Shipwrecks

How the Prior of Tynemouth Brought Newcastle to the Brink of Ruin in 1510

by Luan Hanratty
26 March 20248 January 2025

The following transcript is from a court case at the Star Chamber in 1510, just one year after Henry VIII came to the throne. I… Read More »How the Prior of Tynemouth Brought Newcastle to the Brink of Ruin in 1510

Barquentine “FAME”

by Luan Hanratty
19 October 20238 January 2025

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”

Map of the German bombs dropped in Tynemouth and North Shields during WW2

World War II and Tynemouth Borough

by Luan Hanratty
10 February 20235 July 2024
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The Second World War was a long, hard and messy slog. Everyone was directly affected by it, so much so, that I’d never be able… Read More »World War II and Tynemouth Borough

Shipwrecks

How the Prior of Tynemouth Brought Newcastle to the Brink of Ruin in 1510

Barquentine “FAME”

World War II and Tynemouth Borough

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