It operates on the bdst time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as london. We have great ranges of art and craft materials, books, stationery, kids toys, games, kids books and much more. Other major areas in the borough include whickham, birtley, blaydonontyne and ryton. In about 1164 gateshead received a borough charter from hugh du puiset, bishop of durham. A history of newcastle and gateshead from earliest. Gateshead photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Well only send you an email when we have useful information to share and well never share your email address with anyone else. Gateshead, a municipal, county, and parliamentary borough in the county of durham, situated on the south bank of the tyne, immediately opposite to newcastleupontyne. Gateshead s photograph collection includes over 10,000 images of the gateshead borough from the 1860s onwards. Old pictures of dunston down the years chronicle live. Gateshead local history society was formed in september 1964 by gateshead libraries and the membership has continued to grow each year. It features book shops in gateshead and low fell, and includes maps and photos of gateshead bookshops who offer books, best selling books, cheap books and childrens books.
Gatesheadborn kathleen harrison writes about her memories of being brought up in the 1950s. Personalised newcastle united book historic newspapers. Lesley no longer lives in the area but she is as loyal to her childhood stomping ground as. We are particularly interested in working with groups supporting people leaving prison as borderline books would be such a fantastic project for them to run. Lowside, or lowhand, a township, in the parish of whickham, union of gateshead. Taking you through the year day by day, the gateshead book of days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town. Teams gatesheadlocalstudies has a large collection of teams photographs including carnaby terrace, walker street, annies terrace, eslington road, askew road east, eslington court, eslington road, alexandra terrace, derwentwater road, farnacres cottages, fountain view, victoria road, morris street, papermill square, prest street, queen street, upton street, vine street, yetholme road. Home gateshead history, felling history, low fell history. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. We meet at gateshead library on the first thursday of each month from september to may excluding january at 7. History of newcastle and gateshead internet archive. History of dunston gateshead history, felling history, low fell. Gateshead is a city found in england, the united kingdom.
Roman coins were discovered in church street in 1790 and recent archaeological excavations in the bottle bank area have revealed evidence of a roman road and buildings. Welcome to the history pages of dunston, gateshead, tyne and wear. Supported by arts council and newcastle city council. Local author don watson has been documenting this unique collection of labour history material and a list of our holdings is now available to browse. Seven stories aim to ensure all visitors have a comfortable and engaging experience at their venue. In what was clearly a labour of love he visited 25 of the surviving pubs to gather tales from their past. Transcribed by edwin dodds 1907 reprint by gateshead. Dunston is a village in the western area of the town of gateshead on the south bank of the river tyne, in the metropolitan borough of gateshead, north east england into which it was absorbed in 1974. History of newcastle fact book historic newspapers. Silver emboss your books front cover with any name up to 22 characters long at no extra charge. If there are more than 10 digits on your card, type only the first 10.
The system may refuse to renew them, but you will not be charged fines while libraries are closed or on reduced hours. Gateshead is the main major area in the metropolitan borough and the town takes up around 60% of the boroughs population. Pipewellgate tyne bridges at gateshead views of newcastle gateshead gateshead pubs nicknames gateshead to low fell daniel defoe book by whelan 1856 gateshead 1833 to 1866 railways derivation of gateshead as a place name heworth early history of the felling derivation of the felling as a place name flaming brand of the felling windy nookhigh. You must login for access to borrower services please type in your 10 digit borrower number found on your library card,including the dd. Page 206 for that so much dung and filth of the garbage and intrails as well of beasts killed, as of other corruptions, be cast and put in ditches, rivers and other waters, and also within many other places, within, about and nigh unto divers cities, boroughs, and towns of the realm, and the suburbs of them, that the air there is greatly corrupt and infect, and many maladies and other.
This is a history of gateshead as it was originally and includes, on other webpages, the history of places now gateshead. History of gateshead gateshead history, felling history. Taking you through the year day by day, the gateshead book of days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town. Collingwood bruce then moved onto to study at bootham school, york, at the age of 11, where he remained until he was 15. Seven stories, the national centre for childrens books. It tests your reactions, coordination and flexibility, and its guaranteed to get you moving. Jan 01, 2014 taking you through the year day by day, the gateshead book of days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town.
A cip catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. When the streets were full of children playing with skipping ropes. A history of newcastle and gateshead from earliest times tells that glittering tale, from the retreat of the icefields 10,000 years ago, through the coming of the roman emperor hadrian, the glories of northumbria, the stunning achievement of bede of jarrow, the building of the new castle in 1080 and the dangerous beginnings of the. With the old gateshead club now defunct, south shields sold their ground and moved into the international athletics stadium and adopted the name of gateshead united. The village of gateshead developed slowly during the middle ages. There was a monastery at gateshead in 653 this is believed to be on the site of st. Book shops gateshead welcome to the directory of gateshead book shops and recommended bookshops in gateshead. Gatesheads cinema history celebrated through collection of. Dunston is a village in the western area of the town of gateshead on the south bank of the. Ons urban subdivision of gateshead contains the historical county borough together with areas that the town has absorbed, including dunston, felling, heworth, pelaw and bill quay. An a to z of newcastle and gateshead history children from newcastle and gateshead have been learning all about the history of the region for a new book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Books cds and dvds internet access information childrens activities events use this link to go direct to our events page local and family history rooms for hire downloadable ebooks and talking books anyone can become a member of the library at any age and it is free to join.
Marys church and parish churches existed there by 1080. View our email marketing privacy notice for more information. From the early 20th century to the recent past, our personalised newcastle united history book provides a unique perspective on the history of newcastle united. The borough of gateshead has a rich and varied heritage. Dunston photographs brought to you by the felling heritage group john hodgsons poetry john hodgson biography chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter chapter 14 william hall, mayor ravensworth now gateshead streets 1846. Gateshead is a town in tyne and wear, england, on the southern bank of the river tyne. Tyneside a history of gateshead from earliest times alistair moffat and george rosie. If you have any photos i could use, please email me on the follow address. Welcome to dunston history this history section is dedicated to, and was created at the behest of, mrs lesley fenton, whose mother is sylvia ivison nee bratton, of dunston. Gateshead now is a costeffective way for us to keep in touch with you and for you to get the most out of gateshead council and the services we provide. Gatesheads cinema history celebrated through collection of unseen photographs memories of former gatesheads odeon cinema are being brought back to life through a collection of unseen photographs. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader.
Material covers union history, miners lockouts, poverty, unemployment and women at work. Gateshead has a population of 77,649 making it the 98th biggest city in england. Felling and dunston, for example, as well as low fell, sheriff hill, lamesley, wrekenton but also links to other excellent websites with information, history and photographs gateshead. John, former manager of gateshead councils local history service, lives in ryton. The town can trace its origins back to roman times. Seven stories is closed on mondays during term time. History of gateshead pubs delved into by historian john. Architecture in a changing english urban landscape. Books to enjoy general history of gateshead vestiges of old newcastle and gateshead by j. Dunston is located on the banks of the river tyne in the metropolitan borough of gateshead, tyne and wear, prior to 1873 dunston formerly known as lowhand was a township in the parish of whickham. The collection was compiled by tom marshall, a former gateshead librarian, now deceased. The collection, its said, forms a unique social and political history of gateshead, its people and its surroundings. An a to z of newcastle and gateshead history historic england. Robert spence watson was born 8 june 1837 at 10 claremont place, gateshead and was the second child of joseph and sarah watson.
They have been finding out about the stories, places and people that make the north east special. In 1968 they also helped form the northern premier league and played against gateshead fc regularly. Dunston staithes, dunston rocket, dunston hill hospital and old trolleybuses. Clasper villages, across the river team, in dunston, whickham. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of gateshead. Gatesheads photograph collection includes over 10,000 images of the gateshead borough from the 1860s onwards. Buy a short history of gateshead 1st by carlton, ian clark isbn. Gateshead is the home of the metrocentre, a large shopping centre and, at various times, the largest in europe. Roman coins were discovered in church street in 1790 and recent archaeological excavations in the bottle bank area have revealed evidence of. The gateshead book of days ebook by jo bath rakuten kobo. Gateshead history, including the history of low fell, wrekenton, lamesley, dunston, felling, pelaw, heworth, bill quay, gateshead shore. Book by whelan 1856 gateshead history, felling history, low fell. We are also actively seeking partnerships with organisations who could produce, for instance, bookshelves, bookends or other items related to books. History of dunston gateshead history, felling history, low.
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