The Last Stand by onewing

The Last Stand

Here is my final photo of the Queen's Wharf Tower which is in the process of being demolished.

Sorry I am a bit absent at the moment, I have been tracing some family history for a friend of mine over the last few days.
That sounds interesting! My uncle has done a long family history of ours but says no-one can see it til he's gone!! One wonders what is in it.......

Nice shot of this passing icon.
September 19th, 2018  
@casablanca That sounds intriguing. I would be tempted to start digging myself if I were you.
It's amazing how many skeletons you can find once you start searching. I have been doing my family history for years and there are some interesting people in there who would have preferred to have kept their story quiet.
September 19th, 2018  
I expect there is a good reason to demolish but it would be nice to keep it by strengthening or whatever is necessary!
September 19th, 2018  
You've got some great shots of this icon!!
September 19th, 2018  
Fabulous dhot of this icon Babs. Re family history, my daughter did one on my dads side of the family. They came from Guernsey and there were some shady characters in the late 1700's ! Scary to think about it 😉
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov
September 19th, 2018  
Such a great pov - so sad to see it go -- I am sure !
September 19th, 2018  
Lovely perspective, tones patterns and textures Babs, Jenny is our family historian lots of skeletons in ours on both side but no wealthy landowners:)
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov. Looks like it was really huge. Sad to see a landmark like this being lost forever.
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov!
September 19th, 2018  
Love the pov :)
September 19th, 2018  
@pcoulson No wealthy landowners on our side either, but David does have a famous footballer who was the first Englishman to play in a FIFA world cup albeit for the United States rather than for England.
September 19th, 2018  
Nice pov on this icon.
September 19th, 2018  
Nice shot to keep a record of it.
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov and capture
September 19th, 2018  
Sad to see Babs, the end of an era!
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov!
September 19th, 2018  
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Great line play and pov Babs
September 19th, 2018  
Nicely composed. I like all the lines.
September 19th, 2018  
Interesting textures
September 19th, 2018  
Neat capture of lines and great pov
September 19th, 2018  
Loving the lines and patterns. Another great shot of this cool structure
September 19th, 2018  
love this one of the tower
September 19th, 2018  
Great pov. and capture of the nice patterns and lines.
September 19th, 2018  
I'm glad you are sharing this. Best of luck with the history. I've been working on mine, too.
September 20th, 2018  
@onewing Curious to know which player- we're a football family- soccer in USA terms!

Sorry to see it go- it's so photogenic. Great perspective and patterns on this.
September 20th, 2018  
September 20th, 2018  
@maggiemae @30pics4jackiesdiamond @dizzyd @lyndamcg @beryl @sangwann @louannwarren @hermann @henrir @mittens @carolmw @happypat @radiogirl @madeinnl @kwind @angelar @seattlite @4rky @helenhall @pyrrhula @danette Thanks. I am sure there will be lots of opportunities to take photos of Newcastle from other structures when this one goes. There were some great views from the top though.

@ludwigsdiana I think we have all got some shady characters in our past. I have traced some of my history back to the 1600s. One line were Viking and I hope they didn't go to the UK raping and pillaging. I am sure mine were the nice Vikings not the nasty ones.
September 20th, 2018  
Oh dear!!
September 20th, 2018  
@onewing Thanks for the link- it was an interesting read. We have been to the National Soccer League Museum in Oneonta NY a long time ago when my sons were younger. It may have been just after Moorhouse was inducted into it- somewhere around 1987 or so. I'm sure we saw a display on him.
September 21st, 2018  
@olivetreeann It sounds an interesting place to visit.
September 21st, 2018  
Like this one. Can't tell you the reason. I just do!
September 21st, 2018  
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