I ENJOYED reading the article about snowdrops by Susie White (Issue 108). I agree there are many superb locations where they grace the countryside from mid-February to late March. However, one of my favourites is Shawdon Hall near ...
CAN anyone help me find out the title of a book I first read in school around 1970? The story is about a young boy and girl who were excavating a Roman villa and possibly researching near Hadrian’s Wall. I remember they have a ...
THE rust-encrusted machine pictured on Page 53 of Issue 107, ‘Pine Coffin Boards And Stout Pit Props’, is not a turning machine but the remains of a hand-operated mortice machine which is similar to one I used on many occasions as ...
I WAS interested to read the article in Issue 108 of The Northumbrian (Island Women who Hurried to the Rescue) of the crew of the trawler James B. Graham. The women involved were recognised for their bravery, along with the lifeboat ...
IN 2003, when I was working as a guide in the western fjords of Norway, I was able to tell British tourists about Viking finds in the area. That summer I met my husband who runs a traditional hotel at Hjelle in the county of Sogn og ...
I WONDER if any of your readers could supply me with an explanation of the origin and meaning of the “clog calendar” in the windows of St George’s Church in Osborne Road, Jesmond? I first saw these during a guided tour of the ...
YOUR correspondent, Douglas Arthur, requested information in The Northumbrian (Issue 108) about a stone memorial that once stood beside the A696 south of Otterburn near the top of the Ottercops. I well remember this small monument, ...
WE have had a wonderful response to our request to readers of The Northumbrian for information about Thrum Mill — everything from poetry to music, photographs, the chance to view beautiful paintings, and an array of folks’ lovely ...