The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth
The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth Oh! the Cliffs of Old Tynemouth they’re wild & they’re sweet,And dear are the waters that roll at their feet;And… Read More »The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth
Luan Hanratty
800 Years of North Shields
800 Years of North Shields Stuck in sodden dugouts while easterly batters,Fish and nets are meant for this dwelling,Great work has gone on, marsh drained… Read More »800 Years of North Shields
Collingwood’s Second Dispatch Following Trafalgar
Euryalus, off Cadiz,24th October 1805. Sir, In my letter of 22nd, I detailed to you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,… Read More »Collingwood’s Second Dispatch Following Trafalgar
A Brig Off the Coast at Tynemouth
This Carmichael was up for auction recently, titled: ‘A Brig Off the Coast at Tynemouth’ (~1840). It’s a lovely busy painting that contrasts two vessels:… Read More »A Brig Off the Coast at Tynemouth
Tynemouth’s First Tripadvisor Review
Tynemouth’s First Tripadvisor Review “Thick sea-frets roll in, wrapping everything in gloom. Dim eyes, hoarse voices, sore throats are the consequence. Spring and summer never… Read More »Tynemouth’s First Tripadvisor Review
City Spirits
City Spirits Under Hadrian’s gaze,Rome’s distant child sprang,A bridge was laid down,With fort upon outcrop,Overlooking the work,By Neptune’s wharf and altar,Dogged burn cleft a town,From lort and sludge,To saturnine… Read More »City Spirits
Ghosts of the Past
Ghosts of the Past No wall ran here,and waves battered no pier.Their boats were beached,and chiefs beseeched,behind the marine palisade,cunning yet afraid,glinting in secret glade.Civilisation… Read More »Ghosts of the Past
A Watchful Eye
A Watchful Eye God wealder,Val our dei,Osiris of our Nile,Knew of these waters,Bringing bread and wine,From Serapis via emperor,To our geard,To our Tyne and mouth,Os-god… Read More »A Watchful Eye
Training with the TVLB on a Lovely Evening in Tynemouth
Training with the TVLB on a Lovely Evening in Tynemouth By Luan Hanratty Do you remember a programme in the 1980s called ‘Duncan Dares’? In… Read More »Training with the TVLB on a Lovely Evening in Tynemouth
A Great Day’s Fishing on JFK II
A Great Day’s Fishing on JFK II By Luan Hanratty We embarked at 7am from the Royal Quays lock on board JFK II, a lovely… Read More »A Great Day’s Fishing on JFK II