Friday, 10 February 2012

Who was lady of the chapel?

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Pick almost any house in Tynedale, and you'll find it sits in a web of memories and tales, linking it to generations gone before. On the Courant Property Page we regularly skim those stories of our heritage, each feature focused on one home for sale - the "history houses"

War hero James Milne Robb began his military career fighting in the trenches...
Catherine Cookson
Catherine Cookson
She cut a quiet, shy and slightly dowdy figure making her way round the district
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George Elliott Benson
George Elliott Benson
In life, his courage under fire had seen him decorated and thrice mentioned...
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St Cuthbert
St Cuthbert
One of the most important figures in Celtic Christianity more than 1,300 years ago
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Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon C Swinburne
In an age of moral censure, Swinburne broke boundaries with his writing
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Thomas Bewick
Master engraver, artist
and naturalist, and one of Tynedale’s famous sons
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George Stephenson
George Stephenson
Famous for building the first public railway line in the world to usesteam engines
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Church is symbol of a strength of community

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ST OSWIN’S in Wylam might not be the oldest or largest church in Tynedale, but villagers agree it has something special to offer the local community.

Rugby hero killed in Home Guard exercise

Hxmajhodgson THE railway station tragedy was not Hexham’s only loss of life on the Home Front during the last war.

Slaley’s vivid past brought into view

hxherdmantruck AN OLD book about the history and development of Slaley village is being reworked and published again as part of the 150th Slaley Show celebrations.

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