Parks · North East England
North East Coast Exhibition
North East Coast Exhibition in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
North East Coast Exhibition is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The North East Coast Exhibition was a world's fair held in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear and ran from May to October 1929. Held five years after the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park, London, and at the start of the Great Depression the event was held to encourage local heavy industry.
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Background
History
It was opened on 14 May by the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in what is now Newcastle's Exhibition Park. When it closed on 26 October over 4 million people had attended (with an average of 30 000 visitors per day)
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- Coordinates
- 54.9840, -1.6150
- Opening
- 14 May 1929
- Official site
- www.tsmee.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16958781 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North East Coast Exhibition (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North East Coast Exhibition?
- North East Coast Exhibition is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9840°, -1.6150°.
- What are the opening hours for North East Coast Exhibition?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: 14 May 1929. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.