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Yearly Archives: 2017

The King’s Shilling

We are delighted that Old English will bring their unique blend of local folk music and history back to the Corner House in March....

Forgotten Music Makers of Heaton

If you were asked about Heaton's most important exports, you might well mention great feats of engineering, such as Sir Charles Parsons' ground-breaking steam...

10 Sefton Avenue: a time-line

It seems fitting that the first owner of 10 Sefton Avenue was the daughter and granddaughter of at least two generations of watchmakers who...

The Lost Industries of Tyneside

From railway engineering to shipbuilding, from iron and steel to rope making, and from pottery to glassworks, for many years the banks of the...

Two Heaton war heroes honoured

Two military heroes associated with Heaton have been honoured in separate ceremonies in Newcastle. Firstly, on 29 August 2017, Edward Lawson was one of three...

Joseph Cowen and Radical Newcastle

Joseph Cowen was the leading political figure in north east England in the second half of the 19th century. A visionary and hugely influential...

Through Byker to Baikal – and back

This October marks the centenary of the Russian revolution, so it feels like an appropriate time to explore the two-way links between Russia and...

The Stroud Family of Cresta

274 Heaton Road is one of Heaton's more substantial Victorian villas, also known as Cresta. The first recorded conveyance of the house is 1902...

Heaton Football Memorabilia Uncovered

Heaton, of course, has a long and rich football history. East End, the club, which went on to incorporate West End and form Newcastle United...

Swimming for Heaton

Who remembers Heaton Pool aka Chilli Road Baths? It was situated on Biddlestone Road, where the doctors' surgery is now. Heaton History Group member, Arthur...

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