After seeing a friend referring to a CD he had performed on comment “Thirteen Years ago, how time flies” I started to think about momentous periods of my life.
There are many I could recall, my generation’s Kennedy moment, September 11 2001, starting & selling my first business, graduation and my first published article. All [...]
Edward Arnold Chapman. Chances are you will have never heard of that name, but Agent ZigZag may be a bit more familiar to you.
Eddie Chapman as he was known to friends, was born in Burnopfield in County Durham on 16 November 1914. Following his disertion from the Coldstream Guards during the 1930s, he [...]
As famous as Tyneside’s Angel of the North, but with a much longer lineage, The Transporter Bridge, iconic symbol of Teesside is 100 years old today.
Some of us never thought the bridge would still be [...]
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Arthur Stanley Jefferson, one of four children of Arthur Sr and Magaret Jefferson, was born at his grandparent’s house in Argyle Street, Ulveston, Cumbria on 16th June 1890. We know him, as Stan Laurel.
His parents, both actors, moved to Bishop Auckland in County Durham and managed the Theatre Royal on Newgate Street. Stan’s [...]
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What is the largest fossil you have ever seen? The size of your thumb? The palm of your hand? Your head? How about the size of a tree trunk?
In Stanhope, in the upper end of Weardale of County Durham, traffic sweeps along the [...]
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Durham Cathedral sits high on the peninsula above the city and dominates the skyline, regardless of which direction you approach. However, my advice, is to arrive in Durham by train. The reason for this is the railway station also sits high on a hill, there are many hills in the city, and provides a [...]
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Ever wanted to travel the world? Want to attract a different niche of customers to your business?
I recently encountered a scheme that would allow for both. Well ok the worldwide travel would be a virtual thing.
If you read, or have a surplus of books at home, take a look at the Continue Reading →
I recently spent a day travelling through Weardale in Western County Durham.
However, instead of driving up the dale on the A689, I decided to relax and take a trip on the Weardale Railway.
The railway in Weardale dates back to the 1840s and originally operated as an extension [...]
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Wolsingham is a town in Wear Valley, in western County Durham in the north east of England. It is the type of place you can drive through on the A689 in a matter of minutes, but if you do, you will miss out on [...]
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Barnard Castle, in southwest County Durham, appears to the casual observer like many other market towns of its size. However, hidden in plain sight is a real treasure trail for both amateur and professional historian alike.
Barnard Castle Urban District Council started erecting [...]
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