What is recorded here

This green commemorative plaque records: Tyne Bridge opened by His Majesty King George V. 10th October 1928. Alderman Stephen Easten, O.B.E., J.P. Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne. Alderman William Edwin Wardill, J.P. Mayor of Gateshead.

King George V of the United Kingdom reigned from 1910 to 1936, leading Britain through World War I and significant social reforms; his visit to Newcastle for the opening of the Tyne Bridge in 1928 symbolized royal support for industrial and civic progress.

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