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How the Victoria Tunnel saved Geordies from WW2 bombs – and Jesmond from becoming a railroad track
ChronicleLive In 1838, colliery owners Messers Porter and Latimer had wanted to construct a railroad running across the Town Moor and through Jesmond, to reduce the steep cost of carrying coal slowly through the town by horse and cart. Thankfully for residents of … |
Source: Jesmond Student News