The History of Newcastle

Our volunteer Peter Wood popped in to give us a very interesting talk on the history of Newcastle city centre last week. He had designed a fascinating presentation about different areas in the city and the history behind them. Peter had also brought along some photos and books from the Discovery Museum plus a wonderful hand stitched embroidery map of the centre of Newcastle. Margaret chatted about working on Grey Street, whilst Margaret G sang a song she remembered about Sandgate. Everyone had their own memories of the city and loved seeing old photos of the Northumberland Street shops from the ‘60s and ‘70s. Thank you to Peter for creating such an interesting talk – he will be back with another presentation on the bridges of Newcastle – we’re looking forward to it!