Sixty years ago the newly-formed Newcastle City Guides set off with their first tour group on one of their original four walks, tracking the town walls, with the guides pointing out and describing the landmarks along the way.
This year the guides celebrate their diamond anniversary, which includes a special walk, titled Gone but not Forgotten, that traces the original taken in 1963. The guides have also produced a booklet which shows what prominent buildings have vanished over the years and what has replaced them.
The Association of Newcastle City Guides was founded by the city council to promote tourism, and Lord Mayor Karen Robinson says: “Newcastle has experienced huge changes over the last six decades as old landmarks have been swept away and new ones have arisen in their place. Newcastle is a compact and attractive city and Gone but not Forgotten traces the route of one of the four original walks, identifying buildings and streets that have disappeared since 1963.”
