If the 16-year-old Robert Renoldson was looking for adventure when he sailed out of the Tyne as a crewman on a ship bound for America, then he found it in shedloads. To cross the Atlantic in 1863 was feat enough, but when the son of a North Shields mariner arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, he landed …
The grandson of a Tyneside soldier has spoken of his pride as his VC grandfather’s anti-tank gun has gone on show at a new North East heritage attraction. Today, June 27, is the anniversary of Private Adam Wakenshaw’s gallantry and sacrifice in the Second World War, desert fighting against German and Italian forces. Newcastle-born Pte …
A prominent Newcastle figure has been commemorated at the 19th-century hall where he lived for his entire 81 years. Sir William Haswell Stephenson, who was born in and died at Throckley Hall, was Mayor of Newcastle three times and Lord Mayor four times. He was knighted in 1900 at Windsor Castle. The son of the …
Keep calm and put in a bid … and you could own a piece of Second World War history which became a global phenomenon. Three original, different-sized versions of the famous Keep Calm and Carry On poster from 1939 will be sold by Newcastle auctioneers Anderson & Garland on July 4, with estimates ranging from …
It will be a tale of two walls on Saturday, June 22, in one of the most striking settings in Northumberland National Park. Contestants from across the country will arrive at Greenlee Lough national nature reserve to take part in the Ellwood Classic dry-stone walling competition. The reserve of woodland and lake, adjacent to Hadrian’s …
A mother who devoted her time to helping prisoners of war after losing two sons in separate conflicts has been honoured with a blue plaque at her former home. Helena Rosa Duncombe Shafto was made the first Honorary Freewoman of Durham in 1919 and later awarded the OBE in recognition of her work for good …
For ladies and girls in polite society in centuries past, it paid to be nimble with a needle. Watch a film or TV dramatisation of, say, Jane Austen and in the background will be ladies quietly stitching and embroidering as part of their daily routine. For younger middle and upper class girls, demonstrating their needle …
Ah, the heady scent of candy floss, wet straw, toffee apples, diesel generator fumes, burgers and fried onions, and chips with industrial lashings of salt and vinegar. This was the evocative smell of The Hoppings, which begins its annual week-long sojourn on Newcastle Town Moor tomorrow (Friday June 21). Devotees of the celebrated fair will …
A Tyneside airman who became one of the Second World War’s most audacious escapers after being shot down has been honoured by his hometown. Flight Lieutenant Dominic Bruce, who was born in Shakespeare Avenue in Hebburn, escaped from two notorious German Prisoner of War castles. At Spangenberg Castle, he and two fellow PoWs hatched a …
Retired doctor Richard Wharton travelled to the North East from his home in Somerset to meet one of his ancestors face to face. It was part of a family time travel visit to Wharton Park in the heart of Durham city, which was created by William Lloyd Wharton in 1857. At the park, Richard was …
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