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May 26, 2025

Battle of Neville’s Cross Tour

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It’s not as well known as it should be that around 2 pm on Tuesday, 17th October 1346, one of […]

April 16, 2025

Corbridge Historic Fortifications Trail

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On a day of unbroken sunshine, warm but with a cool breeze, we drove a few miles north to Corbridge, […]

April 13, 2022

Beaurepaire Manor House

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Meaning ‘beautiful retreat’ in French (the language of the English court around the time that it was built) this well-consolidated […]

April 12, 2022

Barnard Castle Market Cross

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Visitors to Barnard Castle will be hard-pressed to miss a distinctive two-storey building acting as a roundabout at the junction […]

September 22, 2020

A Visit to Staward Peel

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Monday 21st September 2020 | This afternoon, as part of my long-term, casual project to record the fortifications of Northern […]

July 30, 2019

The Battle of Neville’s Cross

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In my humble opinion the Battle of Neville’s Cross was one of the most important of the Hundred Years War […]