Then and Now: Newcastle’s Castle Garth and its vanished Victorian slums
31-08-2026 01:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk

Then and Now: Newcastle’s Castle Garth and its vanished Victorian slums

Just minutes away from Newcastle’s prosperous city centre sat an area steeped in poverty and crime
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