Former shipbuilding town
Jarrow is situated on the south side of the River Tyne, a few miles from the mouth of the river.
One end of the Tyne Tunnel is in Jarrow.
The pedestrian and cycle tunnel also runs under the River Tyne from Jarrow to Howdon, it was opened in 1951.
The tunnels which are side by side are 900 ft (274 m) in length, and lie 40 ft (12.3 m) below the bed of the River Tyne.
The Waygood-Otis escalators have 306 wooden steps each, and are the original models from 1951. At the time of construction, they were the longest single-rise escalators in the world, with a vertical rise of 85ft (25.9m) and a length of approximately 200 ft (60 m). The tunnels are Grade II listed.
St. Pauls Church and the ruins of Bedes monastery at Jarrow - This was home to the Venerable
Bede, he wrote the first "Historie of England" here, you can learn all about his life and works
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Jarrow is also known for the Jarrow March, when men of the town walked to London in a
bid to get work.
The plaque on Jarrow Town Hall commemorating the Jarrow March
Photo taken 1985
Alan Hull wrote a song about the Jarrow March called Marshall Riley's Army, he sang it with his group
Lindisfarne.
"in October 36 they took a trip the men who
made the ships, searching for some kind of salvation"...
Jarrow lad
Alan Price had a hit record called "The Jarrow Song".
On January 30th, 1904 a statue of Charles Palmer which still stands in Jarrow, was unveiled by
Lady Palmer. It's inscription reads:
