Today I walked past the birthplace & home of one of Newcastle’s greatest engineers - Ove Arup.

He was born in here on Jesmond Vale Terrace in 1895

More info via @oldheaton : https://heatonhistorygroup.org/2018/02/20/sir-ove-arup-engineer-and-philosopher/
On the way there I walked underneath one of his greatest works - the Metro bridge over the Ouseburn Valley in Byker.. – at Ouseburn Farm
– at Ouseburn
& some photos I took off his work in Sydney a few years ago...
Sydney Opera House in construction...

Via @OldHeaton 📸
& pictures I took a while ago of Arup’s Kingsgate Bridge in Durham.. – at Durham Cathedral
Sir Ove Arup, 1895 - 1988 – at Durham Cathedral
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