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Spital Tongues is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne, located due north-west of the Newcastle City Centre. Its unusual name is believed to be derived from spital – a corruption of the word hospital, co
Chimney Mill, 2006
Belle Grove Terrace, 2006
BBC Broadcasting Centre
Chimney Mill, Spital Tongues
T. Dan Smith
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Thomas Daniel Smith, also known by his nickname “Mr Newcastle”, was a British Labour Party politician who served as chairman of the Newcastle Labour Party from 1953 to 1965, and as Leader of Newcastle
Spital Tongues
…death in 1913, a connection marked by a commemorative plaque. It was incorporated into the pub in 1923. No. 13 Belle Grove Terrace was also once home to T. Dan Smith, the leader of Newcastle City Council from 1960 to 1965, and the man behind the intended reinvention of Newcastle as the 'Brasília of the North'. The…
Smith on After Dark in 1988