Photos of locations in David Wardhaugh books and extracts from novels

The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas on a winter's day. The cathedral is named after St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and boats,...

The Castle Keep greets you as you arrive in Newcastle from the High Level Bridge. Henry II built the stone Castle Keep between 1172 and...

The Black Gate, Newcastle the last piece of the medieval castle's defences, was built between 1247 and 1250 during the reign of King...

Long Stairs Newcastle, leading from Close on the river front towards Castle Garth. A spooky route for a ghost tour, as featured in...

Dog Leap Stairs can be found in Newcastle's quayside area. It leads from Side up towards The Keep. Frank Rob might have used the stairs...