NORTH SHIELDS – All Together Now!
It is 9 years this week since we played Highworth Town in a two legged FA Vase semi final. Anyone who went to Erith and… Read More »NORTH SHIELDS – All Together Now!
It is 9 years this week since we played Highworth Town in a two legged FA Vase semi final. Anyone who went to Erith and… Read More »NORTH SHIELDS – All Together Now!
By Gary Holland and Luan Hanratty The image above shows a plan of land ownership of the North Shields area in the 1700s. This fascinating… Read More »A 250 Year Old Plan of Land Ownership in North Shields
INSSA Committee Statement to Members and Supporters following the Meeting with North Shields FC’s Committee On Monday 4th March INSSA’s interim committee met with that… Read More »INSSA Committee Statement to Members and Supporters following the Meeting with North Shields FC’s Committee
Between 1899 and 1901 North Shields Athletic, only newly formed in 1896, were already enjoying success, winning the South Shields and District League and Cup,… Read More »The West End Invincibles: When Shields were Flying High for the First Time
‘Harvest From The Deep’ is a series from the Independent North Shields Supporters Association digging into the history of the football club. Remarkably, this letter… Read More »Lighting the Fire of Football
I’ve worked for several years on the Blake Chesters thesis, steadily building up a picture of the place to strengthen the evidence for a Roman… Read More »Possible Mosaic Found at Blake Chesters in 1970s and 80s
An Open Letter to North Shields FC Committee 31st Jan 2024 Dear Club Committee, We represent the newly formed Independent North Shields Supporters Association. We… Read More »An Open Letter to North Shields FC Committee
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
Mouth of the Tyne by Jerome Hanratty (1930-2013) A hard grey day, haloed with fret;Soiled towers poke from broken walls and bitter grass,Merge with the… Read More »Mouth of the Tyne
Under Howard Street by Dean Jolly I often thought as one does wonderLost in musings when one walks to workWhat hides neath Howard Street I’d… Read More »Under Howard Street