@TyneSnapper

Retired, Local Historian, Snapper. Author of Newcastle in 50 Buildings, River Tyne, 50 Gems of Northumberland by Amberley Publishing.

 Whitley Bay, England
steve-ellwood.org.uk
Joined December 2010
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River Tyne, Author: Steve Ellwood. River Tyne - Amberley Publishing (amberley-books.com) Published 2015. A trip down the North and South Tyne and onwards to the North Sea.
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Angela Simpson@supabici5h
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I've asked when at Wallington and was told they were historic tithe boundary stones or estate boundary markers.
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Guinevere's Dialect. Bleeze - blaze. Bleezer - a screen/hood in front of the fire to help it draw, or as here, a newspaper. Bleeze is a 1700's spelling. We have discussed the "bleezing" qualities of various newspapers. The Chronicle came out favourably.
Louise McIntosh Artist
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A core memory unlocked.
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Alan@Asm194410h
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The interior!
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Billy@67
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Some weight at 35 pounds lol.
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Alan@Asm194411h
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@TyneSnapper Closed when you visited! Romanesque style Church of Santiago - Igrexa de Santiago La Coruna Spain Saint James in traditional pilgrim attire with walking staff and a gourd for water. The shelf has offerings of shells, left by pilgrims & visitors.
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Today's piece of turnipiness :
Quite Interesting
@qikipedia28 Oct 2020
In the 19th century, a Halloween ‘trick’ played on neighbours in Co. Leitrim, Ireland was to make a Jack-o’-lantern out of a turnip, then tie it to someone’s door so that when they open the door the turnip hit them in the face.
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#Cadiz #Spain Monument to Fray Domingo de Silos Santiago Apollinario Moreno 1770–1853 in Cadiz Spain photographed 28th July 2026. Benedictine monk who served as the Bishop of Cádiz from 1825 until his death in 1853. The plaque translates to English as: To Fray Domingo de Silos Moreno, Benedictine monk, Bishop of this diocese, great in virtues, who gave to the worship of the Lord a sumptuous temple. His admirers. Year 1858.
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#Lisbon #Portugal Memorial to Pedro Álvares Cabral 1467 - 1520 in the National Pantheon Lisbon Portugal, photographed 29th July 2026. Portuguese nobleman, colonizer, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.
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With allotment gardens to the left and behind. Abbey shot factory used an old pit shaft to make lead shot
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Billy@67
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I doubt Reed would have changed his flawed verdict
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Billy@67
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Obviously related to James Butterley also of Earsdon Square.
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Bob Scott@scotty846114h
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Bit later when I first became a customer. Late 60s
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Billy@67
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Date stone on corner has a date of 1828!
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Bob Scott@scotty846114h
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My local currently being revamped (the last propa pub in the area)
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Billy@67
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Not where I expected and just across from Bartram Place.
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#Benton #NewcastleUponTyne Photographed 20th September 2026 in St Bartholomew’s Churchyard Benton the Commonwealth War Grave of Gunner John James Lashley, 1682740, Royal Artillery 148 (M) H.A.A. Regiment. Born in Annitsford he died 28th March 1944 aged 33 years at West Moor. Death notice Evening Chronicle 30th March 1944.
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Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland. John Vanburgh's final creation, it was completed c.1728.
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A photo of the new HMRC Regional Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, from above
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Joseph Cosgrove@JosephCosgrove717h
Geordie graffiti
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Pete Savin@pete_savin17h
The site of Milecastle 51 as the line of the turf wall and later stone wall converge. Excavations showed a ditch had been partly dug around the outside of the Milecastle #hadrianswall #Archaeology #cumbria
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