The Royal Mining Engineering Jubilee Exhibition was held in 1887 (delayed from planned 1886 opening) at Newcastle's

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and Bull Park (renamed the Exhibition Park later in 1929.

Summary

Over two million people attended, and the fair made money. It was opened in May 1887 by the

Duke of Cambridge Duke of Cambridge, one of several current royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom , is a hereditary title of specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. The title (named after the city of Cambridge in England) is heritable by male des ...

and closed 28 October 1887. There was a two-storey refreshment pavilion, a two thirds size replica of the old Tyne Bridge, gardens, a theatre and art galleries.

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Image of the replica Tyne Bridge

Bandstand
{{List of world's fairs in Ireland and Great Britain 1887 in England