The Madness of the Newcastle Witch Trials
The Town Under Puritan Tyranny in the 1650s By Thomas Bainbridge With the conclusion of the English Civil War in 1648, the Parliamentarian forces led… Read More »The Madness of the Newcastle Witch Trials
Ralph Gardner
The Ralph Gardner Memorial on Chirton Green in North Shields is to be Restored!
The obelisk should be a proud focal point for people in Shields. But even though it was the site of Gardner’s cottage, it has become… Read More »The Ralph Gardner Memorial on Chirton Green in North Shields is to be Restored!
What the First ‘Shields’ Were Like
The priors of Tynemouth were not just pious clergymen, they were also almost like pirate kings and powerful overlords of the area. They spent much… Read More »What the First ‘Shields’ Were Like