Baillie's directory of 1801 describes the Oakwellgate Brewery of McCleod & Sons as 'one of the largest in the north producing great quantities of porter and beer'. The brewery building was said to be 'very elegant', formerly the residence of Sir John Coll, later converted to a textile mill in 1762 and later a brewery. It was notable for having a steam engine for grinding malt (smaller breweries at this time used horse power). McCleod & Sons had 20 public houses in 1801. They left the brewery in 1812 and the building became a brass foundry.

In 1770 a brewhouse at Trinity Chare was let to John Thompson for £4 a year. He died by 1788 and the brewhouse was taken over by James and Thomas Row, who are listed in Baillie's directory of 1801 as 'the property of Messrs Row and Richardson, where great quantities of beer and porter are brewed'. Bennison states that the term 'porter' implies a brewer displaying innovation, because Porter was recorded in 1807 to have been recently introduced into Tyneside breweries. James Row died in 1807 when the business included a leasehold malting in Rewcastle Chare, warehouses and cellars in Broad Chare and three public houses. A malthouse (HER 10429) is shown at the end of Trinity Chare on second edition OS.

A 1782 directory lists Clapham & King as brewers in Javal Group. By the late 1780s this had become Clapham & Co. or Anthony Clapham & Co. Baillie's directory of 1801 lists 'the brewery of Messrs Clapham & Co. in the Close', at which time it is described as 'well-accustomed'. However it disappeared around 1805.

Baillie's 1801 directory mentions 'an extensive brewery nigh Pilgrim Street Gate'. Directory entries from 1787 to 1795 list the brewery of John Graham Clarke Esq, 'merchant and brewer'.

Home of Gateshead Fell Cricket Club since 1880.

A hospital at Werhale is documented between 1265 and 1344 as a dependency of Durham. Werhale is a territory name (like the Wirral) for an estate which lay between the lower courses of the rivers Tyne and Wear, an estate which included the twin monasteries of Jarrow and Monkwearmouth and the villages of Jarrow, Over and Nether Heworth, Monkton, Harton, Southwick, Monkwearmouth, Fulwell, Hedworth, Hebburn, South Shields, Monkwearmouth, Newton Garths, Westoe, Preston, Simonside, Whitburn, Cleadon, West Boldon and East Boldon.. The 'halh' element probably means 'nook' or 'corner'.

A medieval manor house is mentioned in a document of 1615. This is the site of Blackhall Farm shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1850.

The Metro Centre, which opened in 1987, was designed by Ronald Chipchase & Associates 1987. At this time, the 2.25 million sq ft complex was the largest out-of-town shopping centre in Europe and was renowned for its indoor theme park, complete with rollercoaster. There are 350 retailers with units along malls that are roughly H-shaped. The two-storey malls have double-pitched glazed roofs and buff terrazzo flooring and finishes with 'egg-box' panelled ceilings. Along with the theme park, other themed areas include The Meditteranean Village and The Antiques Village. Here the shops have old-fashioned shopfronts inserted into 'traditional' facades with gables and dormers. The floor is paved with quarry tiles and the area is lit with lanterns. There is also a large food court and 50 restaurants and bars. Outside, the centre is surrounded by surface, and multi-storey car parks. The flat-roofed building is not impressive from the outside. It is of steel-frame construction and the largely blind walls are clad in red brick although there are some areas of mirrored glazing.

The Gateshead Millenium Bridge was designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects with Gifford and Partners as engineers. It links Newcastle Quayside with the new arts and cultural area at Gateshead Quays. The bridge opened in September 2001. It spans between two new concrete islands running parallel to each quay side. The bridge between these two caissons has two parallel decks for pedestrian and cycle paths. The structure pivots upwards like a closed eyelid slowly opening to form a gateway arch for ships to pass under, the 25 metre clearance being the same as the Tyne Bridge.

Vicarage of the Church of the Venerable Bede.