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The ‘Golden Age’ of Newcastle’s Netties
Public Conveniences were, and arguably still should be, part of our urban furniture. As part of her wider project on the subject, Maud...

Maud Webster
Jan 16, 20246 min read


Women Making Memory: County Durham Women Making Sense of their Mining Heritage
It is true to say the history and our conversations about the North East's mining heritage and its legacy is built around the men that...
Anya Chuykov
Jan 28, 20226 min read


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...
Jessica Cox
Jun 19, 20214 min read


The Shocking Tragedy of Choppington
Heather Welford writes about the tragic tale of Charles, a young child from South East Northumberland who was killed in a saddening turn...

Heather Welford
Feb 6, 20214 min read
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