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Jeremiah Dixon. It’s a name you may be familiar with, but not 100% sure why.
Personally, I first came across the name in the lyrics of a song by Mark Knopfler, featuring vocals by him and James Taylor, Sailing To Philadelphia.
I’m Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy.
A glass of wine with [...]
In every age, there is a group of people who will go that little bit too far in order to make ends meet.
In the 1700’s, Yorkshire, and in particular the Calder Valley saw a group of weavers turn to counterfeiting.
They became known as [...]
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Ask any railway enthusiast where the birthplace of the passenger railway is and many will mention Stephenson, the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Some may even
mention Shildon in County Durham or the Mason’s Arms pub.
However, few will mention Aycliffe Station. It is a place you wont find [...]
Continue Reading →I spent an excellent day with friends in Hadrian‘s Wall country, in Northumberland yesterday.
The weather was just about perfect for walking, warm but not too hot, although we did consume a fair amount of liquids throughout the walk.
Standing dramatically on the cliff tops between Craster and Embleton in Northumberland is Dunstanburgh Castle. The Castle is now largely ruinous although it rated at one time among the largest and grandest castles in the North of England.
Today the only way to reach Dunstanburgh Castle is on foot along the exposed Northumberland [...]
Continue Reading →On the National Trust website, Wallington is described as “Magnificent mansion with fine interiors and collections, set in an extensive garden and parkland”. It is an accurate description of what was once the home of the Trevelyan family, in Border Reiver country.
As you approach the estate,one of the first [...]
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Acquired by The National Trust in 1983 Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal are part of a huge site just outside of Ripon. Fountains Abbey was established in 1132 by 13, French, Benedictine monks who left their order due to their outrage at the way their order was being broken. The monks originally travelled to [...]
Continue Reading →The River Tyne has a long history, not merely as a waterway to the sea, but as a working river.
Today you are more likely to see leisure cruise craft, ferries or speedboats on the river, however in years gone by you could have seen keelmen loading all types of different cargo on to ships [...]
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