Baker Perkins
GNR_20202022-07-22T08:58:58+00:00Engineering company, Baker Perkins, operated an overnight Great North Road trunker service between its factories at Peterborough and on Tyneside...
Ermine Street
GNR_20202022-04-18T11:31:04+00:00The southern section of Ermine Street aligns closely with the Old North Road, merging with Great North Road near Godmanchester, before heading eastwards.....
Dere Street
GNR_20202022-06-21T13:25:22+00:00Dere Street is the name generally used to describe the Roman road leading from York to the Firth of Forth. It was constructed by the military to secure the colonisation...
Lindisfarne
GNR_20202022-03-21T18:00:40+00:00The Holy Island of Lindisfarne lies 4 miles from the Great North Road between Berwick and Newcastle. The Northumberland coast is magnificent, and Lindisfarne is...
Buckden Palace
GNR_20202022-02-11T14:17:35+00:00Buckden Palace sits directly alongside the Great North Road. In medieval times it straddled the road in Buckden with the Bishop’s Palace and Little Park to...
King James I
GNR_20202022-01-15T18:39:25+00:00A meandering but triumphant journey south along the Great North Road marked the start of the reign of King James I in 1603. It was his first visit to England...
St Paul’s Cathedral
GNR_20202021-04-08T17:27:34+00:00Saint Paul's Cathedral is not “on” the Great North Road – more one of its “bookends”. However, whether you define the London end of the road...
River Aire
GNR_20202021-02-22T12:49:25+00:00The coaches of the Great North Road and todays vehicles on the A1 cross the River Aire at Ferrybridge. The Roman crossing was further west, by ford across the...
Angel of the North
GNR_20202021-02-25T17:46:13+00:00The Angel of the North arose alongside the Great North Road in February 1998. The 20m high steel statue was deliberately sized and sited to be visible to those travelling...