NEWCASTLE City Centre Walks: African Lives in Newcastle
Our two Newcastle City Centre Walks (Central and North) demonstrate that Africans, as with many other diverse groups, not only lived, visited and contributed to our region, but that their lives are embedded in the fabric of our region.
There in the stones in Newcastle’s City Hall, in its Royal Victoria Hospital, in homes, churches, meeting rooms and assembly halls across the region. We believe that these walks have the potential to stir curiosity and a sense of pride in Newcastle’s rich and diverse past. Click the links below to start the journey.
You can explore these two City Centre in the ‘story maps’ below, as well as in live walks, led by our own team of guides. Our walks are ideal for groups, wheelchair accessible and can be adjusted in length (1-2hrs) depending on your needs. To book please contact us with your preferred dates, times and group size.
What our participant say about the walks…
Great insight into characters I knew about and didn't... Great walk to go deeper. I didn't know anything like this exist here....
Great insight into characters I knew about and didn't... Great walk to go deeper. I didn't know anything like this exist here....
Notes on using the online resources
Please read the Introduction before embarking on either journey.
At the top of the you resource will find a short summaries about each character, along with their location on the map.
By clicking on the specific character name in the toolbar you can access their story with pictures and recordings.
At the end of the section on each character you will find links to even more information on the character and on their location.
Created by Historic England, Beverley Prevatt Goldstein and Nicky Waters of African Lives in Northern England Project.
