Tyneside From The Air

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Details: With a rich history going back thousands of years, Tyneside is the industrial & commercial heart of North East Engl&. The book contains over 150 images drawn from the Webb Aviation Aerial Photographic Library with subjects ranging from Newcastle's 14th Century Augustinian Friary to the Gateshead's new Sage Building & locations throughout Tyneside including Newcastle, Gateshead, Jarrow, South Shields, Hebburn, Tynemouth, North Shields, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay & Wallsend. Tyneside is an area in the midst of great change. The changes have been cleverly captured in this book with images of the remaining shipyards together with the new riverside apartments & marinas which have replaced much of the old heavy industry. All the photographs are taken by Jonathan Webb using the latest professional digital photographic cameras & specialist lenses including an extremely long focal length image stabilized lens mounted on a gyro stabilizer specially developed for aerial photography which has enabled probably the highest resolution civilian aerial photographs of Tyneside ever taken from a moving aeroplane. This has allowed Jonathan to capture some remarkable images such as his images of the Newcastle Green Festival & the Earl Grey memorial. This is a collection of over 150 images carefully chosen from the Webb Aviation Aerial Photography library. It

Includes:: Newcastle, Gateshead, Jarrow, South Shields, Hebburn, Tynemouth, North Shields, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay & Wallsend. Ideal for: People with an interest in Tyneside & also those interested in photographs of Tyneside. This hardback book has 168 pages & measures: 23.2 x 23.2 x 2cm