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African Footsteps
Heritage Open Day: Follow in the footsteps of Paul Robeson, Frederick Douglass, and 18th–20th century African and Caribbean residents and students. This heritage walk celebrates the people and places that shaped history in Newcastle. This accessible walk shines a light on our heritage linked to place and people.
The walk starts at the Royal Station Hotel, a Grade II listed building where we will enjoy the songs of Paul Robeson, learning about his life and glimpsing the Grade II listed interior of the hotel.
The nearby Grade 1 Railway Station, with its barrel-vaulted roof, the first of its kind, highlights the significance of the railways in enabling abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass to increase support from the North East citizens against enslavement in North America.
The walk starts at the Royal Station Hotel, a Grade II listed building where we will enjoy the songs of Paul Robeson, learning about his life and glimpsing the Grade II listed interior of the hotel.
The nearby Grade 1 Railway Station, with its barrel-vaulted roof, the first of its kind, highlights the significance of the railways in enabling abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass to increase support from the North East citizens against enslavement in North America.
Saturday 20 September
Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 5DH
Sat 20 Sep:1200, 1300, 1400, 1500 & 1600; Free Entry.
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