th March 1967.

Master Mariners Homes Built 1837-40 by North Shields Master Mariners Asylum for 32 aged mariners and their dependents; John and Benjamin Green, architects. Land donated by 3rd Duke of Northumberland; his statue stands in the gardens.

Tyne Electrical Engineers Formed in 1888 as Tyne Division Royal Engineers (Volunteers) Submarine Miners for the defence of the Tyne entrance. The unit was based on Clifford’s Fort ajoining Fish Quay until 1928 before moving to this New Clifford’s Fort drill hall. The “Tynes” survive still as 72 Engineer Regiment (Tyne Electrical Engineers) (V) at…

Tynemouth Lodge Hotel This building has been in use as a public house and a residential hotel since 1799. Meals for prisoners were prepared in the cellar kitchens of this hotel and carried through an underground tunnel to the inmates of the Tynemouth House of Correction and Justice Room next door.

The headland of Pen Bal Crag “The place where now stands the Monastery of Tynemouth was anciently called by the Saxons Benebalcrag” -Leland at the time of Henry VⅠⅠⅠ. So began the history of Tynemouth – its Priory, sacked by the Danes in 800, and Castle walls, started in 1095. Three Kings were buried within…

Volunteer Life Brigade The Tynemouth Brigade, the first in the country, was formed in 1864 following several tragic ship-wrecks. This Watch House, built 1887, was restored by the Brigade and Tyne and Wear County Council in 1977.