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Knitting Laws

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During the First World War, the occupants of 15 Tenth Avenue, Heaton were a Mr and Mrs Laws and their nine children. We've been...

Rachel Parsons: queen of the machine

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Rachel Parsons (1885–1956) was an engineering trailblazer, but she has disappeared from the pages of history – until now. The daughter and heir of...

Women of the Roman Wall

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Hadrian's Wall was the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire for many generations and its military installations and personnel have had a great deal...

Newcastle’s War Hospitals

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Newspaper articles from the First World War documented many gifts from the public to war hospitals in Newcastle. These included: a muffler, games, two...

Hearing Henner Hudspeth

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We recently published Jean Walker (nee Pretswell)'s account of growing up on Cardigan Teraace. She referred to her next door neighbour: 'On the...

Fred Blenkinsop Robinson: teenage soldier who died of flu

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Frederick Blenkinsop Robinson was born on 19 March 1900 and lived his entire life on Sixth Avenue, Heaton. He was the third of four children...

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