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Berwick Bridge, by Tyneside photographer Sally Ann Norman. Stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624.

Sunderland-born Joseph Swan, early developer of an incandescent electric light bulb, died #OTD 1914. He demonstrated his lamp in 1879 to an audience of more than 700 at Newcastle’s Literary and Philosophical Society.

Architect Albert Nelson Bromley built this beautiful store in Nottingham between 1902 and 1905. ✨ It might be the first use of an Art Nouveau design on a shop front in England. Several original cast-iron columns and capitals can still be seen in the Grade II* listed building.

First pair of prescription readers from Cubitts, Leeds and they come with fab design magazine. The spectacle of choice for urbanist/design geeks 🤓

Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Whitley Bay, 1989, series on the beaches of NE England #womensart #FridayFeeling

The Historic England Archive strives to make its collections accessible every day. We hold a massive 15.7 million items! Over 6 million have been catalogued. Over 700,000 have been digitised and can be viewed online👇 historicengland.org.uk/images-books/p… #ArchivesAreAccessible #IAW2025

Where is your nearest pillbox? 🤔 These small fortified structures were strategically installed to protect beaches and waterways that were vulnerable to invasion. Many were made of concrete and fitted with loopholes where weapons could be fired from.

Former department store building development hopes bbc.in/4dXzSjU

Sir Frederick Gibberd’s radical Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral has been upgraded to Grade I listed. 👏 A bold landmark of modern faith and design, now recognised at the highest level: ➡️ bit.ly/LiverpoolMetCa… Archdiocese of Liverpool

On the same day as its architects Liverpool Masterpiece Catholic cathedral is upgraded to a Grade 1 listing by Historic England they have enhanced the existing Grade II listing for its inspiration Hopwood Hall Chapel in Middleton aboutmanchester.co.uk/the-middleton-…

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Sackville Street, Manchester, painting by Arthur Delaney (1927-87). #NorthernArt

BONUS: Alongside the upgrade to Grade I for Liverpool Met Cathedral announced this week, the description of the existing Grade II listing for Hopwood Hall Chapel in Middleton, Greater Manchester has also been enhanced. Built in 1964-65 to designs by Sir Frederick Gibberd and

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Liverpool might have it's Metropolitan Cathedral but Rochdale has the chapel at Hopwood Hall. Also designed by Frederick Gibberd. Historic England upgraded the Cathedral's listing to Grade l this week and the listing of Hopwood Hall Chapel was also enhanced.

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Peveril of the Peak, Manchester, painting by Yvette Earl. #WomensArt #NorthernArt.

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The best venue in Manchester. Castlefield Bowl, mixing industrial heritage and culture. Loved last night’s gig elbow