The Day the Sky Fell In: Tragedy on the Town Moor
We all know Victorian Newcastle must have been a dangerous place to live in - disease and crime to name a few. Sue Hope has delved into...
Jessica Cox
- Jun 19, 2021
- 4 min
The Newcastle Lying-in Hospital and its Hidden Maternal Histories
Not far from Newcastle’s imposing Central Station, a narrow street named Rosemary Lane leads towards the Church of St. John. In the...
Anthony Wright
- Jun 1, 2021
- 13 min
Garibaldi and the Tyneside Radicals
Anthony Wright, Archaeology and Ancient History graduate of Newcastle University and freelance writer, explores the life of Giuseppe...
Kieran Carter
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
The Tyneside Manufactories I: Stephenson Works
This is an article from the Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury, dated Saturday 2 May 1846. It has been transcribed by our good friend...