Tyne Vista Panoramic Magnet

Tyne Vista Panoramic Magnet. Newcastle plastic fridge magnet with photographic print inside. This magnet has a nighttime photograph, taken beside some new apartments above the banks of the River Tyne, of the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside looking down on the iconic buildings and bridges crossing the River Tyne. In this photograph you can see the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the Sage Gateshead music and concert venue, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the Tyne Bridge and Swing Bridge. To the left hand side, beside the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, are some new flats. Hanging on the front of the Baltic building is a huge banner promoting one of the exhibitions inside.

This photograph of the Quayside has a warm, brown tone to it. The photograph was taken late at night, during August, with a long exposure. This has softened the water of the River Tyne and produces clean reflections from the buildings and street lights along both sides of the quayside.

You can also see the Olympic Rings on Tyne Bridge, this photograph was taken in 2012, when Newcastle hosted some of the Olympics football matches at St. James’ Park, the home of Newcastle United Football Club. The first public event of the Olympics that year, was a football match at St. James’ Park. Before the start of the Olympics, The both sides of quayside were packed with onlookers and photographers as the Olympic Flame, was carried around the quayside, there was an exchange of torch bearers on the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

Tyne Vista Panoramic Fridge Magnet, the size of the magnet is 145x50mm. The magnet has a pullout stand which clips into a slot in the back, so that it can stand up. Text on the panoramic magnet reads ‘Newcastle’.

This fridge magnet is part of our Newcastle, Gateshead and Tyneside range of magnets, to view the full range, click here