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Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2025The Edith Adamson Carillon at Newcastle Civic Centre
The Edith Adamson Carillon: Jon Bradley
Friday 3rd October 2025
Performance: 3.00pm - 4.00pm
Newcastle Civic Centre
Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7PN
www.newcastle.gov.uk
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***NO TICKETS REQUIRED FOR CARILLON PERFORMANCES
(The music can be heard from The Civic Centre Gardens)
The Edith Adamson Carillon: Jon Bradley
Jon Bradley (Carillon)
This year we once more incorporate the Edith Adamson Carillon at Newcastle Civic Centre into our programme where Jon Bradley will be performing new work on a “Marinal Theme”.
Jonathan started regular recitals in 2015 (Previously the carillon has been played by Richard Jennings, Chris Briggs, John Knox, and Dr. Ian Brunt) and expressed his great enthusiasm for this prestigious and historically significant instrument to become part of the festival.
Heard over a great distance, the Carillon performances will extend to a great audience, celebrating Newcastle’s heritage and encouraging audiences into the outdoor green space surrounding the Civic Centre (the Carillon is situated in the Belfry with the bells played being heard outside and across the city).
For the best listening experience we suggest you head for the courtyard in the centre of Newcastle Civic Centre.
The Edith Adamson Carillon has taken pride of place on Newcastle’s skyline since completed construction in 1967. The 25 bells that make the Carillon were cast in 1966 and bequeathed to Newcastle City Council by James Adamson in memory of his wife, Edith Annie Adamson who died in the same year work commenced on the Civic Centre.
The Carillon is the heaviest of its kind in the world, with a total metal mass of 22 tonnes. The Carillon Tower is adorned with 12 large and 8 small seahorses designed by J. R. M. Cheyne as part of the original building design.
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Age Restrictions | Accessibility | Travel
Age Restrictions: All ages welcome.
Accessibility: The Civic Centre Gardens is a fully accessible city centre public green space best accessed from Haymarket Bus Station or Metro Station. Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor of the Civic Centre.
Travel: Haymarket Bus Station is located 0.2 miles from the Civic Centre Gardens
(approximately 5 minutes walking time).
Haymarket Metro Station is located 0.1 miles from the Civic Centre Gardens just across the street
(approximately 3 minutes walking time).
There is parking available at The Civic Centre Sandyford Square.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge,Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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