Blaydon Burn
Blaydon Races sculpture 80m upriver
Redstone Centre, Keelmans Way, Blaydon on Tyne NE21 5SA, United Kingdom

Blaydon Burn
is a minor waterways place
on the River Tyne between
Tyne - Ouseburn Junction (Junction of the River Tyne and the River Ouseburn ) (5 miles and 7¾ furlongs
to the east) and
Hedwin Streams (Ryton Slipway 70m downriver) (2 miles and 4½ furlongs
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Tyne - Ouseburn Junction is Blaydon Railway Station;
2 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Hedwin Streams is Cromwell Ford;
6½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| Scotswood Bridge | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Scotswood Railway Bridge | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Blaydon Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Tyne - Lemington Gut Junction | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Blaydon Railway Station | 2 furlongs | |
| Blaydon Burn | ||
| Cromwell Ford | 6½ furlongs | |
| Newburn Bridge | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Tyne Riverside Country Park | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Hedwin Streams | 2 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
- Blaydon Races sculpture — associated with this page
- Artwork by Andrew McKeown.
Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility
No information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
place to turn
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
There is no page on Wikipedia called “Blaydon Burn”
Wikipedia pages that might relate to Blaydon Burn
[Blaydon]
and neighbouring Winlaton, which Blaydon is now contiguous with, form the postal town of Blaydon-on-Tyne. The Blaydon/Winlaton resident population in 2011
[Ottovale coke works]
Ottovale coke works was a large industrial complex situated at Blaydon Burn, near Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead, North East England. The complex comprised
[Kielder Water]
Active Teesside Path Head landfill Wilton 11 Closed Blaydon Burn Derwenthaugh Coke Works Newburn Steelworks Portrack Whinfield Proposed North Eastern Energy
[List of power stations in England]
Blaydon Burn Stage 1 Blaydon Tyne and Wear North East 54°57′14.9″N 1°44′38.01″W / 54.954139°N 1.7438917°W / 54.954139; -1.7438917 ("Blaydon Burn Stage
[A. Reyrolle & Company]
Active Teesside Path Head landfill Wilton 11 Closed Blaydon Burn Derwenthaugh Coke Works Newburn Steelworks Portrack Whinfield Proposed North Eastern Energy
[Clarke Chapman]
Active Teesside Path Head landfill Wilton 11 Closed Blaydon Burn Derwenthaugh Coke Works Newburn Steelworks Portrack Whinfield Proposed North Eastern Energy
[Northern Electric]
Active Teesside Path Head landfill Wilton 11 Closed Blaydon Burn Derwenthaugh Coke Works Newburn Steelworks Portrack Whinfield Proposed North Eastern Energy
[Cragside]
Scot R. Norman Shaw. Shaw had begun his career in the office of William Burn and had later studied under Anthony Salvin and George Edmund Street. Salvin
[C. A. Parsons and Company]
Active Teesside Path Head landfill Wilton 11 Closed Blaydon Burn Derwenthaugh Coke Works Newburn Steelworks Portrack Whinfield Proposed North Eastern Energy
[Charles Algernon Parsons]
Active Teesside Path Head landfill Wilton 11 Closed Blaydon Burn Derwenthaugh Coke Works Newburn Steelworks Portrack Whinfield Proposed North Eastern Energy














![Ye shud only seen us gannin’. Photo taken from a train on the Newcastle to Carlisle line. See also [[4297088]] and [[4297154]] (both photographed by Andrew Curtis). by Mike Quinn – 10 March 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/39/63/4396372_a58f8690_120x120.jpg)
![Sculpture to commemorate the Blaydon Races. Distant view from the north side of the River Tyne. There is a closer view here [[4297088]] by Andrew Curtis – 01 January 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/29/71/4297154_49ab6a63_120x120.jpg)
![Sculpture to commemorate the Blaydon Races. The sculpture is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne close to the railway line and Keelman's Way cycle track. It was unveiled in 2012 as part of celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the famous Tyneside song, The Blaydon Races written by Geordie Ridley, which is about the journey to the event on 9th June 1862 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaydon_RacesThe sculpture was commissioned by Gateshead Council close to the site of the Blaydon horse races which from 1861 were held on an island in the River Tyne known as Blaydon Island or Dents Meadow. The first race had been held in 1811 on the site now occupied by Blaydon Railway Station. After removal of the island, dredging and realigning of the river by the Tyne Improvement Commission, races were again revived in 1887 on land at Stella Haugh. The last was held in 1916 http://www.rolyveitch.20m.com/BlaydonRaces.html The work by sculptor Andrew McKeown represents the horses and jockeys as they approach the finishing line. There are three life-size horses and riders, a three-metre tall winning post, and two five-metre high flagpoles made with galvanized steel plate, and pipe.It is intended that the flagpoles will make the artwork stand out in its riverside location beside the new footpath and cycleway from Blaydon Burn to Stella, from passing trains on the Newcastle to Carlisle railway and even, with difficulty, from the north bank of the river [[4297154]].http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/artwork-fitting-tribute-blaydon-races-4408554 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/new-sculpture-unveiled-blaydon-races-1366645 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18550904 https://www.playgroundsculptures.co.uk/gallery/bespoke-designs/blaydon-races-sculpture/ by Andrew Curtis – 01 January 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/29/70/4297088_5dfdcf3b_120x120.jpg)








![Stella House, Newburn Riverside. Stella House is the headquarters of One North East, a regional development agency. Some of our money has been spent on contemporary art in the courtyard and at the entrance [[1829972]]. Very nice but not many people see it here. by Andrew Curtis – 27 April 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/82/99/1829923_71548f78_120x120.jpg)




