1975 Alfred Kingsley Lawrence, artist, died
2025-04-05

1943 The King & Queen visited Heaton Secondary Schools.
2023-04-07

1873 Edward Lawson, soldier & winner of VC, born
2025-04-11

1895 Ove Arup, structural engineer, born in Heaton
2023-04-16

2013 Heaton History Group’s first ever talk
2023-04-17

1941 47 people died when bombs hit Cheltenham Terrace & Guildford Place
2023-04-25

1902 John Glover, chemist, died
2025-04-30

1617 King James 1 visited Heaton Hall
2023-05-01

1815 Heaton mining disaster in which 75 men and boys died
2024-05-03

1975 Wilfred Handley, inventor and entrepreneur, died
2023-05-08

1880 Gladstone Adams, inventor and photographer, born
2023-05-16

1881 Colin Veitch, NUFC captain, actor, musician and politician born
2023-05-22

1992 Francis 'Tom' Baker, physicist and engineer, died
2023-05-24
1992 Francis ‘Tom’ Baker, physicist and engineer, died

1879 Billy Hogg 4 times champion footballer with Sunderland & Rangers born
2023-05-29

1913 Elsie Tu (née Hume) born
2023-06-02

1879 Heaton Park officially opened
2023-06-12

1854 Charles Algernon Parsons, founder of C A Parsons, born
2023-06-13

1898 St Gabriel's Church foundation stone laid
2023-06-15
1898 St Gabriel’s Church foundation stone laid

1961 Heaton cinema (formerly Heaton Electric) closed
2023-06-17

1875 Arthur George, aviator and inventor, born
2023-06-17

1959 Lyric Cinema (now Peoples Theatre) closed
2023-06-20

1872 Sam Smith, co-founder of Ringtons, born
2023-06-22

1796 Mineralogist Charles Hackett visited Heaton Colliery
2023-06-23

1740 Demonstrator killed in 'Corn Riots', protests led by Heaton miners
2023-06-26
1740 Demonstrator killed in ‘Corn Riots’, protests led by Heaton miners

1897 Parsons' Turbinia demonstrated her speed and power at the Diamond Jubilee Navy Review
2023-06-26
1897 Parsons’ Turbinia demonstrated her speed and power at the Diamond Jubilee Navy Review

1996 Heaton resident Jonathan Edwards won Olympic silver medal
2023-06-27

1961 Scala Cinema, Chillingham Road, closed
2023-07-01

1955 Edward Lawson, soldier and VC winner, died
2025-07-02

1923 Edward Prince of Wales visited C A Parsons Heaton works
2023-07-05

1996 Chas Chandler, musician, died
2023-07-17
