Lighting the Fire of Football
‘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
Tynemouth
The Best Outcome for Tynemouth Outdoor Pool
The Best Outcome for Tynemouth Outdoor Pool 10th Jan 2024 by Luan Hanratty The Sunrise Cycleway may be unpopular, but that doesn’t change the new… Read More »The Best Outcome for Tynemouth Outdoor Pool
Barquentine “FAME”
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”
The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to Be Flattened
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
A Roman Dune Burial in Tynemouth
By Gary Holland Many of us local to Tyneside will have fond memories of the Plaza in Tynemouth. Depending on your age, you may have… Read More »A Roman Dune Burial in Tynemouth
Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring
Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring 17th August 2023 by Luan Hanratty Tynemouth’s drinking fountains, built within a year of each other, in 1861 and 1862,… Read More »Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring
Mouth of the Tyne
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
Harriet Martineau’s Musings on Tynemouth
Harriet Martineau’s Musings on Tynemouth Harriet Martineau was a pioneering Enlightenment thinker. Primarily a feminist and abolitionist, she was at the centre of intellectual society… Read More »Harriet Martineau’s Musings on Tynemouth
The Beginnings of Tynemouth
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
The Case for a Tynemouth Museum
The Case for a Tynemouth Museum 4th April 2023 by Luan Hanratty A recent thread on the Facebook page of Tynemouth Councillor, Lewis Bartoli, raised… Read More »The Case for a Tynemouth Museum