Northern Day Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 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
- 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
- 6. Newcastle’s Town Moor is home to this type of farm animal in the summer months
- 7. British explorer, navigator, and cartographer, Captain James Cook was born in a suburb of this town in 1728
- 9. Where you would find a Saxon and a Norman church, only metres apart, respectively known as ‘The White Church’ and ‘The Black Church
- 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
- 12. This Castle was used in several scenes within the Harry Potter Franchise
- 14. Which town was designated a new town in 1964 and became part of the City of Sunderland in 1974
- 15. Dean Street is famous for this type of Architecture
- 18. It took this many years to build the Tyne Bridge
- 20. North East town known to the Romans as Corstopitum (or Coriosopitum)
- 21. Which luxury and lifestyle brand clothing company began life in 1894 in the Market Place in South Shields
- 22. Sam Fender starred in the first episode of this British TV series
Down
- 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. In which North East range of hills might you find Happy Valley?
- 4. In 2011 this well known radio station changed its name to Capital North East, what was it known as previously
- 5. Where were the Sans Pareil and Royal George locomotives built
- 8. This famous North East singer took his stage name from wearing a black and yellow jumper
- 11. The first ever Greggs Bakery Opened here
- 13. The well-known alternative name for Holy Island, a tidal island off the northeast coast of England
- 16. William Owen invented this drink in his shop in Barras Bridge, Newcastle, in 1927
- 17. This South Tyneside town was the starting point in 1936 of a famous march to London to protest against unemployment in Britain
- 19. The area of Durham City is thought to have a name that means ‘swan island’