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In the Edwardian period the [[Spanish City]] was opened, a pleasure park built of white-painted reinforced concrete in a Spanish-Moorish style by architects [[Cackett & Burns Dick]] of Newcastle. The Spanish City survives, but is no longer (2007) a funfair. Derelict, it awaits new uses. The Spanish City was mentioned in the plangent ''Tunnel of Love'' by ''The Police'' - Sting (Gordon Sumner), coming from the nearby industrial town of [[Wallsend]], would have been well familiar with Whitley Bay.  

In the Edwardian period the [[Spanish City]] was opened, a pleasure park built of white-painted reinforced concrete in a Spanish-Moorish style by architects [[Cackett & Burns Dick]] of Newcastle. The Spanish City survives, but is no longer (2007) a funfair. Derelict, it awaits new uses. The Spanish City was mentioned in the plangent ''Tunnel of Love'' by ''The Police'' - Sting (Gordon Sumner), coming from the nearby industrial town of [[Wallsend]], would have been well familiar with Whitley Bay.  

Today Whitley Bay retains popularity as a residential centre (linked by the modern Metro system to Newcastle and other towns in [[Tyne & Wear]]), but the sea front is depressing and run down: Glasgow workers no longer wish for the chilly Northumbrian coast, but go abroad to warmer climes. The local council periodically produces plans to rejuvenate the resort, but it remains a fine location and subject for students of melancholy.

Today Whitley Bay retains popularity as a residential centre (linked by the modern Metro system to Newcastle and other towns in [[Tyne & Wear]]).

[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]

[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]