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Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread


errant said:
that's my memory of it, he was titular head of some millennium fund thing for the north east.
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Never heard of that but it is true that John Hall used his money and influence in ways which were ultimately detrimental to Sunderland in the bid to create a Newcastle Centric North East.

Including fusing the term Geordie with NUFC and even buying up local sports terms to relocate them in Newcastle
 
Pete the Pirate said:
Never heard of that but it is true that John Hall used his money and influence in ways which were ultimately detrimental to Sunderland in the bid to create a Newcastle Centric North East.

Including fusing the term Geordie with NUFC and even buying up local sports terms to relocate them in Newcastle
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Newcastle have always had it in for us. They objected to the building of the North Pier as they saw it as a threat to "their" coal trade from the Durham coalfield.

Politics is a murky business.

Why was Tyne and Wear Council based in Newcastle? Hmmm.
 
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EDGE said:
Newcastle have always had it in for us. They objected to the building of the North Pier as they saw it as a threat to "their" coal trade from the Durham coalfield.

Politics is a murky business.

Why was Tyne and Wear Council based in Newcastle? Hmmm.
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Yes, the rivalry between Newcastle and Sunderland stems from the established merchant community on Tyneside seeking to block the economic rise of the town in order to maintain a monopoly over coal.

An article recently shown by the Sunderland Antiquarian society from the 1970s argues we would have become like London if it were not for Newcastle.
 
citybythesea said:
if they ever look to build the low level bridge it would make better sense positioned near to the university. The site of the old ferry landing.

It would connect the city centre to a more direct route to roker. It would be used by university students. It seems crazy they’ve got plans for two footbridges next to each other? The site at st. Peter’s would be infinitely better place for the 2nd bridge
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The idea of having the lower bridge would be to link the ground level around both sides of the river as well as the higher level going straight over. A bit like the Tyne and Millennium bridges if you want to think of it like that. The Millennium bridge makes the level down by the river accessible from both sides. Without having to go up to the Tyne bridge and crossing that way.

Part of the plan is to bring the area low down around the river into use, the examples they used were for stuff like kayaking on the river, and the lower bridge would make each side accessible from the other.

The original artwork for it had a third bridge crossing the river but before the website and all that was launched they revised it to two. It looked pretty cool with the third at a level between the two that were shown, cutting across diagonally.

I agree a bridge at St Peter's would also be useful but that would have some span on it. In terms of funding it it wouldn't be aiming to do anything like bringing any land into use either so they'd have trouble there.
 
seaham ftm said:
I think it’s been shut for a while now, it definitely needs some work on it mind the slabs were all absolutely fucked last time I walked over it.
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We've not been around that way for some time so not surprised it closed for Vaux building work. Panns bank route also closed too as working under Wearmouth Bridge. Shame but got the new bridge to run over and new footbridge will be great too. It'll really help the stables and likely keep people in pubs on city side for a pint longer. Big chance for club to attract people to SOL too, if they're imaginative enough to do so.
 
Football Dinosaur said:
Well have more bridges than Central London soon, meanwhile up the road share all there's with Gateshead. Half a bridge 🤣
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Will the scum claim our new bridges are partly theirs and add the total number together as the new tyne bridges extensions. lol
 
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richest said:
Will the scum claim our new bridges are partly theirs and add the total number together as the new tyne bridges extensions. lol


bullshit is it. Mag?
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They'll try to claim Wahington's bridges and Durham too. Ignoring the fact Durham is a city in a different county and Washington is part of City of Sunderland ;) Magpies is a good name for them they're obsessed with anything shiny and will thieve anything not nailed down.
 
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