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15/08/2025

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02/03/2025

The Martin Lamp - Wallsend - William Martin

Newcastle Journal
20 February 1836
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19/01/2025

Englands North-Easterner Charlotte Marion Hughes (nee Milburn) was the oldest documented person ever to have lived in the UK, aged 115 years and 228 days when she passed away.

Charlotte Marion Hughes was born on 1 August 1877 in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. She grew up in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, where her father ran a music shop. At the age of 13, she gained employment in a religious school where she worked as an English teacher until her retirement at the age of 63. Soon after she married Noel Hughes, a retired army captain, who was nearly 15 years her junior. The couple were married for 40 years until Noel's death in 1979 at the age of 88.

On her 107th birthday in 1984, Hughes received a visit from Queen Elizabeth II. On her 108th birthday in 1985, she was invited for afternoon tea with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street, and took the express train to London for the first time in her life.

For her 109th birthday in 1986, Hughes flew on aeroplane for the first time, flying on Concorde over the Bay of Biscay. In 1987, Hughes celebrated her 110th birthday by flying on Concorde to New York, USA.

At the age of 111, Hughes appeared in a BBC television programme about longevity. She attributed her long life to healthy eating and adhering to the Ten Commandments.
Hughes lived in her own home until 1991, when she moved into a nursing home in Redcar, North Yorkshire, after her eyesight began to deteriorate and she became increasingly frail. She spent her final years in a wheelchair, but remained lucid and mentally sharp to the very end of her life. She died on 17 March 1993

Source: Charlotte Hughes | Gerontology Wiki | Fandom (link in comments)

18/01/2025

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15/01/2025

A nice little project complete for Kate Mures-Jones via the Morpeth History Matters Group.

Ashton's of Abbey Mill, Morpeth, Northumberland.
Including Tosson Mill, Rothbury.

29/12/2024

Whilst doing some research on a totally different subject, I stumbled across Tammy Tour Guide blog.

An interestingly wonderful piece on the Pet cemetery in Northumberland Park “Dogs of War”.

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In loving memory Sometimes you stumble upon something bizarre, beautiful and baffling on your travels, close to your own home. On a recent walk through Northumberland Park in North Shields, I was s…

23/12/2024

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23/12/2024

The Christmas tree has multiple meanings, including:
🎄 The birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ🎄
The tree's branches and bushes symbolize immortality and are thought to represent the crown of thorns on the cross.
🎄The Tree of Life🎄
The Christmas tree represents the Tree of Life, which is considered to be the most important tree in the Garden of Eden.
🎄A light in the dark world🎄
The lit tree is a reminder of Christ as the light in the world.
🎄Eternal life🎄
The Christmas tree symbolizes eternal life because it stays green throughout the winter.
Spiritual qualities
Some believe that each ornament on the Christmas tree represents a spiritual quality, such as peace, love, kindness, joy, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness.
🎄The Garden of Eden🎄
The medieval "paradise tree" was a fir tree decorated with apples to represent the Garden of Eden.

The Christmas tree tradition originated in western Germany, where the "paradise tree" and the "Christmas pyramid" merged in the 16th century to become the Christmas tree

07/12/2024