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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...

Kieran Carter
May 14, 20215 min read


An Interview with my Dad, a Prisoner of War
In this weeks piece, writer Tom Kelly looks back and explores the life of his father in an interview conducted in 1990 just before he...

Tom Kelly
Apr 24, 202111 min read


Man with a Pink Pram #3: Tynemouth to North Shields
Man with a Pink Pram is a series dedicated to showcasing the local history of the North East in the form of short, accessible walks which...

Kieran Carter
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Give Pease Pudding A Chance! – The Forgotten Darlington Railway Origins of Pease Pudding
*This was an Aprils Fools article. Please do not take it as gospel!* Ralph Sloiop investigates the origin's of one of the North East's...

Ralph Sloiop
Apr 1, 20214 min read
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