Crossing the Bar
Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889) Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the… Read More »Crossing the Bar
Luan Hanratty
Finding Ad Murum
Finding Ad Murum Part I of II By Luan Hanratty The only mention in history of the Anglo-Saxon palace of Ad Murum (At-the Wall) is from… Read More »Finding Ad Murum
The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to Be Flattened
The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to be Flattened And the Whole Area Re-envisioned as Parkland & Enterprise Space 15th September 2023 by Luan Hanratty The… Read More »The Tyne Brand Factory Needs to Be Flattened
Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring
Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring 17th August 2023 by Luan Hanratty Tynemouth’s drinking fountains, built within a year of each other, in 1861 and 1862,… Read More »Tynemouth’s Two Fountains Need Restoring
Schooner “LIGHT OF THE HAREM”
The Rescue of the Schooner Light Of The Harem, 8th Feb 1870 A full easterly gale drove the ship from Lowestoft behind the North Pier… Read More »Schooner “LIGHT OF THE HAREM”
Mouth of the Tyne
Mouth of the Tyne by Jerome Hanratty (1930-2013) A hard grey day, haloed with fret;Soiled towers poke from broken walls and bitter grass,Merge with the… Read More »Mouth of the Tyne
Harriet Martineau’s Musings on Tynemouth
Harriet Martineau’s Musings on Tynemouth Harriet Martineau was a pioneering Enlightenment thinker. Primarily a feminist and abolitionist, she was at the centre of intellectual society… Read More »Harriet Martineau’s Musings on Tynemouth
Tynemouth Song by Alan Hull
Tynemouth Song by Alan Hull 🎶 A lesser known gem of a song from Lindisfarne’s lead singer. This featured on a complication album from 1993… Read More »Tynemouth Song by Alan Hull
Why Wallsend Needs a (New) Statue of Hadrian
Why Wallsend Needs a (New) Statue of Hadrian 8th April 2023 Money is Finally Being Spent on the Town Despite failing to win Levelling Up… Read More »Why Wallsend Needs a (New) Statue of Hadrian
The Case for a Tynemouth Museum
The Case for a Tynemouth Museum 4th April 2023 by Luan Hanratty A recent thread on the Facebook page of Tynemouth Councillor, Lewis Bartoli, raised… Read More »The Case for a Tynemouth Museum