North-East History Tour

Here’s another batch of place-name meanings from the outlying areas of Newcastle … Kenton – From the Old English (OE) cyne-tun , mean...

    RMS Mauretania is, or rather was, the most famous ship ever built on the Tyne. It emerged from the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richards...

  As part of the Europe-wide celebrations following the overthrow of Napoleon, a state visit to the UK was arranged for Alexander I, Emper...

  Residents of the North Tyneside town will be familiar with their form, but many from further afield may not even be aware of the existen...