Historical documents related to Northumberland and Durham, England. Personal account is @Dave_H_King
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Ridley of Willimoteswick, senior branch of the Ridleys of N'land, faded into obscurity in the 17c. Even the pedigrees are vague
This Chancery case shows the level of debt accumulated over 3 generations from Q. Elizabeth's time, & clarifies the pedigrees davekinggenealogy.co.uk/Loca…
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Cheers! To celebrate World Gin Day, today 13 June, volunteer Kathryn has chosen some pictures from our collections to share:
Horden "Big Club" 1970's
Shotton Mrs Welsh Landlady 1957
Sloe gin 1957
Signpost Korea 1953
#WorldGinDay 🍸🍾
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Secret Letter Detailing Late Medieval Britain Fully Decoded medievalists.net/2026/04/sec… #LateMedievalBritain
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Public meeting to hear of 40,000 burial site discoveries @NewcastleCC @UniofNewcastle @BrinkburnStBrew @ouseburntrust culturednortheast.co.uk/p/bu…
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Tracing British Lives. A very interesting new census-linking research project from Cambridge University. hist.cam.ac.uk/news/tracing-…
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#RailwayWagonLabelaDay No.950: 11th June 1964 NCB Durham, Dawdon Colliery Doubles in B417494 to Brotton for Grievson & Whitwell #Railfreight
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Saddler Street Durham was historically called Fleshergate meaning Flesh-hewers’ street (butchers). At the centre are the Magdalene Steps. The short street to the left leading to Elvet Bridge was historically called Souter Peth (shoemakers’ street). Peth is an interesting word.
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OS maps have this feature on the beach at Ryhope, Sunderland in NE England marked as 'Jane Jiveson's Rock'. Unable to find anybody who ever lived in the UK with that name – the surname 'Jiveson', it seems, is extremely rare! #england #sunderland #coast #seascape #photography
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A couple of places are left on the High Court of Admiralty workshop at The National Archives this 18 June. Come and learn how to find unknown records for the history of colonialism, overseas trade and the maritime world 1500-1850. Tickets below eventbrite.co.uk/e/practical…
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Writing up a historic graffiti survey for The National Trust. Considering there was a period of time when a huge part of my workload was graffiti-related, this was my first such survey in three years. Its good to be back!
📸 Surveying graffiti at Aslackby (Lincs), 2018
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Ownership being through his wife, the last of the Percys.
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In Duke of Somerset v Cookson (1735) 3 P Wms 390, one of the first cases of specific delivery, specific delivery of a chattel was ordered, an ancient Roman silver platter was found by a cobbler’s daughter, sticking out of the bank of the River Tyne on the estate of the Duke of Somerset. The lanx showed Apollo, Artemis and Athena before an altar. Her father had sold it to a goldsmith, who knew of the Duke’s claim, and the Duke of Somerset sought to recover it as ‘treasure trove’ belonging to him. The court awarded specific delivery, in part because they were concerned that the item would be damaged. Guess what??? I found it in the British Museum. I may be rather happy.
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Lost Pages of a Medieval Manuscript Recovered, Revealing New Testament Text medievalists.net/2026/04/los… #MedievalManuscript
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In Duke of Somerset v Cookson (1735) 3 P Wms 390, one of the first cases of specific delivery, specific delivery of a chattel was ordered, an ancient Roman silver platter was found by a cobbler’s daughter, sticking out of the bank of the River Tyne on the estate of the Duke of Somerset. The lanx showed Apollo, Artemis and Athena before an altar. Her father had sold it to a goldsmith, who knew of the Duke’s claim, and the Duke of Somerset sought to recover it as ‘treasure trove’ belonging to him. The court awarded specific delivery, in part because they were concerned that the item would be damaged. Guess what??? I found it in the British Museum. I may be rather happy.
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‘Tartan’ in Wales, who’d have thought it!
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Cambrian Inn, Blaenafon, south Wales, late 1970s/early 1980s, photo by Walter Waygood, Welsh photographer.
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Land Ahoy! 🌊⛵🚣♀️
Today is World Oceans Day, 8 June.
Volunteer Kathryn has chosen some ocean themed images from our collections to share:
Sailors HMS Ocean, Malta 1908
Sea plane Indian Ocean, 1929
Pacific Ocean, 1942
Seaburn, 1972
#WorldOceansDay
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7 Jun 2019
#RailwayWagonLabelaDay No.1669 : 7th June 1961 National Coal Board Durham Division Monkton Coke Works Sunbrite Coke Nuts in British Railways 16 Ton Mineral B190071 to Beckermet via Carlisle & Whitehaven for J.Tonkin #Railfreight #Coke #Durham #Cumbria #Carlisle #Whitehaven #NCB
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Berwick Advertiser, 1926, The Coal Crisis:
Lord Joicey, criticising the 7 hour day:
“We have offered to revert to the eight hours day with a reduction of 10 per cent in wages- to take off the 10 per cent given in 1924.” ☹️
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From the era when you’re local minister was a minor celebrity
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Good morning.
I'm delighted to let you know tickets for our biggest EVER walk along the incredible Stanhope & Tyne Railway is now on sale 🚂
We'll be traversing the fells across early 19th century inclines, railway stations and viaducts in August. 13 spaces.
Link below!
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