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Nostalgic Views of the North 2: more from the Ward Philipson collection

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The Heritage Lottery sponsored project ‘Photo Memories Organisation’ is saving and sharing a selection of the Ward Philipson photographic collection comprising over 150,000 images...

Coquet Villa – house of romance

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Take a stroll through Jesmond Old Cemetery and you'll come across this imposing headstone. It marks the grave of George Thompson, who, the inscription tells...

Pupils and teacher reunited

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Heaton History Group is entering its third year and one of its great successes has been the number of old friendships renewed and new...

Leslie Daykin Jeffcoat, a son and great uncle at war

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Our HLF-funded 'Heaton Avenues in Wartime' project has uncovered many poignant stories. That of Leslie Daykin Jeffcoat of 34 Third Avenue was especially moving...

King John’s Heaton

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2015 is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, which led us to wonder about the many references to King John...

Heaton Mining Disaster – 200 years on

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3 May 2015 was the 200th anniversary of one of Newcastle's worst ever disasters; an accident, caused by flooding, at Heaton Main Colliery, which...

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...
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