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Christmas Fayre from Heaton Hall

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Have you made your cake yet? Sweets to share after the Queen’s speech? Or drinks for guests who might be driving? If not and...

Heaton Divided: the 1740 Corn Riots

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Manchester's infamous Peterloo massacre is rightly being remembered ahead of its bicentenary. But political protests weren't unique to Manchester nor was Peterloo the earliest...

Thomas Bewick: artist, naturalist, celebrity

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Born in relatively humble circumstances in the Tyne valley, Thomas Bewick rose to some celebrity in his own lifetime as the creator of popular...

Peggy Murray: Lord Mayor and adopted Heatonian

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Members of Heaton History Group's  research team are always on the look-out for stories relating to our area, so when Arthur Andrews read a...

800 Years of Newcastle Mayors

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During the municipal year of 2016/17 Newcastle City Council and the Freemen of the City celebrated 800 years since the first Mayor of Newcastle...

Heaton Secondary Schools: the beginning

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You may be surprised to learn that Heaton Secondary Schools were officially opened  by the Right Honourable Grey of Fallodon, Chancellor of the University...

The Dewey-Eyed Librarian and his Legacy in Heaton

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One of Heaton’s most recognisable buildings and one which contributed to the education and entertainment of generations of Heatonians is 120 years old this...

Northumberland and the ’15 Jacobite Rising’

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In December, we'll have a chance to find out more about James Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, his brother, Charles Radcliffe and the part...

Social Care in Almshouses and Aged Miner Homes in the North East

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Almshouses and 'aged miner homes' are still a common sight around the north east. But what's their history? When did they originate? Who founded...

Alexander Wilkie Commemoration

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It was while living in Heaton that Alexander Wilkie became the first General Secretary of the Associated Society of Shipwrights. He later became a city councillor and...
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