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Fenham and the Garden Suburb

oldheaton - 23 February 2018 0

When Fenham became part of Newcastle in 1904 it was largely in recognition of the proposed development of `garden streets' by the Fenham Estates...

Sir Ove Arup: engineer and philosopher

oldheaton - 20 February 2018 10

You could be forgiven for never having spotted the black commemorative plaque high on the wall between the upstairs and downstairs bay windows of...

George Stanley introduces ‘Heaton!’

oldheaton - 16 February 2018 1

You may have noticed that, in July, the People's Theatre is putting on a play called 'Heaton!' It's been written by Heaton History Group's very...

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