A
mostly modern city, Newcastle upon Tyne is an area for engineering
and steel production. With a number of interesting museums including
the Museum of Science and Engineering, the Joicey Musem, and
the Blackgate Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne offers visitors educational
fun. The city’s castle was built in the eleventh century
by William the Conqueror’s son Robert Curthous; however,
only parts of the castle now remain. One of the smallest cathedrals
in England, St. Nicholas Cathedral was built in 1488 and features
original spires as well as a lantern-tower. The famous Tyneside
Shipyards originated here.
