Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project
Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project By Luan Hanratty I caught up with the lads at the North East Maritime Trust at their boat yard… Read More »Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project
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Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Through the Ages — Part 1
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Through the Ages — Part 1 By Luan Hanratty I sat down with Brigade Chairman, John D. Wright, who illuminated the… Read More »Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Through the Ages — Part 1
Collingwood’s Dispatch from the Battle of Trafalgar
As reported in the London Gazette Extraordinary, Nov 6th 1805. Euryalus, off Cape Trafalgar,22nd October 1805. Sir, The ever to be lamented death of Vice… Read More »Collingwood’s Dispatch from the Battle of Trafalgar
Application for Sauna Cabin on King Edward’s Bay
Application for Sauna Cabin on King Edward’s Bay Add your support to the Council Planning Portal for a timber sauna cabin on King Edward’s Bay… Read More »Application for Sauna Cabin on King Edward’s Bay
Right of Way Dispute on South Shields’ Riverfront
Right of Way Dispute on South Shields’ Riverfront 17th July 2024 by Luan Hanratty A ‘Definitive Map Modification Order’ application was rejected on Monday 15th… Read More »Right of Way Dispute on South Shields’ Riverfront
Tynemouth’s Bronze Statue of Queen Victoria Has a Twin in India
Tynemouth’s Bronze Statue of Queen Victoria Has a Twin in India Almost every large town and city in the Commonwealth has a Queen Victoria statue.… Read More »Tynemouth’s Bronze Statue of Queen Victoria Has a Twin in India
The Real Meaning of Caer Urfa
I’ve written a previous piece on what I think the ancient post-Roman name for South Shields, Caer Urfa, could mean, and I now believe this… Read More »The Real Meaning of Caer Urfa
A Map 🗺️ and An Anchor ⚓
In the yard of Trinity House on the Quayside in Newcastle, the longest continuously owned piece of land in the city, there is an anchor… Read More »A Map 🗺️ and An Anchor ⚓
The Mystery of Arbeia’s Dock
No one knows where the port for Arbeia was, where so many tons of goods, people and coinage passed through so many centuries ago. But… Read More »The Mystery of Arbeia’s Dock
The River Tyne God
The Tyne Improvement Commission were formed in 1850 and brought together the 4 boroughs of Tyneside to serve the river and maintain it. Their motto… Read More »The River Tyne God