Tyne View - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956655165 ISBN 13: 9780956655165

Publisher: New Writing North, 2012

Synopsis

In July 2011 four Tynesiders, Port of Tyne's then writer in residence Michael Chaplin, artist Birtley Aris, photographer Charles Bell and poet Christy Ducker, set off to walk the tidal length of the River Tyne from South Shields to Tynemouth via Wylam. Their walk took them through changing communities, vital industry and through urban, rural, industrial and post-industrial landscapes. Along the way they interviewed people who work alongside the river from boat builders and taxi drivers to a horse dentist at Bill Quay farm to capture reflections on the past and the future of the Tyne. The resulting book includes pen and ink illustrations, photography, poetry and a written and poetic narrative that captures the ordinary and extraordinary people of the river and the river itself at a point of change. Part social history, part psycho-geography and part love letter, Tyne View captures the soul of Tyneside's big river.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Chaplin was born and brought up in the North East, the son of novelist Sid Chaplin. He has written extensively for television and radio and for Live Theatre in Newcastle. Previous books include Come and See: The Beguiling Story of the Tyneside Cinema.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Writing North
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956655165
• ISBN 13: 9780956655165
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Aris Birtley
• Number of pages: 365