JG Windows
Closure of JG Windows music store The Northumberland and Newcastle Society is saddened to hear the news that J G Windows is to close in Newcastle after over a century trading in the city due to economic pressures.Located within the […]
Centenary book published
Book available to purchase After a busy centenary summer, we can report that our centenary book is published! The book contains 128 pages, packed with images and text describing your most loved buildings and places in Newcastle, North Tyneside and
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Find out the future of retail at a special event
Press release: The future of city centre retail will come under the microscope at a public event in Newcastle. On Wednesday 23 October, the Northumberland and Newcastle Society (the N&N) will hold its annual public lecture for 2024 and the
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Centenary Garden Party
Over 100 members and guests came to our centenary party on Sunday 30th June. We had an afternoon of live music, dancing, competitions and games for all ages in the beautiful setting of Kirkharle, birthplace of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Chairman
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Barker and Stonehouse demolition
Strawberry Buildings, Leazes Park Road The N&N reviewed the planning application (2023/1823/01/DET) in December 2023. The comments submitted to Newcastle City Council are as follows: The Northumberland and Newcastle Society (N&N) supports grant of approval for this scheme subject to
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CPRE Northumberland and N&N Society visit to Solar Capture Technologies, Brunel House, Blyth.
Tuesday 27th February 2024 The CPRE Northumberland visit, which was open to Northumberland and Newcastle Society members, took place on Tuesday 27th February at 3pm and was attended by a capacity group of 20 members from both organisations. Lewis Casely
A Tribute to Prof. Richard Allsop
Richard Edward Allsop 2 May 1940 – 19 January 2024 Emeritus Professor Richard Allsop OBE MA DSc FREng FICE FCILT FCIHT FRSS (Derby, Alnwick and University College London) Died peacefully after a short illness on the 19 January, aged 83
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About Newcastle’s Creative Zone
Tim Wickens is a Northumberland & Newcastle Society (N&N) Trustee and is also involved with a number of cultural initiatives across the city, including Newcastle Creates and the Creative Central Newcastle project. It’s a good ‘fit,’ as the N&N Society
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Eldon Garden – a mistake?
Opened on Newcastle’s Percy Street in 1906, the quirky Handyside Arcade survived for 80 years before the bulldozers moved in. It was replaced by the Eldon Garden shopping mall which currently lies all but empty. There were calls to save
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The N&N to keep a close watch on Cullercoats
Press release: THE N&N TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON CULLERCOATS … A community campaign to rescue a building, which played a vital part in saving lives at sea, has won the support of a leading North East heritage organisation.
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