Tuesday, February 3, 2026

WHO? PROMINENT HEATONIANS

Joy of Flying

Although powered flight had been possible for a couple of decades before Joy Tamblin (née Laing) was born, she still deserves a place among...

Potters’ Marks: 90 years at Heaton Hall

Ball Powder to Blue Poles: Fred Olsen

Valentine’s Gift: a talent for music

Towering Chemist: John Glover

WHAT? HEATON HISTORY TOPICS

Sunshine and Sugar

On 19 June 1921,  census night,  two young boys of a similar age were living just across the railway from each other in Heaton....

Bigges Main: pit village near Heaton

Look on a modern OS map of Tyneside and you will find the name ‘Bigges Main’, identifying an area a short distance along the...

Wild West at East End 

The Master Sinker’s Medal

Moving Memorial

Murder on the North Eastern Express

WHERE? HISTORIC HEATON LOCATIONS

WHEN? HEATON TIME-LINE

Stranded: Bert’s Arctic ordeal

At 4.00pm on 11 January 1914, Bert Williamson stood on the frozen Arctic Ocean and, peering through the darkness, saw his ship disappear into...

Heaton versus Napoleon

Woman at Dunkirk: Ena’s war

King Edward I in Heaton

The Prince at Parsons’: 100 years on

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Heaton History Group is for anyone who is connected with Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and is interested in local history. We have an exciting programme of walks and talks and we’re also conducting research into many aspects of the history of Heaton. Explore our website. Then get in touch and come and join us!’

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