Dunston was originally an independent village and is now an area of Gateshead in the United Kingdom. Gateshead Millennium Bridge Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ...
Dunston is located on the River Tyne. Formerly the site of an advanced power station, it is now home to the Metrocentre, the largest shopping and leisure centre in Europe. Dunston is also known for its preserved wooden staithes (structures for loading coal onto ships), a relic from its days as a colliery. The River Tyne can refer to two rivers in the United Kingdom: River Tyne, England River Tyne, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Located close to the riverside at Dunston, Gateshead, UK on a former industrial site, MetroCentre opened in 1986 and is the largest shopping and leisure centre in Europe. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ...
Footballer Paul Gascoigne and singer Brian Johnson grew up in Dunson. Paul John Gascoigne (born in Gateshead, England on May 27, 1967) is an English football coach and former player, often referred to by his nickname Gazza. ... A rare picture of a hatless Brian Johnson, taken in 1980. ...
The area is serviced by the Dunston railway station, along the Tyne Valley Line. Dunston railway station is a railway station in Tyne and Wear, northern England. ... The Tyne Valley Line, also known as the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR), is a railway line in northern England. ...
Dunston Pillar is a stone tower that stands beside the A15 (the ancient route of Ermine Street, one of the most important Roman roads in Britain) approximately 10 km south of Lincoln near the junction of the B1178 (also known as Tower Lane).
The tower was built by Sir Francis Dashwood (better known as the founder of the Hellfire Club) in 1751 as a 'land lighthouse'—a navigational aid to assist travellers crossing the heathland around Dunston and Nocton.
The land lighthouse also aimed to improve the safety of one of the most treacherous areas of the county for 18th century travellers (who were being waylaid by highwaymen such as the notorious Dick Turpin).
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