Daily Archives: December 10, 2023

A quick reminder to this interested that our monthly meetup is on Tuesday 12th December. For more details click ‘Monthly Meetup – 2nd Tuesday Evening in the City‘ at the top of the home page. This year we have decided to meet up in December. In some previous years we either have not done this as pubs tend to be…

 … And A Link To Christmas! Jarrow, on the south bank of the Tyne to the east of Newcastle has a rich and varied history. It was (almost) all about the Tyne and its shipbuilding.  A notable feature is the railway line to South Shields originally steam-hauled, of course. Then came the  big upgrade! Electrified in the early 1900s ……