Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead International Stadium (GIS) is a multi-purpose, all-seater venue in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally known as the Gateshead Youth Stadium, the venue was built in 1955 at a cost of £30,000. It has since been extensively re-developed on three occasions. Its capacity of around 11,800 is the greatest in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, the third-largest in Tyne and Wear, and the sixth-largest in North East England.
Main entrance to the stadium
Aerial photograph of Gateshead (1975). The rebuilt stadium is prominent (top centre).
Young athletes run past the Tyne and Wear stand at Gateshead International Stadium
Hurdles set out on the sprint straight in 2010
Gateshead is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. The town shares the Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge and multiple other bridges with Newcastle upon Tyne.
Image: The Baltic Centre in Gateshead (geograph 6379018)
Image: Sage Gateshead (51218527548)
Image: Angel of the North, Gateshead, United Kingdom
Image: Saltwell Towers, Saltwell Park, Gateshead (geograph 2319658)
