The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29
KING EDWARD VISITS
OLD NEWCAST L.E CITY.
For First Time iii Centuries Roy
atty is Seen on#Its PIC Pic:
II. turesqt1e Streets. IA.
OPENS NEW BUILDINGS

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- $780, ~ .>s \ 81 LONDON, Julyi14. Y
5s5 After d lapse Of $50 years, q King Of
b England has Just visited Newcastle.
Il Tho city on tho. Iyne was the scene q
1 tho surrender OF King Charles \ BY the
q Scots 10 the Parliamentary forces in 1G47;
y 1t was proruscly decorated to giYo the
most loyal Of welcomes to King Edward
WI, who opened q new wing Of the ARM
strong College aud a new inflrmnry; opon-
4 ed the magnificent new bridge over the
Tyne ana unveiled q statue Of Queen Vic
NJ torla. lg N 81 w IFS 55.s IN Y
S Tho King and queen were tho guests
u OF the Duke or Northumberland ut his
historic residence, Alnwck Castle The
Y castle, nm imposing pile on the south SIDE
tho Alne; retains some vcstlges OF Nor
/ man nrcllItecture, part Of tho original
Il bllliding Time and the shocks Of war had
brought the castle to tho verge OF ruin
4 whcn IN 1850. It was rcconstruct cd 8and
FL cmbellishcd. The fricze OF The grand
s staircase illustrates the ballad Of Chevy
a Chase. at 81 s ~
The ceremonies In Newcastle were very
elabora TO- particularly those IN connection
f& with the opening Of Armstrong college,.
u The college was founded III ISL and IS q
Il tIltatcd with theEUniversity of Durham.
4 For many years II was known 4 as az, w.
N Durham College OF Scicnce,$but some tlihe
NJ ago II wns decided that the buildings
should be completed MS q $ne emo Y, 20
81 ord Armstrong. The original archltect
was r.. +. Johnson. who died before tho
II scheme was complete. and his designs
4 were finished BY f. Nv. Rich. they nave
been carried out under the superlnle!hNu-
ence Of Nv. II. Knowles. The work nus
+ cost eco, 600. "a
ss5s The urea t hall Is q finely designed room.
twill be used for lectures ana cH ~ !,
tons Tho chief entrance to the .Dullu1l 1'B
admits to u spacious Nestipule' NM WV, ~ ~,
bic floor and coupled columns. ING y! com
plcted butAiing Will contain splendid sets
4 Of lubJintoties, devoted to physical re-
rio George Stephenson Engineering;
&, Laboratory will DO tho great ceil're 2
technical teaching. Near 1t nre inc o MI
necrlng drawing Office ana the ~
museum. Practical electricity VII ~
y tnlpht In the Armstrong Electrlchi -" az y
rutory The beautiful coullcli ro p' 20 -
the left of the mnin entrance.
An Interesting feature OF the opeMhs
81. az the Armstrong College was series OF
experiments In the electrical lnporal
Tho King and Queen were ihVltef' "
look through colored glasses ut an ete ~,
trio arc light, from the centre OF wnisI,
there apparently proceeded aeiiE'i'' ~
vocal and instrumental music. no q, m 4.
planulion il that II choir ma orcncs'.n
,re An room In another part OF tiu
building, to which nre fitted mlcrop''one
z transmittcrs,
The New Bridge.
ar
e for the Northeastern Railway Company
from the designs of the railway COM
pany's own engineer, c. A. Harrison. ~
has been built on caissons nlled With con-
crete Tho old Stephenson bridge was
erected OH piled foundations. Tho new
bridge Is constructed of steel. whereas
the old one Is built of cast-iron. the new
Il structure rests on three granite piers SUP
Il porting latticcwork twenty-seven teet
u deep. The under side of TINS lattice gives
A clear height of 81 feet above high level,
which Will allow the largest ships launch
ID from the l1swick works 70 pass be-
nenth. The structure has been named
Ia 1.Iiing Edward VII bridge"
The buildings forming tho new inrm-
Il ,ry Rake an Impressive ensemble when
,een from the lake In Leazes Park' me
;f interior has been equipped with all the
improvements which have been devised
Jurlnk TtCtUl S'NIo, = ~ S'"P~' :" $500"
nfnlly decorated from funds specially
provided BY penchcent Novocastrians.
Loyal Addresses
on their arrival Mt Alnwlrk the King
ma Queen were greeted with. much en-
,husiasm Addresses from the County
Council and the Justices OF Northumbcr-
4, land were presented. and, accompanied
Fl BY the Duke and Duchess of Northumter-
Innd, Earl Percy and members Of The
y Percy family. and guests at the castle
.hey drove to Hotspur Tower, escorted
5y troop of the Norlhumberland ilns
" ,ars and mounted policemen,
There tho King MAS presented With ar
address, on behalf .of the Asnwiek urbar
d Council and town. while the Queen Was
presented with bouquet OF flowers b,
lizzie Mari on BEHALF OF six girls repre-
,enting the public schools in The 'own,
The royal carriage then nroceeded slow
" through the principal streets 70 AIN
Y Kick CnstLt. In the outer bailey M
queen was presented with another bou
X luei by Miss Elsie Moore on behalf o.
.he girls AZ ths Duchess Gs Norshumber
.ai,d's school