2016 Programme

27Jan, 6.00, Monthly meeting, Matt Perry, Commemorating the Jarrow Crusade: why the Crusade remains relevant today. Follow this link for a brief report. This was also the Anniversary Meeting; follow this link for the Agenda.

24 Feb, 6.00, Monthly meeting, Roz Southey, A Good Night's Entertainment: music in 18th century Newcastle. Follow this link for a brief report

30 Mar, 6.00 Monthly meeting, Jonathan Bush, Hidden Gems: the manuscripts and rare books in Ushaw College Library. Follow this link for a brief report, including some of his pictures.

27 Apr, 6.00 Monthly Meeting, Andrew Fletcher,The Cosmos, Kant and Thomas Wright of Durham. This was also our AGM; follow these links for the AGM notice, and for the Annual Accounts for 2015. The Annual Report for 2015 is also on the website.

4 May, 11.00, Tour of the SANT Library and the treasures of its collection, free to SANT members.

14 May, Country Meeting, Free flow visit to Temple Newsam Hall and Gardens, birthplace of Lord Darnley.

25 May, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Greg Finch, Owners and Agents; managing a large lead business in the 18th century North East. Follow this link for a brief report.

Sir William Blackett (1621-1680), who created the lead mining business. Artist unknown, but has been attributed to John Riley. Picture courtesy Sir Hugh Blackett.

 

 

 

• 17 June, President's Evening. St Mary's Heritage Centre, Oakwellgate, Gateshead. Guide/ speaker Lawrence Bryson.
• 18 June, Country Walk, Stewart Park, Marton (Middlesbrough).
• 20 June, The Roman Wall from Wallsend to Newcastle, led by Nick Hodgson. Following the course of the Wall and examining places of interest along the way.
• 26 June, 8.00, Northumbrian Minstrelsy, Johnny Handle, Stewart Hardy, Jez Lowe, Andy May, Carolyn Robson and The Border Directors presented a feast of traditional songs, ballads and tunes from the astonishing treasure trove published by us in 1882. Hall Two, Sage Gateshead, concert presented by SANT
• 29 June, 6.00 Monthly Meeting, Philippa Walton, Gifts to the Gods: interpreting the Romano-British finds assemblage from the River Tees at Piercebridge. Follow this link for a brief report
• 3 July, Walk, Lost Industrial Hexhamshire. A chance to explore the smelting and lead carrying associated with Dukesfield arches, led by Greg Finch.
• 25 July, Summer Walk; The Town and Port of Blyth, led by John Griffiths,looking at aspects of Blyth, including how two towns became one. Blyth is the location of the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta (Aug 26-29).

Spirit of the Staithes, sculpture on Blyth seafront. Picture from John Griffiths

• 27 July, Monthly Meeting, David McGlade, Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Roman Wall; your heritage in our hands. Follow this link for a brief report, and this one for a copy of the briefing document drafted by David Breeze.
• 31 Aug, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Paul Gething, Bradford Kaims, a prehistoric landscape, Follow this link for a brief report
• 4 Sept, Country Meeting, Guided tour around the medieval moated manor of Markenfield Hall, near Ripon.
• 9 Sept, The Beauty of the Illustrated Book; exhibition and tours of our library at the Great North Museum, in conjunction with the Natural History Society of Northumberland. Part of the Heritage Open Days series of events. Free but must book, numbers restricted. Volunteers to help get ready and look after visitors would be very welcome; please e-mail our librarian Ian Bowers if you might be able to help
• 24 Sept, Bureaucracy and Corruption on 18th  Century Tyneside, Research Day School,Follow this link for a brief report
• 28 Sept, Monthly Meeting, Lewis Mates, From Tyneside to Fratricide: north-easterners in the Spanish civil war.Follow this link for a brief report
• 26 Oct, 6.00 Public Lecture. Nick Owen, Kirkharle, Rothley and Alnwick: the three Northumberland landscapes of Capability Brown, Follow this link for a brief report
• 24 Nov, 4.00-6.00, Launch meeting for our HLF-funded Unlocking the Archives project. 4th Floor, Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle. All welcome - members and non-members. Follow this link for details.
• 30 Nov, 6.00 Monthly Meeting, Eric Cambridge 'Worthy of the true genius of architecture': John Dobson's design for Newcastle Central Station, Follow this link for a brief report
• 28 Dec 2016, Winter Walk; Pits and Pubs: Mining heritage in a suburban landscape, led by John Griffiths.