One of our recent then-and-now features showed a corner of Newcastle that has changed beyond all recognition over the last 40 or 50 years.
It recalled Marlborough Crescent bus station, as it was in 1976, and the contrasting scene in 2022 where the Centre For Life dominates the location. Both images were captured by amateur photographer Trevor Ermel who has kindly shared much of his superb work with ChronicleLive in recent years.
The Marlborough Crescent/Centre For Life feature prompted Trevor to get in touch with another two photographs showing the western entrance to Newcastle city centre. "I have a pair of pictures looking in the other direction, on Westmorland Road," he says. "The first one was taken in 1977. The fencing in the left foreground would suggest rebuilding work was in progress on Marlborough Crescent bus station - this must be about the time the overall roof was removed. The lorry in the centre is turning right out of Waterloo Street. In the background we have a good view of the top of Blandford House, the Co-operative Wholesale Society Building."
