Monday, June 5, 2023

WHEN? HEATON TIME-LINE AND ANNIVERSARIES

By clicking on any period on the time-line below, you can find articles about that period in Heaton’s history and by clicking here you can find significant Heaton anniversaries. We are constantly adding to the calendar.

 

2000 -

21ST C

21ST C

What will history remember of Heaton today? What would you like to tell future generations?

1945 - 1999

MID TO LATE 20C

MID TO LATE 20C

Within living memory, post war regeneration and baby boomers…

1939 - 1945

WW2

WW2

One of Heaton’s worst ever tragedies, air raids, evacuation, rationing and more sacrifice.

1918 - 1939

INTER WAR

INTER WAR

Expansion northwards to High Heaton and a global pandemic…

1914 - 1918

WW1

WW1

Suffering and sacrifice, bravery and resilience…

1901-1914

Early 20C

Early 20C

Suffragists, social campaigners, aviation pioneers, Newcastle United’s heydey and the culverting of the Ouseburn…

1837-1901

Victorian

Victorian

The coming of the railways, Lord Armstrong’s gifts and the development of Heaton as we know it…

1714 -1837

Georgian

Georgian

We’ve stories of protests, a mining disaster, and one of the greatest mathematicians Britain has produced.

1485 - 1714

Tudor and Stuart

Tudor and Stuart

Dorothy of Heaton’s story is one of religious intolerance and persecution…

c410 - 1485

Medieval

Medieval

Amazingly, there is still a building in Heaton that was built in the 13th century, although it’s been much-altered and patched up over the years…

122AD - c410

Roman

Roman

Hadrian’s Wall, which ran along what is now Shields Road, was, at the time it was built, the northern limit of the Roman Empire so Heaton was unconquered…

Pre 122 AD

Prehistory

Prehistory

It was during the Carboniferous period, over 300 million years ago, that the coal deposits, so important to Heaton’s prosperity, were laid down…