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Some more Queen Victoria stories

  The first was about a visit to Oxford when she met up with Lewis Carroll, writer of Alice in … More

Newcastle, Oxford, Queen Victoria

Romans in The North East (3): Mithras

The worship of the God Mithras, although originating in Persia, had come to the Roman Empire through the Greeks. It … More

Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Romans

Romans in The North East (2)

For many centuries during the Roman occupation the area around Newcastle was the frontier between the Roman Empire and the … More

Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Romans

Romans in the North East (1)

For many centuries during the Roman occupation the area around Newcastle was the frontier between the Roman Empire and the … More

Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Romans

Statues and Monuments: The Renwick Memorial

A trip out of London for today’s post: The Renwick memorial (also known as ‘The Response’) is to be found in … More

Newcastle, The Respone

Segedunum Roman fort: The Bath-house

Within the site at Segedunum Fort there is also a reconstruction of a Roman bath-house. It comprises 5 rooms: The … More

Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Roman Baths, Segedunum Roman Fort

Segedunum roman Fort: The barrack room and the shrine

  In the museum at Segedunum, there are re-constructions of a barrack room and the shrine within the Principia where … More

Draco, Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Segedunum Roman Fort

Segedunum Roman fort: The Wall’s End

The eastern end of Hadrian’s wall was at Segedunum Roman Fort on the Tyne estuary, east of Newcastle. The main … More

Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Segedunum Roman Fort

Segedunum Roman fort

Wallsend is now a suburb of Newcastle. The name dates from the 11th century and refers to the most eastern … More

Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, Segedunum Roman Fort

Views of Newcastle (3): The merger of old and new

As you travel around Newcastle there are many reminders of the historic importance of the city and as in many … More

Newcastle

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