Steve Ellwood
@tynesnapper.bsky.social
Retired, Local Historian, Snapper, Newcastle City Guide. Author of Newcastle in 50 Buildings, River Tyne, 50 Gems of Northumberland by Amberley Publishing.
#NewcastleUponTyne Organ Pipes - St Thomas the Martyr Newcastle upon Tyne, photographed 9th February 2023.
Unfortunately non working and requiring expensive repairs.,
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Unfortunately non working and requiring expensive repairs.,
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February 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Organ Pipes - St Thomas the Martyr Newcastle upon Tyne, photographed 9th February 2023.
Unfortunately non working and requiring expensive repairs.,
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Unfortunately non working and requiring expensive repairs.,
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#NewcastleUponTyne Pigeon Post - Newcastle upon Tyne, on this day 7th February 2023.
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Pigeon Post - Newcastle upon Tyne, on this day 7th February 2023.
#NewcastleUponTyne Elizabeth Hutton Memorial Tablet - St Thomas Church Newcastle upon Tyne, photographed 7th February 2023. Wife of John Bowes Hutton, a tailor they lived at 17 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne. In the 1891 census they had 8 children and 4 servants.
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Elizabeth Hutton Memorial Tablet - St Thomas Church Newcastle upon Tyne, photographed 7th February 2023. Wife of John Bowes Hutton, a tailor they lived at 17 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne. In the 1891 census they had 8 children and 4 servants.
#NewcastleUponTyne Royal Tank Regiment - 43rd and 49th Brigade Second World War Memorial Windows in St Thomas' Church, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photographed on this day 7th February 2023.
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Royal Tank Regiment - 43rd and 49th Brigade Second World War Memorial Windows in St Thomas' Church, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photographed on this day 7th February 2023.
#NewcastleUponTyne Herdman stained glass window in St Thomas the Martyr, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 7th February 2023.
William Herdman who died 27th August 1890 was a Drysalter who died at this home at 21 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
William Herdman who died 27th August 1890 was a Drysalter who died at this home at 21 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
February 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Herdman stained glass window in St Thomas the Martyr, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 7th February 2023.
William Herdman who died 27th August 1890 was a Drysalter who died at this home at 21 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
William Herdman who died 27th August 1890 was a Drysalter who died at this home at 21 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
#NewcastleUponTyne Colours of the Dunkirk Veterans Association Newcastle upon Tyne Branch laid up in St Thomas the Martyr, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photographed on this day 7th February 2017.
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Colours of the Dunkirk Veterans Association Newcastle upon Tyne Branch laid up in St Thomas the Martyr, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photographed on this day 7th February 2017.
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I had so many great nights out there in my uni days
Saw The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs just as their first albums became big. Good Charlotte and Bullet For My Valentine in my emo phase
So many great evenings of rock, punk and somehow saw Electric Six three times! Happy days.
Saw The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs just as their first albums became big. Good Charlotte and Bullet For My Valentine in my emo phase
So many great evenings of rock, punk and somehow saw Electric Six three times! Happy days.
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I had so many great nights out there in my uni days
Saw The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs just as their first albums became big. Good Charlotte and Bullet For My Valentine in my emo phase
So many great evenings of rock, punk and somehow saw Electric Six three times! Happy days.
Saw The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs just as their first albums became big. Good Charlotte and Bullet For My Valentine in my emo phase
So many great evenings of rock, punk and somehow saw Electric Six three times! Happy days.
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This has to be our favourite @tynesnapper.bsky.social Toon anniversary!
Only in #Gosforth could you have a ball in a colliery!
Bicentenary approaching in 3 years time!
Only in #Gosforth could you have a ball in a colliery!
Bicentenary approaching in 3 years time!
#Gosforth #NewcastleUponTyne Underground ballroom celebrated the opening of Gosforth Colliery, 6th February 1829. This extract from John Sykes in his Local Records.
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This has to be our favourite @tynesnapper.bsky.social Toon anniversary!
Only in #Gosforth could you have a ball in a colliery!
Bicentenary approaching in 3 years time!
Only in #Gosforth could you have a ball in a colliery!
Bicentenary approaching in 3 years time!
#Gosforth #NewcastleUponTyne Underground ballroom celebrated the opening of Gosforth Colliery, 6th February 1829. This extract from John Sykes in his Local Records.
February 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#Gosforth #NewcastleUponTyne Underground ballroom celebrated the opening of Gosforth Colliery, 6th February 1829. This extract from John Sykes in his Local Records.
#Fenham #NewcastleUponTyne Back in the past - The Plaza Tavern on West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Wetherspoon's pub converted from the former Plaza Cinema which opened on this day 6th February 1928. Been closed for years now and in a bit of a state.
February 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
#Fenham #NewcastleUponTyne Back in the past - The Plaza Tavern on West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Wetherspoon's pub converted from the former Plaza Cinema which opened on this day 6th February 1928. Been closed for years now and in a bit of a state.
#Gateshead The blue plaque on the former house of Dr Alfred Cox (1866-1954) - Westview House, Bensham Road, Gateshead photographed 6th February 2020.Dr Cox became a high profile Gateshead resident and went on to hold one of the most prominent medical positions in the country.
February 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
#Gateshead The blue plaque on the former house of Dr Alfred Cox (1866-1954) - Westview House, Bensham Road, Gateshead photographed 6th February 2020.Dr Cox became a high profile Gateshead resident and went on to hold one of the most prominent medical positions in the country.
#Gosforth #NewcastleUponTyne I hadn't realised that shelters used in folk gardens during World War 2 had to be purchased by the householder. This notice in the Newcastle Journal & North Mail on this day 6th February 1940.
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
#Gosforth #NewcastleUponTyne I hadn't realised that shelters used in folk gardens during World War 2 had to be purchased by the householder. This notice in the Newcastle Journal & North Mail on this day 6th February 1940.
#NewcastleUponTyne On this day 6th February 1941 it was reported that some 500 surface shelters were considered to be unfit for use - Newcastle Journal & North Mail.
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne On this day 6th February 1941 it was reported that some 500 surface shelters were considered to be unfit for use - Newcastle Journal & North Mail.
#LaCoruna #Spain Daniel Carballo Cousido statue in Jardines de Méndez Núñez La Coruna Spain, photographed 20th August 2025.
The statue is by Augustin Querol and was unveiled in 1896.
Daniel Carballo Cousido (1824-1889) a journalist, politician and public servant.
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The statue is by Augustin Querol and was unveiled in 1896.
Daniel Carballo Cousido (1824-1889) a journalist, politician and public servant.
www.flickr.com/photos/steve...
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
#LaCoruna #Spain Daniel Carballo Cousido statue in Jardines de Méndez Núñez La Coruna Spain, photographed 20th August 2025.
The statue is by Augustin Querol and was unveiled in 1896.
Daniel Carballo Cousido (1824-1889) a journalist, politician and public servant.
www.flickr.com/photos/steve...
The statue is by Augustin Querol and was unveiled in 1896.
Daniel Carballo Cousido (1824-1889) a journalist, politician and public servant.
www.flickr.com/photos/steve...
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Oh, yes. There’s a book on military use of cycles. And click through the digital copies of The Cycling World Illustrated of 1896 (at the back usually): mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/CTC/...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Oh, yes. There’s a book on military use of cycles. And click through the digital copies of The Cycling World Illustrated of 1896 (at the back usually): mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/CTC/...
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And just remembered I wrote about cycling battalions a few years ago: “bad teeth no bar.” www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
First British Soldier Killed In Action During WW1 Was Reconnaissance Cyclist
Cyclist battalions formed an important part of the Allied and German armies during the First World War. The first British soldier to die in action in WW1 was a cyclist, and Adolf Hitler was a Bavarian...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:31 AM
And just remembered I wrote about cycling battalions a few years ago: “bad teeth no bar.” www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
#Byker #NewcastleUponTyne A 1966 photograph of the Queens Head Wilfred Street Byker Newcastle upon Tyne from the Jack and Geoff Phillips Photographic Collection.
Managed for 27 years by professional boxer Jackie 'Boy' Page - see article from the Evening Chronicle 31st January 1973.
Managed for 27 years by professional boxer Jackie 'Boy' Page - see article from the Evening Chronicle 31st January 1973.
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
#Byker #NewcastleUponTyne A 1966 photograph of the Queens Head Wilfred Street Byker Newcastle upon Tyne from the Jack and Geoff Phillips Photographic Collection.
Managed for 27 years by professional boxer Jackie 'Boy' Page - see article from the Evening Chronicle 31st January 1973.
Managed for 27 years by professional boxer Jackie 'Boy' Page - see article from the Evening Chronicle 31st January 1973.
#NewcastleUponTyne Chryseis by James Sherwood Westmacott - Laing Art Gallery Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 7th January 2026.
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Chryseis by James Sherwood Westmacott - Laing Art Gallery Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 7th January 2026.
#NorthShields Born on this day 4th February 1824, the artist Myles Birket Forster. Born in North Shields his family moved to Tottenham, London when he was aged five.
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
#NorthShields Born on this day 4th February 1824, the artist Myles Birket Forster. Born in North Shields his family moved to Tottenham, London when he was aged five.
#NewcastleUponTyne St Nicholas Church Newcastle upon Tyne circa 1789 by Ralph Waters in the Laing Art Gallery, photographed 7th January 2026.
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne St Nicholas Church Newcastle upon Tyne circa 1789 by Ralph Waters in the Laing Art Gallery, photographed 7th January 2026.
#WhitleyBay Robert Spencer Story Memorial Plaque in St Paul's Church Whitley Bay, photographed 14th September 2019.
Obituary in The Ringing World magazine of 28th April 1911.
A general merchant he lived at 2 Victoria Avenue Whitley Bay.
Obituary in The Ringing World magazine of 28th April 1911.
A general merchant he lived at 2 Victoria Avenue Whitley Bay.
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
#WhitleyBay Robert Spencer Story Memorial Plaque in St Paul's Church Whitley Bay, photographed 14th September 2019.
Obituary in The Ringing World magazine of 28th April 1911.
A general merchant he lived at 2 Victoria Avenue Whitley Bay.
Obituary in The Ringing World magazine of 28th April 1911.
A general merchant he lived at 2 Victoria Avenue Whitley Bay.
#NewcastleUponTyne The Grainger Market has a few old signs scattered around of business' long gone. This on snapped on this day 16th October 2016 - Hunters High Class Provisions, Charles F Hunter. Advert from The Journal 2nd February 1940 and Evening Chronicle 18th March 1977.
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne The Grainger Market has a few old signs scattered around of business' long gone. This on snapped on this day 16th October 2016 - Hunters High Class Provisions, Charles F Hunter. Advert from The Journal 2nd February 1940 and Evening Chronicle 18th March 1977.
#NewcastleUponTyne John Sykes reports this event in his Local Records for this day in history, 2nd February 1735. Died, at Newcastle, Dame Jane Clavering, widow of Sir John Clavering, of Axwell Park, aged 66 years, a lady of most exemplary life...
February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne John Sykes reports this event in his Local Records for this day in history, 2nd February 1735. Died, at Newcastle, Dame Jane Clavering, widow of Sir John Clavering, of Axwell Park, aged 66 years, a lady of most exemplary life...
#Byker The New Hawk Inn on Byker Bank Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 1966 from the Jack and Geoff Phillips Photographic Collection.
Built circa 1880 and part of Wilkinson's Pine Street Brewery from 1900. Taken over by Hope and Anchor Breweries of Sheffield in 1950, closed 1967.
Built circa 1880 and part of Wilkinson's Pine Street Brewery from 1900. Taken over by Hope and Anchor Breweries of Sheffield in 1950, closed 1967.
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
#Byker The New Hawk Inn on Byker Bank Newcastle upon Tyne photographed 1966 from the Jack and Geoff Phillips Photographic Collection.
Built circa 1880 and part of Wilkinson's Pine Street Brewery from 1900. Taken over by Hope and Anchor Breweries of Sheffield in 1950, closed 1967.
Built circa 1880 and part of Wilkinson's Pine Street Brewery from 1900. Taken over by Hope and Anchor Breweries of Sheffield in 1950, closed 1967.