611:, and the Tyne Improvement Commission. The Tyne Improvement Commission conservation lasted from 1850 until 1968. The 1850–1950 era was the worst period for pollution of the river. The Tyne Improvement Commission laid the foundations for what has become the modern day Port of Tyne. Under the management of the Tyne Improvement Commissioners, over a period of the first 70 years the Tyne was deepened from 1.83 to 9.14 m (6 feet 0 inches to 30 feet 0 inches) and had 150 million tonnes dredged from it. Inside these 70 years, the two Tyne piers were built; Northumbrian, Tyne and Albert Docks were built, as well as the staithes at Whitehill and Dunston. This infrastructure enabled millions of tonnes of cargo to be handled by the Port by 1910. The tidal river has been managed by the
665:(a structure for loading coal onto ships) were located at Dunston in Gateshead, Hebburn and Tyne Dock, South Shields. The wooden staithes at Dunston, built in 1890, have been preserved, although they were partially destroyed by fire in 2006 and then a further fire in May 2020 means that the Staithes is becoming more vulnerable to vandalism and would need extensive financing to preserve it and make it secure. In 2016, Tyne Dock, South Shields was still involved with coal, importing 2 million tonnes of shipments a year. The lower reaches of the Tyne were, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, one of the world's most important centres of
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The Tyne Salmon Trail will serve as a celebration of the river, its heritage and its increasingly diverse ecosystem. Historically a major symbol in the regional identity of the North East of
England, the river plays host to a plethora of different species, the number of which is growing year on year
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Catchment. The Trust aims to achieve this through Actions to: Improve Habitat; Get Better Information and Promote Better Understanding; Grow the Reputation of the Tyne
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FINS, REFLECTION and JOURNEY were the first three cubes to be launched in
December 2007 from a family of ten. Each cube is inspired by the textures, changing colours, movement and journey of the salmon. With each offering a 'modern day keepsake' to take away, in the form of a designed Bluetooth
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in line with the rivers improving health. The trail looks to capture the imagination of residents and tourists visiting the area – providing them with the ultimate 'fact finding' design experience, which celebrates the salmon's migratory journey in the
Northeast of England.
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The other cubes will be moving along the River Tyne over one year visiting different locations from
Kielder to the Mouth of the Tyne in the summer 2008 before starting their long journey back to their birthplace.
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1284:Port of Tyne staff (30 July 2017).
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773:List of crossings of the River Tyne
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1346:"Coal heritage goes up in flames"
1045:Owen, Susan; et al. (2005).
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1569:Geography of Newcastle upon Tyne
1048:Rivers and the British Landscape
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971:Association of Rivers Trusts
879:Spanish sculptor, Juan Muñoz
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1207:"The Tyne's origins"
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1001:Tyne-class lifeboats
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522:Borough of Gateshead
227:55.01028°N 1.41889°W
30:For other uses, see
1529:Bridges On The Tyne
1506:Leona J. Skelton.
1456:"Tyne Salmon Trail"
1316:"Tyne Rivers Trust"
1186:. Gateshead Council
1114:. Tyne Rivers Trust
805:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
526:Newcastle upon Tyne
433:. It flows through
297:Basin features
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1554:Rivers of Cumbria
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