This is not part of the Castle in Newcastle ... It is one of the four support towers on the world famous Tyne bridge built in 1928 & opened by King George V.
The bridge span is 531 feet and the bridge deck sits 84 feet above the river - the bridge weighs in at 7112 tonnes and cost a mere 1.2 Million pound to build.
OH AND MY FAVOURITE FACT - It has 77,124 rivets in it !!
Here's some fascinating pictures of it under construction.
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