Watch List notes:

COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Queen Victoria, Visit to Newcastle and Gateshead, 1849, White Metal Medal, unsigned, Royal train stopped on the High Level railway bridge, rev J DENT WEATHERLEY ESQR MAYOR OF NEWCASTLE ..., 45mm (BHM 2341, R2; Moyaux 35; Swan 61). Good very fine, rare.
The bridge was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and opened 15 August 1849. The Queen's visit was on 28 September, when she received addresses from the mayors of both Newcastle and Gateshead.

Estimate: £70-90