Monthly Archives: March, 2020

Steam, Swede and Pineapples

oldheaton - 31 March 2020 1

How did a Newcastle greenhouse come to be mentioned in the same breath as the Summer Palace in St Petersburg? And how was Heaton,...

Chas and Jimi: Heaton legends

oldheaton - 22 March 2020 13

Bryan ‘Chas’ Chandler is one of the most famous of all Heaton’s sons being notable for not one but three famous musical achievements. He...

William Brogg Leighton: man of many parts

oldheaton - 14 March 2020 0

A few years ago, we published a short article about William Brogg Leighton and his legacy in Heaton and beyond. Recently Heaton History Group's...

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