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
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
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
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 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 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
The Pride of the Tyne Cranes loom the skylineOver the riverIn sunsets of orange and flameGhosts walk the cobbles Cold in the morningsOf merchant ships… Read More »The Pride of the Tyne
An Order to Deploy the Press Gang in North Shields From Dan Jackson on X @Northumbriana: One of the most amazing things in @keelrowbookshop: an… Read More »An Order to Deploy the Press Gang in North Shields
Lung Sounds, Beach by Christopher Martin Christopher Martin is poet based in Tynemouth. His debut collection will be relased in 2025. https://www.instagram.com/martintimations/
St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag From mountain ridge to forest caveThe scattered flowers of summer smile,But dark and heavy rolls the waveThat sweeps round Tynemouth’s… Read More »St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag
The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History 🎶 The outro to Mark Knopfler’s Tunnel of Love has been described as such. It is certainly a… Read More »The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History