On this day... in 1988
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:19:21 GMT
From "Northumbria on this day" by Chris Kilkenny.
The erection of Gateshead's "Angel of the North" by artist Anthony
Gormley. Built by Hartlepool Fabrications, it was erected in one day.
Ove Arup devised the engineering solutions needed to allow the 200 ton
Angel to stand up to strong winds. As with much publ ...
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On this day...every year
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:33:16 GMT
13th/ 14th?February
Blessing the salmon nets
Pedwell Beach, Northumberland
Close to midnight on 14th fishermen gather on the banks of the River
Tweed where the vicar of nearby Norham blesses the nets and boats. The
fishermen then set out to make their first catch of the season
Michael Bell
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On this day... in 1789
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:25:31 GMT
From "Northumbria on this day" by Chris Kilkenny.
11 February 1798. Opening of the Catholic Chapel in Pilgrim St by
Father Worswick. A mass was celebrated, possibly the first public mass
in Newcastle since the Reformation. The street is now called Worswick
Street.
Michael Bell
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On this day.... in 1831
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:20:42 GMT
9 February 1831
The foundation stone for the Scotswood Chain Bridge was laid. This was
to be a Sam Brown suspension bridge and the work was to be supervised
by Newcastle architect John Green. The two tall towers that eventually
held the suspension chains [which?] were made by Welch of Gateshead.
The bridge ...
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On this day...in 1972
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:02:28 GMT
From "Northumbria on this day" by Chris Kilkenny.
7 February 1972 Swallow Weekends: "When it has been one of those
weeks. When you want to get away from it all. Why not take a break
over the weekend and let us do the work and worrying? Good food,
comfortable accommodation, and friendly hospitality at The Ge ...
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On this day... in 1988
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:56:32 GMT
From "Northumbria on this day" by Chris Kilkenny.
Death of Ove Nyquist Arup, engineer and designer. He was born in
Newcastle the son of the Danish Consul, Jens Arup, and Mathilde Arup.
He was educated in Hamburg and Copenhagen and worked as a concrete
engineer, becoming a designer and setting up a company with h ...
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United
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:06:47 GMT
Since both Newcastle and Sunderland football teams seem to be having some
difficulty maintaining their dignity at the moment, how about merging the
two and using the best of each? Maybe some better results that way!
Envo
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Scum V Sunderland Derby
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:54:22 -0000
Sunday
Q!
Anycoont?
How about u Worra, u start.... ...
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Re: Crown Mafia
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:23:27 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 17, 9:20?pm, "Maurice Kellett" <m.kell...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Democracy Unlocked. The ?UK is not a democracy. It is in fact a Monarchy and
> one of the worst in the world. Lies and deceit are all a part of the UK
> establishment rule.
>
> Queen Elizabeth II is the Patron of the UK secret society cult o ...
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Re: Crown Mafia
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:22:25 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 17, 9:20?pm, "Maurice Kellett" <m.kell...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Democracy Unlocked. The ?UK is not a democracy. It is in fact a Monarchy and
> one of the worst in the world. Lies and deceit are all a part of the UK
> establishment rule.
>
> Queen Elizabeth II is the Patron of the UK secret society cult o ...
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