North-East History Tour

In a dip in the course of Hadrian’s Wall between Housesteads to the west and Sewingshields Crags to the east lies a tract of land known a...

© Copyright   wfmillar   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . Black Middens Bastle is one of the ver...

One of Riding Mill’s most prominent landmarks these days is The Wellington Hotel public house, sitting, as it does, on the north side of...

You never know what you’re going to find when you poke around an old graveyard. And if you look closely enough you’re sure to find an oddi...

(from Wikipedia ) Real tennis, the ancient forerunner of our more familiar racket sports, has been around since at least as long ago...

© Copyright OliverDixon and licensed for reuse  under this Creative CommonsLicence . This extraordinary sight is the famous ‘ Pi...

In the churchyard of Marton St.Cuthbert’s, near Middlesbrough, sits a headstone of which has carved upon it the words “Remember Death” and...