National Garden Festival, Gateshead
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National Garden Festival, Gateshead
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Jul 1990
Seen from Dunston Coal Staiths. The smoke on the left is from the replica Locomotion on the Stockton Birthplace of Railways exhibition. The positions are approximate. The impressive 29 storey tower block is Derwent Tower, also known as the Dunston Rocket. This was opened in 1971 and demolished in 2012.
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