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Medal - Victoria Visit to Newcastle and Gateshead
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Composition | Pewter |
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| Obverse lettering | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE & GATESHEAD HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE LENGTH OF WATERWAY 512 FEET HIGH WATER TO RAILS 112 FEET YORK NEWCASTLE & BERWICK RAILWAY |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears entirely inscribed text in the central field recording the royal visit, surmounted by a small crown device. A circular legend running around the border names J. Dent Weatherley Esq., Mayor of Newcastle, and George Hawks Esq., Mayor of Gateshead, together with references to both corporations receiving an address and the High Level Bridge. The central inscription records that Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal Family passed through Newcastle upon Tyne on Friday 29 September 1849. |
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| Reverse lettering | J. DENT WEATHERLEY ESQr MAYOR OF NEWCASTLE RECEIVED ADDRESS BOTH CORPORATIONS GEORGE HAWKS ESQr MAYOR OF GATESHEAD THROUGH THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA PRINCE ALBERT AND THE ROYAL FAMILY PASSED THROUGH NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 1849 |
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