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Sep 27, 20209 min read

Serial Killer Strikes in Ouseburn!

One Saturday evening in March 1867. Margaret and her daughter, Ann, were walking near the mushroom gangway in the Ouseburn area...

Sep 19, 20201 min read

In Conversation With... Ep 1: Martin Farr

For our first conversation we speak to Dr Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University specialising in British History (any my old l

Sep 12, 20204 min read

Mr Green and his Green Balloon - A Tale of Old North Shields

Mr Charles Green was a famous ‘Aeronaut’, born in 1785 in London, son of a Fruiterer. His first ‘ascent’ was in Green Park, London in 1821..

Sep 7, 20203 min read

A Short History of Stannington Sanatorium

Stannington Sanatorium was the first purposely built hospital for children with tuberculosis in the UK, opening its doors in 1907. At the ti