Ochre Yards and
The Railway Quarter

Gateshead's newest place to live, work and play

Area and history

Views from here

Photographs of the river, the bridges and the neighbourhood, taken by people who live here.

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Half Moon Lane before dawn under a deep blue sky with a bright moon above the rooftops: a cobbled street and flagged pavements lit by a street lamp, a brick and stone apartment block on the right, and railway-side buildings and a fenced car park beyond
Full Moon over Half Moon Lane (strictly, two days past full: the Harvest Moon peaked at 5:49pm on 26 September). Photograph: Andy, 6:30am, 28 September 2026.
Inside the lower road deck of the High Level Bridge: riveted iron girders and columns overhead and an old globe lamp by the railings, framing a pink sunrise sky with the Tyne Bridge arch in the distance, the river below reflecting the colour
The Tyne Bridge framed in an arch of the High Level Bridge, from its road deck. Photograph: Andy, 6:55am, 27 September 2026.
A vivid pink and red sunrise sky over the Tyne Bridge, seen from the High Level Bridge looking east, with the white curved roof of The Glasshouse framed inside the arch, the river reflecting the colour and the Swing Bridge below on the right
Sunrise from the High Level Bridge, looking east: the Tyne Bridge with The Glasshouse framed in the arch. Photograph: Andy, 6:45am, 27 September 2026.
Sunrise from the High Level Bridge looking east: the Swing Bridge in the foreground, the Tyne Bridge arch and its stone tower, the roof of The Glasshouse and the lit Hilton on the Gateshead bank, under red and grey cloud reflected in the river
Sunrise from the High Level Bridge, looking east over the Swing Bridge to the Tyne Bridge, The Glasshouse and the Hilton. Photograph: Andy, 6:45am, 27 September 2026.
The High Level Bridge before dawn from the Gateshead bank at low tide: the lit iron bow-string spans on their stone piers reflected in still water, the Castle Keep and Newcastle skyline to the left
The High Level Bridge from the south bank at first light, low water. Photograph: Andy, September 2026.

Every photograph here was taken by a resident. If you live in Ochre Yards or the Railway Quarter and have one you'd like included, send it to us with a line on where you took it and when.