Tynemouth’s First Tripadvisor Review “Thick sea-frets roll in, wrapping everything in gloom. Dim eyes, hoarse voices, sore throats are the consequence. Spring and summer never… Read More »Tynemouth’s First Tripadvisor Review
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
Always be careful when cooking and eating wild plants. Many are toxic and easily mistaken. Wild Cabbage Brassica oleracea — Towards the end of the summer and beginning… Read More »Things the Medieval Monks of Tynemouth Ate
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
By Gary Holland Tynemouth is a place that is steeped in history. The town has seen invasions by the Romans and Vikings, two World Wars,… Read More »The Beginnings of Tynemouth
Time and the Shoe Man By Celia Bryce This short fantasy story about North Shields was written by Tynemouth writer and singer-songwriter, Celia Bryce, for… Read More »Time and the Shoe Man
At Tynemouth Priory by William Lisle Bowles AFTER A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE.As slow I climb the cliff’s ascending side,Much musing on the track of terror past,When… Read More »At Tynemouth Priory
The following is a summary of a fascinating trial in 1593 that took place against the backdrop of Tynemouth Castle and the lucrative North Shields… Read More »“Ryoutous and Rowtous” Armed Mobs at Tynemouth Castle and the Longsands: A Case from the Star Chamber, 1593
Despite its proximity to North Shields and Tynemouth, the story of South Shields weaves its own way through the ages. In Roman times, it was… Read More »What’s in a Name: Part 4: The Stronghold at South Shields
Benebalcrag, May 7th 794 — by Robert Westall Part 1 Part 2 Or listen to the story here: The links above are to a previously unpublished… Read More »Benebalcrag, May 7th 794 — by Robert Westall
