The Chare’s of Newcastle city
3 min readJun 4, 2020
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I’ve always had a keen interest in the history of my home, Newcastle upon Tyne.
So much rich information exists, if you dig deep enough, or know the right historian!
One aspect I found curious was the Chare. It’s a word that seemingly only appears up here, in the North.
It describes a narrow alleyway or passage and it is said there was around 20 of them on the…