Features | NEHL

Dec 96 min read

Why do we call them gallowas?

Morning everyone. Here's a fantastic piece by Miriam Bibby on the subject of dialect - an area which continues to fascinate and engage....

Nov 1416 min read

R. Blackett Charlton - An Engineering Enterprise

Blackett Charlton's were a Geordie firm through and through, which you might expect given two surnames laden with Northumbrian heritage....

Oct 255 min read

Samuel Plimsoll's strong connections to North East England

by Miriam A Bibby 2024 is the bicentenary of the birth of Samuel Plimsoll, and I recently wrote an article about him for Historic UK’s...

Sep 12 min read

North East History Compendium vol. 3 - Pre-Orders Open

Hello! I'm very very excited to say pre orders are now open for the third volume of our popular annual publication, the North East...