Barque “LOWESTOFT”
Crew of the Barque Lowestoft Saved, 17th Nov 1893 On this date 130 years ago, the Lowestoft, a barque from Blyth, ran into trouble on entering… Read More »Barque “LOWESTOFT”
A Discovery About a Priceless Roman Artefact
A Discovery About a Priceless Roman Artefact The Rudge Cup is a enamelled bronze bowl dating from around 130AD. This and two other similar bronze… Read More »A Discovery About a Priceless Roman Artefact
Schooner “PEGGY”
Crew of the Schooner Peggy, Saved, 13th Oct 1891 Shortly after embarking from the Tyne, in darkness and laden with coal, the Peggy met an easterly… Read More »Schooner “PEGGY”
Brigantine “RUPERT”
The Loss of the Brigantine Rupert, 24th Dec 1895 As a great easterly storm struck the country on Christmas Eve 1895, the Rupert, from Faversham… Read More »Brigantine “RUPERT”
Divide et Impera – Another Way to Look at Hadrian’s Wall
Divide et Impera — Another Way to Look at Hadrian’s Wall Maybe a better way to understand Hadrian’s Wall is to look at it as a… Read More »Divide et Impera – Another Way to Look at Hadrian’s Wall
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”
Crossing the Bar
Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889) Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the… Read More »Crossing the Bar
Finding Ad Murum
Finding Ad Murum Part I of II By Luan Hanratty The only mention in history of the Anglo-Saxon palace of Ad Murum (At-the Wall) is from… Read More »Finding Ad Murum
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 by Luan Hanratty The dense… 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