A Discovery About a Priceless Roman Artefact
A Discovery About a Priceless Roman Artefact The Rudge Cup is an enamelled bronze bowl dating from around 130AD. This and two other similar bronze… Read More »A Discovery About a Priceless Roman Artefact
History
Schooner “PEGGY”
Crew of the Schooner Peggy Saved, 13th Oct 1891 Shortly after embarking from the Tyne, in darkness and laden with coal, the Peggy met an easterly… Read More »Schooner “PEGGY”
Brigantine “RUPERT”
The Loss of the Brigantine Rupert, 24th Dec 1895 As a great easterly storm struck the country on Christmas Eve 1895, the Rupert, from Faversham… Read More »Brigantine “RUPERT”
Barquentine “FAME”
The Wreck of the Fame, 20th Oct 1894 A Tempest On this same date as today, 129 years ago, during a similarly brutal storm, the Tynemouth Volunteer… Read More »Barquentine “FAME”
Crossing the Bar
Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889) Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the… Read More »Crossing the Bar
Finding Ad Murum
Finding Ad Murum Part I of II By Luan Hanratty The only mention in history of the Anglo-Saxon palace of Ad Murum (At-the Wall) is from… Read More »Finding Ad Murum
The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to Be Flattened
The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to be Flattened And the Whole Area Re-envisioned as Parkland & Enterprise Space 15th September 2023 by Luan Hanratty The… Read More »The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to Be Flattened
A Roman Dune Burial in Tynemouth
By Gary Holland Many of us local to Tyneside will have fond memories of the Plaza in Tynemouth. Depending on your age, you may have… Read More »A Roman Dune Burial in Tynemouth
Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring
Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring 17th August 2023 by Luan Hanratty Tynemouth’s drinking fountains, built within a year of each other, in 1861 and 1862,… Read More »Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring
Schooner “LIGHT OF THE HAREM”
The Rescue of the Schooner Light Of The Harem, 8th Feb 1870 A full easterly gale drove the ship from Lowestoft behind the North Pier… Read More »Schooner “LIGHT OF THE HAREM”