News
- The Union Chain Bridge project in Berwick are seeking volunteers to help with some archaeology, no prior experience needed. They welcome people from Scottish Borders or Northumberland (or further afield!) to learn how use geophysics, topographical survey techniques, plane table and tape surveying, and GPS. To find out more about the project and to register an interest follow this link.
Books and Resources
- In good time for the Christmast present market, two of our members have just published books about local history, making use of our archives;
- The Blacketts; A Northern Dynasty’s Rise, Crisis and Redemption, by Greg Finch, from Tyne Bridge Publishing, is available from them at a pre-publication price of £18 (plus p & p).
- Newcastle upon Tyne: Mapping the City, by Mike Barke, Anthony Chamption and the late Brian Robson, from Scottish publisher Birlinn, is available on order now and will be launched at an event at the Lit and Phil on 12 November (see above), £30. Mike will be giving a talk about his research in our 2022 progamme.
- Newcastle Walking Tour; The Brasilia of the North, Tony Flynn, also published by Tyne Bridge, £7.99 from them or in bookshops.
- We recently added to our website an image of a deed in our collection, giving details of a ‘property’ transaction involving the sale of 14 enslaved people in Jamaica. Many thanks to Lynn Farquharson for transcribing this unpleasant document. Her transcription is now also on the website, along with some further information and links. An article about it, from Jo March of Northumberland Archives, will appear in the next News Bulletin.
- There is a georeferenced version of the 1820 Greenwood map of Durham in the National Library of Scotland’s excellent online archive of historic maps. In the dropdown menu on the left you can see Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Westmoreland are also available. For people who are not familiar with this database there are also the first edition OS maps, and other mapping also available. Thanks to Don O’Meara for this.
Deaths
- Our former President Beryl Charlton died in early July this year. Her memorial service will be at Elsdon Parish Church at 2.00 on Saturday 25 September and afterwards at the Redesdale Arms. Denis Peel has asked that reminiscences of her from members be sent to him at gdpeel@btinternet.com, for him to co-ordinate and pass on to Beryl’s niece who will be giving the eulogy.Obits will appear in the News Bulletin and Archaeologia Aeliana.
- Our former treasurer and Holding Trustee David Hide died in August. His funeral will be on Friday 10 September, with a private cremation in the morning, and a service at 2.30 in the afternoon at All Saints Church Gosforth, with refreshments afterwards. All are welcome. It will be an informal occasion, and please don't wear black. No flowers, donations to the Diocese of Newcastle or Christian Aid.
For biographical details of many our deceased members, going back to the earliest history of the Society, follow this link for the SANT Biographical Directory. This document was first put together, with considerable research, by Barbara Harbottle, and is being kept up to date now by Sue Ward. Any comments, additional material, and references (in print or on the web) will be gratefully received by her.
