During my recent stay in Newcastle I also visited Tynemouth, a small seaside town located, as the name implies, at the mouth of the Tyne.

Tynemouth Priory, founded and built in the 7th century on a spot that has been settled since pre-Roman times

According the Wikipedia, this giant statue overlooking the mouth of the Tyne depicts Lord Collingwood, Nelson's second-in-command at Trafalgar. IMO he got a nicer view than his commanding officer.
Lovely train station roof! So was that priory a castle eventually?
Apparently, it started out as a Roman fort (and probably something else before), then became a priory with a castle for protection against vikings, etc… There is a ruined church on the premises, but it didn’t come out right on the photo.
Ah, so a fortified abbey. I always associate castles with the aristocracy ^^