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Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… 13 where Captain Sinclair fell, and pushed forward to the Sandhill, "with flying collours and roaring Drummes." Here …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… the Merchants' Hall. A fountain, which was erected on the Sandhill, run wine for a considerable time; fire-works were … at the artillery ground, and the Yorkshire Buffs on the Sandhill, where a fountain ran with wine. The rejoicings … Many of the shops, cellars, and warehouses in the Close, Sandhill, Quayside, Sandgate, and Gateshead, were filled with …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… were afterwards printed. 1 A balloon was set off from the Sandhill, Newcastle, on August 9, 1784, by Mr. Clarke, jun. … of the corporation, with the regalia, appeared on the Sandhill, attended by the sergeants at mace, 18 free porters … Cross, the proclamation was also read. On returning to the Sandhill, a feu de joie was fired, wine was handed to the …
Old and New London
… every visitor to Newcastle pause before an old house in Sandhill, and look up at the blue pane which marks the window …