19-752: The Vertu Motors Arena (formerly the Eagles Community Arena ) is a multi-purpose built venue for events, meetings, sports and the community in the Elswick area of the city of Newcastle , England . The arena has a capacity for up to 3,500 spectators and is home to the Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League and Women's British Basketball League . It had been a stated aim of Newcastle Eagles owner Paul Blake 'for at least 10 years, probably longer' for
38-529: A lower than average number of senior citizens (10%) than Newcastle as a whole. Elswick has a lower than average number of houses in owner-occupation (26.3% compared with 49.9% for Newcastle city). Located at a height of 53.1m, Elswick overlooks the River Tyne and is a suburban area in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne. Elswick railway station Elswick railway station was a railway station in
57-657: A number of distinct neighbourhoods including the Adelaide Terrace area, Bentinck Estate, Condercum and Denhill Park, Cruddas Park (part renamed Riverside Dene), Elswick Triangle, Gill Street and the Courts, Grainger Park, Jubilee Estate, North Benwell, and both from the St John's and St Paul's areas. The local authority ward also incorporates Newcastle College , and the Utilita Arena Newcastle . As of
76-485: A number of stations with island platforms and/or over-track station buildings, and Elswick had both features. Its 25 ft-wide island platform had a lengthy glazed awning supported by iron columns and spandrels with the Star of David motif – as at Heaton (1887). The timber-built offices were above the up line. In 1895 Elswick issued more tickets than other Carlisle line intermediate stations, except Blaydon. In June 1962,
95-411: A one-mile siding from Newcastle. In September 1909 a derailment occurred about 500 yards (460 m) east of Elswick station. NER 4-6-0 No. 2115 collided with Elswick No 9, an Industrial 0-4-0 outside cylinder Hunslet 0-4-0ST HL2106 of 1888. 2115 was derailed, overturned, and fell down below the main line killing one of the footplate crew, John Shilladay. Shilladay (or Shilliday, or Shillady, spelling
114-529: A result of the inter-war and subsequent depressions, culminating in the demolition of the Elswick works. The station was closed and then demolished in 1967. Elswick was hit hard by the decline of Tyneside's shipbuilding industry during the second half of the 20th century, and by the 1990s was widely regarded as one of the worst parts of Tyneside, if not the whole of Britain. According to a report by The Independent newspaper, unemployment stood at nearly 30% and
133-455: The Elswick area of Newcastle upon Tyne , England . It was located on the former route of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle . The station opened in 1889 and closed in 1967. J and W Simpson of North Shields began construction in 1888. The station opened on 2 September 1889 and was located on the south side of Scotswood Road, about 100 yards east of
152-514: The 2021 census, Elswick had one of the lowest White populations in Newcastle (43.5%), with a large Asian demographic (35.2%). 1 in 10 residents are Black. Elswick has a slight Muslim plurality (39.3%), with Christians (36.2%) and religiously unaffiliated (21.6%) comprising almost all the remainder. Its population stood at 16,126. The ward profile shows Elswick is the ward with the highest percentage of children under 14 years in Newcastle and has
171-513: The Barony of Bolam and was owned by Tynemouth Priory from 1120 to 1539, with a fishery present on the site. One of the earliest references to the coal mining industry of the north east occurs in 1330, when it was recorded that the Prior of Tynemouth let a colliery , called Heygrove, at "Elstewyke" for a rent of £5 per year. Elswick Colliery had 3 pits working from 1860 onwards. Elswick was owned by
190-474: The Crown from 1539 to 1628, until it was sold by Charles I . The Priors held a mansion in the middle of Elswick which was later occupied by Elswick Hall. Having been rebuilt a number of times, the last rebuild took place in 1810. The grounds of Elswick Hall became Elswick Park in 1881. Elswick changed significantly in the late 19th century with the extension of the railway from Carlisle to Newcastle in 1839 and
209-407: The area had a widespread problem with drug abuse and arson attacks. Elswick was formerly a township in the parish of Newcastle-St. John , in 1866 Elswick became a separate civil parish , on 1 April 1914 the parish was abolished to form Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1911 the parish had a population of 58,352. It is now in the unparished area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Present day Elswick consists of
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#1732793181588228-489: The awnings and over-track building were demolished. The station closed on 2 January 1967, and the platform was swiftly demolished. Track realignment removed all trace of the station. On 4 October 1982 passenger services ceased to use the Newcastle – Scotswood – Blaydon route. Trains were diverted from Newcastle West Junction over King Edward Bridge, then via Norwood Junction and Dunston to Blaydon. Tracks were removed from Scotswood Bridge and eastward beyond Elswick, leaving only
247-630: The club and its foundation to own and control their own facility. The club had previously been based at the Metro Radio Arena and Northumbria University's Sport Central . In partnership with Newcastle City Council , the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, Sport England and Newcastle College , planning permission was approved and construction work on the arena began in November 2017. The arena
266-512: The company merged with the shipbuilding firm of Charles Mitchell to form Armstrong, Mitchell & Company. Armstrong Mitchell merged again with the engineering firm of Joseph Whitworth in 1897, forming Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Elswick railway station was opened in 1889 to serve the area. It was located at the western end of the Elswick Works, whose workforce made up a significant proportion of travellers. The area suffered as
285-775: The county of Tyne and Wear , England, 1.9 miles west of the city centre , bordering the River Tyne . Historically in Northumberland , Elswick became part of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1835. Elswick is home to the Newcastle Utilita Arena ; and Newcastle College , with approximately 45,000 students. In Roman times the Vallum , a defensive barrier behind Hadrian's Wall , reached its easternmost limit in Elswick. The Wall itself carried on as far as Wallsend . The township of Elswick had originally formed part of
304-412: The establishment of Armstrong's manufacturing works in 1847. Population increased rapidly during this period, from about 300 in 1801 to 59,165 in 1901. Tyneside flats were built in the area around Scotswood Road to accommodate the workforce. The Elswick works was founded in 1847 by engineer William George Armstrong . It manufactured hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges and, later, artillery. In 1882
323-540: The junction with William Armstrong Drive. It was built at the western end of Armstrong's huge Elswick Works site, its workforce (exceeding 11,000 by 1900) providing a significant proportion of the station's traffic. By 1889 the operating company was the North Eastern Railway which had absorbed the Newcastle and Carlisle in July 1862. The North Eastern Railway from about 1875 until the early-20th century built
342-621: Was officially opened in January 2019, when the Eagles hosted the Plymouth Raiders in a BBL Championship match. The arena was awarded three prizes in special achievement, community value and social accessibility at the 2020 Lord Mayor's Design Awards. Elswick, Tyne and Wear Elswick ( / ˈ ɛ l z ɪ k / EL -zik ) is a district and electoral ward of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne , in
361-409: Was rather arbitrary in those days) was born in 1872 at Carlisle the son of a railway passenger guard. His father was Irish and his mother Scottish, he had 9 brothers and sisters. By 1891 he was a railway fireman at Carlisle and by 1901 had been married, had 3 children and moved to Gateshead as a fireman. When he was killed at Elswick in 1909 he left a son and 4 daughters. |} This article about
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