As an addition to my first post at the top, Orbx have done a FANTASTIC job on the Gateshead, south side of the Tyne, down by the swing bridge there is a little road, where you can park for free, if you get in early enough and an inexpensive car park further along....all excellently modelled. I work on the Newcastle side right near to the bridge, the Office tower that your first see at the North end of the Tyne Bridge is excellently modelled, our office just behind seems to have lost about 5 floors for some reason, its a 7 floor office (Save's me getting the lift to the 6th,cheers) but the alleyways and roads are spot on.
That swing bridge is 'swung' every Wednesday at 2pm....at 150 years old victorian lady.....she sometimes won't either open or gets open and creaks and groans about closing, but there's not much boat traffic that uses that bit any longer.