Northern Day Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The name of the designated "new town" that was set up in Northumberland in the 1960s partly to deal with overspill population from Newcastle
  2. 3. The name of the oldest surviving 18th century warship that can be seen at the maritime museum at the Royal Navy Museum at Hartlepool
  3. 6. Newcastle’s Town Moor is home to this type of farm animal in the summer months
  4. 7. British explorer, navigator, and cartographer, Captain James Cook was born in a suburb of this town in 1728
  5. 9. Where you would find a Saxon and a Norman church, only metres apart, respectively known as ‘The White Church’ and ‘The Black Church
  6. 10. This cake is a type of bread that originated in North East England, it is a flat and round loaf usually about 12 inches in diameter with an indent in the middle
  7. 12. This Castle was used in several scenes within the Harry Potter Franchise
  8. 14. Which town was designated a new town in 1964 and became part of the City of Sunderland in 1974
  9. 15. Dean Street is famous for this type of Architecture
  10. 18. It took this many years to build the Tyne Bridge
  11. 20. North East town known to the Romans as Corstopitum (or Coriosopitum)
  12. 21. Which luxury and lifestyle brand clothing company began life in 1894 in the Market Place in South Shields
  13. 22. Sam Fender starred in the first episode of this British TV series
Down
  1. 1. Built on a hillside above the town of Rothbury, this was the first house in the world to be powered by hydro-electricity
  2. 2. In which North East range of hills might you find Happy Valley?
  3. 4. In 2011 this well known radio station changed its name to Capital North East, what was it known as previously
  4. 5. Where were the Sans Pareil and Royal George locomotives built
  5. 8. This famous North East singer took his stage name from wearing a black and yellow jumper
  6. 11. The first ever Greggs Bakery Opened here
  7. 13. The well-known alternative name for Holy Island, a tidal island off the northeast coast of England
  8. 16. William Owen invented this drink in his shop in Barras Bridge, Newcastle, in 1927
  9. 17. This South Tyneside town was the starting point in 1936 of a famous march to London to protest against unemployment in Britain
  10. 19. The area of Durham City is thought to have a name that means ‘swan island’