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8 unusual facts about Tynemouth


Abram Robertson Byram

Abram Robertson Bryam married Elizabeth Freeman Elliot in Tynemouth, England in 1848.

Arthur Haselrig

On 30 December 1647 he was appointed governor of Newcastle, which he successfully defended, besides defeating the Royalists on 2 July 1648 and regaining Tynemouth.

Cullercoats Metro station

This section of the railway ran between Tynemouth and Whitley Junction (now Monkseaton Metro station), with Cullercoats being the only stop in between.

Edward Headlam Greenhow

Here he practiced for eighteen years, and did much work on sanitation, becoming a member of the Town Council of Tynemouth and chairman of the Board of Health.

Ernest Procter

Ernest Procter was born into a Quaker family in 1886 in Tynemouth, Northumberland.

Newcastle City Centre

The path along the river forms part of the cycle network eastwards towards North Shields and Tynemouth and westwards to Hexham.

Ralph Cairns

Inspector Ralph Cairns (1908 – August 26, 1939), born Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, was commander of the Palestine Police CID's Jewish Section.

William Wynter

After the fleet was dispersed by a storm off Flamborough Head on 16 January, the damaged Swallow, Falcon, and Jerfalcon were left at Tynemouth, and the rest of the fleet passed Bamborough Castle to Berwick upon Tweed, where 600 hand gunners were embarked.


Central Station Metro station

Metro services from this station replaced some routes that had formerly been operated from the mainline station towards Benton and Tynemouth via the North Tyneside Loop.

Four Lane Ends Interchange

Whilst the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority utilised existing stations where possible, such as at Whitley Bay and Tynemouth, new stations such as Four Lane Ends had a definite corporate look of rectangular blocks, light enamelled wall panels, and black roofing.

Preston, Tyne and Wear

At about this time the lands of Preston were granted by King Henry I to the monks of St. Oswin at Tynemouth.

Sheriff's March

At an inquisition at Tynemouth in 1278, it was duly declared that the King of Scotland, the Archbishop of York, the Prior of Tynemouth, the Bishop of Durham and Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus should arrange to meet with the justices prior to their entry into Newcastle, provided that they came through the county of Yorkshire first.

Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery

In 1936, the Tynemouth Volunteers also provided the men to form the new 64th (Northumbrian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, RA (TA), consisting of the 179th and 180th (Tynemouth) AA batteries at North Shields and Seaton Delaval respectively.

William Wouldhave

William Wouldhave was born in Liddle Street, North Shields in 1751 and baptised in Christ Church then in the parish of Tynemouth.


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