Ms Critique: There is some misunderstanding there.
Rabbi Royde is the principal of Manchester Old and is not connected to any of the Gateshead Sems. The principals in Gateshead Old are Rabbi Kohn & Rabbi Miller.
As far as I know Rabbi M Salomon shlitah did not give a regular shiur there. Just once or twice a year.
That sem has a 3 year intense Kodesh program with no or little vocational courses. For studious frum girls it is an excellent choice.
Gateshead New (BCR) is headed by Rabbi Katz and during their two years program, they do have Kodesh in the morning and courses in the afternoon. Even less studious girls will be very happy there as there is a lovely family-atmosphere. It used to have a name of being a more modern sem, but Rabbi Katz has pulled it up over the years.