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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Fieneke2 on May 22, 2011, 10:14:18 PM

Title: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Fieneke2 on May 22, 2011, 10:14:18 PM: My friend Paul (Pablo Lucas) produces videos and in the last one, he showed some parts of New Castle.

As you all know Mark moved from Glasgow to Gosforth (New Castle) and I asked Paul if it was possible to make a little video of places where Mark lived when he was young and of the Spanish City, Mark is singing about in Tunnel of Love!

Meanwhile things might have changed, but it
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: superval99 on May 23, 2011, 09:27:32 AM: Hi Fieneke! Thank you SO much for this video! It was really nice to follow Mark's walk to school and also, especially nice to see Spanish City at Whitley Bay with the perfect choice of music BTW! :D Thanks to Paul also for filming this for us all to see! :)
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Fieneke2 on May 23, 2011, 09:43:54 PM: It is good to hear that you liked the video Val! ;D

I also enjoyed watching and listening to this beautiful song!

Fieneke
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Banjo99uk on May 24, 2011, 04:24:23 AM: Hi Fieneke
Do you know where the audio for the video comes from. I figure its 85/86 but do you know which concert.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Fieneke2 on May 24, 2011, 09:16:05 PM: Hello Banjo99uk,

No, I am sorry, I don't know where the audio came from. My friend must have found it at internet or Youtube. ;)

Fieneke
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: dmg on May 25, 2011, 12:46:29 PM: Quote from: Banjo99uk on May 24, 2011, 04:24:23 AM
Hi Fieneke
Do you know where the audio for the video comes from. I figure its 85/86 but do you know which concert.

Thanks.

Sounds very much like London 10.07.85 to me.
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Jules on May 25, 2011, 10:09:21 PM: Nice video!
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: ds1984 on May 25, 2011, 11:16:52 PM: Actualy is "New Castle" "Newcastle upon Tyne"?
(as far as I know mark is still not a chatelain ;D )
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: ingridswing on May 26, 2011, 11:08:09 AM: Great work, thank Paul from me too!
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Fieneke2 on May 26, 2011, 08:45:23 PM: ds984, I found this information at Wikipedia:
"Newcastle upon Tyne (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne".

Thank you jbaent and Ingrid, I am glad that you both like this little video as well! ;)

Fieneke
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Jules on June 03, 2011, 07:44:03 AM: I also found this at wikipedia

Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620.[1] There are two electoral wards that bear the Gosforth name, East Gosforth and West Gosforth, and modern day Gosforth includes other wards such as Parklands.
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Fieneke2 on June 05, 2011, 03:47:28 PM: Thank you for this information Jbaent.

At wikipedia and in many interviews/ documentaries is written that Mark after moving from Glasgow settled in his mother
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: Jules on June 05, 2011, 11:44:16 PM: Actually I never read anything about Blyth or Gosforth, just about Newcastle Upon Tyne...

Its great the things one learns here!

Thanks Fieneke
Title: Re: Gosforth (New Castle) area!
Post by: jakehadlee on June 20, 2011, 12:56:32 PM: Ah lovely Gosforth - used to live there (Windsor Ave, right by the Metro station). Happy days!