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Erimus: Uncovering Teesside’s missing LGBT+ history
There’s an odd stereotype about our LGBT+ community on Teesside: that it doesn’t exist. It’s not true, of course: census data earlier...
Luke Myer
Feb 14, 20247 min read


Tenderness and remembrance at Barras Bridge
Regular contributor and prolific local historian Ken Smith continues his research on the memorials at Barras Bridge - the centre of...
Ken Smith
Jan 31, 20244 min read


New: The Des Kelly Collection
Hi everyone! Hope you're all well. I just wanted to let you know we have a collection of incredible industrial photographs taken by Des...

Kieran Carter
Jan 19, 20241 min read


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
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