River Wear
GNR_20202024-01-16T10:19:10+00:00The River Wear used to be crossed three times by the Great North Road; twice where the river forms a meander around Durham and once a few miles.....
River Trent
GNR_20202024-01-15T17:11:20+00:00The River Trent at Newark marks where you cross from north to south, or vice versa, on the Great North Road. Well, that’s my view though some.....
Ferrybridge Power Station
GNR_20202024-01-16T14:29:25+00:00The giant cooling towers of Ferrybridge power station represented an important psychological milestone for those travelling the Great North Road in.....
Wansford – Bauhaus
GNR_20202022-09-08T15:20:32+00:00This Bauhaus inspired building has been a notable feature for travellers on the Great North Road since it was constructed in the early 1930s. It has seen.....
Ogilby’s Britannia
GNR_20202021-12-04T15:51:23+00:00John Ogilby published an early road atlas of England and Wales. Each of his chosen roads was displayed in linear form. The route from London to Barwick....
History of The Post
GNR_20202024-02-05T14:45:03+00:00The Great North Road developed as a means of faster and more frequent transport of people and goods, but it was the needs of the emerging postal service that....
Hadrian’s Wall
GNR_20202023-07-29T11:04:26+00:00Hadrian’s Wall embodies one of the key reasons for the existence of the Roman Roads north through Britain which were the precursors to our Great North.....
The Banks of Scotland
GNR_20202024-01-16T12:23:11+00:00Edinburgh's banks have long been at the heart of the city's success. The Great North Road was the basis of communication between Britain's two leading.....