By Thomas Bainbridge Saint Hilda (614 – 680) was a Derian Princess, connected through blood to the great dynasties of Anglo-Saxon Britan: She grew up amid… Read More »Saint Hilda: The Princess Who Shaped the Northumbrian Church
By Thomas Bainbridge It is a curious observation that the elegance and refinement of Georgian manners contrasted so heavily with the brutality of the criminal code.… Read More »Jobling: Gibbetted at Jarrow and Buried on the Black Middens
On Captains Wharf at the South Shields riverfront is a familiar and much loved piece of public art that looks out across the Tyne. This… Read More »The Day ‘The Spirit of South Shields’ Saved The ‘Spirit of the Tyne’ Ferry
By William Trow 16th July 2021. Summary The following text explains my idea, from evidence found, how the Romans could have created a permanent high… Read More »Possible Roman Navigation Features at The Mouth of The River Tyne
Roman Stones Missing from Mill Dam Roundabout, South Shields 6th Jan 2025 by Luan Hanratty and Gary Holland Update 2: South Tyneside Council have made… Read More »Roman Stones Missing from Mill Dam Roundabout, South Shields
Beneath the busy modern landscape of South Shields lies a forgotten natural feature: a river called the Mill Dam Creek but also known as the… Read More »The Lost Waterway of South Shields: Mill Dam Creek
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
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
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
By Gary Holland There is a famous saying that one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. Therefore this post begins with the author in South… Read More »Medieval Document Discovered in Tyneside Market
