Tyneside’s famous Swing Bridge has now gone more ... a million boats to travel up and down the Tyne. READ MORE: Sam Fender 'heartbroken' as huge Newcastle gig postponed due to injury which ...

Heads were mounted on poles on top of the gate which opened to the medieval Tyne Bridge. The Swing Bridge stands at the site today. And in 1636, plague is thought to have arrived in Newcastle via ...