Tower blocks, Bolam Street, Gateshead
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Tower blocks, Bolam Street, Gateshead by Stephen Richards as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Tower blocks, Bolam Street, Gateshead
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 18 Aug 2012
At 200 feet, these two slabs, Redheugh and Eslington Courts, are Gateshead's tallest buildings. They were built in 1964-65. Two excellent views: Image] and Image The blue cladding is evidently recent.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.951452
Longitude
-1.628682