Urban Explorers – Modernist Newcastle

Learn about Newcastle’s Modernist past in this guided tour of the Central Motorway.

Inspired by the Farrell Centre’s Ideal City project, this tour looks to the 1960s and T. Dan Smith’s towering ambitions for the city and region. Photographer and Urban Explorers regular Euan Lynn explores the era’s single most transformative intervention in the city – the Central Motorway – as a route through the architectural, social and political history of Modernist Newcastle.

Important Information

• The tour runs 11:00–13:00
• The group will meet at the Farrell Centre.
• The tour is on foot and will involve considerable walking and possibly some steps.
• In September the weather can be changeable, and attendees are advised to ensure they are prepared for all conditions.

About the leader

Euan Lynn – Artist, photographer and musician, whose work explores the intersection between architecture and politics.

Image credit: Manors Carpark photographed by Euan Lynn, 2021 Photo: Euan Lynn