By Thomas Bainbridge The Australian story, paid for so dearly amidst the burning sand and scrub of the Gallipoli peninsula, was written by a small band… Read More »Kirkpatrick and His Donkey: A South Shields Hero Who Saved Hundreds of ANZAC Lives at Gallipoli
Upcoming Talk at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery 10th Jun 2026 From the Shields Gazette: https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/historian-to-delve-into-the-early-medieval-period-of-south-shields-8666152 Historian to delve into the Early Medieval period… Read More »Upcoming Talk at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
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
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
Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project By Luan Hanratty I caught up with the lads at the North East Maritime Trust at their boat yard… Read More »Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project
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
