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Why do we call them gallowas?
Morning everyone. Here's a fantastic piece by Miriam Bibby on the subject of dialect - an area which continues to fascinate and engage....

Miriam Bibby
Dec 9, 20246 min read


R. Blackett Charlton - An Engineering Enterprise
Blackett Charlton's were a Geordie firm through and through, which you might expect given two surnames laden with Northumbrian heritage. Charlie MacCallam comprehensively tells the story of this once dominant engineers from its beginning, on the side streets of Newcastle, through its peaks to its recent twilight years. R. Blackett Charlton & Co were a Newcastle company founded by a young engineer, Robert Blackett Charlton in 1860. This engineering enterprise started at the he

Charlie MacCallam
Nov 14, 202418 min read


Samuel Plimsoll's strong connections to North East England
by Miriam A Bibby 2024 is the bicentenary of the birth of Samuel Plimsoll, and I recently wrote an article about him for Historic UK’s...

Miriam Bibby
Oct 25, 20245 min read


North East History Compendium vol. 3 - Pre-Orders Open
Hello! I'm very very excited to say pre orders are now open for the third volume of our popular annual publication, the North East...

Kieran Carter
Sep 1, 20242 min read
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