The Metropole, High Street, Gateshead
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The Metropole, High Street, Gateshead
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 16 Aug 2012
Big Victorian pub, by William Hope, 1896. Two ornate gables, but the dark brick gives it a slightly dour look. On the up-side, as the sign advertises, it is open all day every day. Originally it had a theatre too.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.961697
Longitude
-1.600789