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.
Port of Tyne Authority was formed on 31st July 1968 as a Trust Port with a shield crest of four blue and red quarters representing South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead, and with the Latin motto of ‘Servat Vigilantia Concors’ or ‘United Vigilance Preserves Us’.
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Port of Tyne Authority was formed on 31st July 1968 as a Trust Port with a shield crest of four blue and red quarters representing South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead, and with the Latin motto of ‘Servat Vigilantia Concors’ or ‘United Vigilance Preserves Us’.
#Newburn #NewcastleUponTyne St Michaels and All Angels Church Newburn Liddle Memorial Plaque photographed 14th September 2002.
George Liddle died 1st July 1856 and Andrew Liddle 7th August 1883.
George Liddle died 1st July 1856 and Andrew Liddle 7th August 1883.
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#Newburn #NewcastleUponTyne St Michaels and All Angels Church Newburn Liddle Memorial Plaque photographed 14th September 2002.
George Liddle died 1st July 1856 and Andrew Liddle 7th August 1883.
George Liddle died 1st July 1856 and Andrew Liddle 7th August 1883.
#Newburn #NewcastleUponTyne St Michael & All Angels Church Newburn Richard Hoyle Memorial Plaque photographed 14th September 2002.
A merchant living at Denton Hall Newcastle upon Tyne.
A merchant living at Denton Hall Newcastle upon Tyne.
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#Newburn #NewcastleUponTyne St Michael & All Angels Church Newburn Richard Hoyle Memorial Plaque photographed 14th September 2002.
A merchant living at Denton Hall Newcastle upon Tyne.
A merchant living at Denton Hall Newcastle upon Tyne.
#NewcastleUponTyne Thomas Fordyce writing in his Local Records for this day in history, 14th December 1837, explosion on Quayside.
December 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Thomas Fordyce writing in his Local Records for this day in history, 14th December 1837, explosion on Quayside.
#NewcastleUponTyne Passed by Pravda, Close, Newcastle on 14th December 2016, something quite sad seeing it standing empty (still is) for so many years.
December 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Passed by Pravda, Close, Newcastle on 14th December 2016, something quite sad seeing it standing empty (still is) for so many years.
#Woolsington John Sykes gives this report in his Local Records for this day in history, 14th December 1799: Early on the morning, a fellow contrived to break through a window into the kitchen at Woolsington, near Newcastle, the seat of Matthew Bell, esq
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#Woolsington John Sykes gives this report in his Local Records for this day in history, 14th December 1799: Early on the morning, a fellow contrived to break through a window into the kitchen at Woolsington, near Newcastle, the seat of Matthew Bell, esq
#Heaton #NewcastleUponTyne Quite a striking neo-Georgian piece of architecture photographed on this day 14th December 2016 - Heaton Post Office Newcastle upon Tyne.
December 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#Heaton #NewcastleUponTyne Quite a striking neo-Georgian piece of architecture photographed on this day 14th December 2016 - Heaton Post Office Newcastle upon Tyne.
#Getxo #SpainIglesia de la Santisima Trinidad, Algorta, Getxo Spain - High Altar photographed 22nd August 2025.
More @ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCDKU4
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December 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#Getxo #SpainIglesia de la Santisima Trinidad, Algorta, Getxo Spain - High Altar photographed 22nd August 2025.
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#Amsterdam In Amsterdam before buildings were number they carried a gable stone to identify their location.
An example here at Oudezijds Voorburgwal with its KLM Blue Delt House shown on the gable stone.
Int Sladt Van Egmondt - translates as the Castle of Egmond.
An example here at Oudezijds Voorburgwal with its KLM Blue Delt House shown on the gable stone.
Int Sladt Van Egmondt - translates as the Castle of Egmond.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#Amsterdam In Amsterdam before buildings were number they carried a gable stone to identify their location.
An example here at Oudezijds Voorburgwal with its KLM Blue Delt House shown on the gable stone.
Int Sladt Van Egmondt - translates as the Castle of Egmond.
An example here at Oudezijds Voorburgwal with its KLM Blue Delt House shown on the gable stone.
Int Sladt Van Egmondt - translates as the Castle of Egmond.
#FontsonFriday #Brampton #Cumbria 13th Century baluster font of Church of St Martin Brampton Cumbria photographed 26th October 2023. Previously the font of Upper Denton Church.
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#FontsonFriday #Brampton #Cumbria 13th Century baluster font of Church of St Martin Brampton Cumbria photographed 26th October 2023. Previously the font of Upper Denton Church.
December 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#Tynemouth Vapour trails over Tynemouth Lighthouse on this day 12th December 2001.
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#Tynemouth Vapour trails over Tynemouth Lighthouse on this day 12th December 2001.
#Tynemouth Rails from the travelling crane on Tynemouth Breakwater snapped on this day 12th December 2001. A piece of history rusting away 😱
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Tynemouth Rails from the travelling crane on Tynemouth Breakwater snapped on this day 12th December 2001. A piece of history rusting away 😱
#Carlisle Robert Heysham Mounsey Memorial Plaque in Carlisle Cathedral, photographed 23rd October 2023.
A Carlisle based solicitor he died 20th April 1881.
A Carlisle based solicitor he died 20th April 1881.
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#Carlisle Robert Heysham Mounsey Memorial Plaque in Carlisle Cathedral, photographed 23rd October 2023.
A Carlisle based solicitor he died 20th April 1881.
A Carlisle based solicitor he died 20th April 1881.
#WhitleyBay Whitley Bay Grade II Listed drinking fountain was in a bit of a state back in 2000 but gladly now restored. Cast-iron drinking fountain erected in 1937 to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Photographed on this day 11th December 2017.
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#WhitleyBay Whitley Bay Grade II Listed drinking fountain was in a bit of a state back in 2000 but gladly now restored. Cast-iron drinking fountain erected in 1937 to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Photographed on this day 11th December 2017.
#NewcastleUponTyne On this day 11th December 2006, The Glow Festival was underway when buildings etc were lit red. This is the Vampire Rabbit in a rare light.
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne On this day 11th December 2006, The Glow Festival was underway when buildings etc were lit red. This is the Vampire Rabbit in a rare light.
#WhitleyBay Little bit of snow on the ground 8 years ago, Whitley Bay on this day 11th December 2017.
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#WhitleyBay Little bit of snow on the ground 8 years ago, Whitley Bay on this day 11th December 2017.
#Alnwick #Northumberland St Michael Church Alnwick Robert Patterson Memorial Plaque, photographed 3rd May 2017.
Born and died in Alnwick, aged 23 27th December 1811.
Born and died in Alnwick, aged 23 27th December 1811.
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#Alnwick #Northumberland St Michael Church Alnwick Robert Patterson Memorial Plaque, photographed 3rd May 2017.
Born and died in Alnwick, aged 23 27th December 1811.
Born and died in Alnwick, aged 23 27th December 1811.
#Alnwick #Northumberland St Michael Church Alnwick Northumberland Font, photographed 3rd May 2017.
Designed and sculpted by David Edwick in 2000, made from Kilkenny Limestone and Yorkshire Sandstone.
The lid carries the text 'He shall baptise you in the Spirit'
Designed and sculpted by David Edwick in 2000, made from Kilkenny Limestone and Yorkshire Sandstone.
The lid carries the text 'He shall baptise you in the Spirit'
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#Alnwick #Northumberland St Michael Church Alnwick Northumberland Font, photographed 3rd May 2017.
Designed and sculpted by David Edwick in 2000, made from Kilkenny Limestone and Yorkshire Sandstone.
The lid carries the text 'He shall baptise you in the Spirit'
Designed and sculpted by David Edwick in 2000, made from Kilkenny Limestone and Yorkshire Sandstone.
The lid carries the text 'He shall baptise you in the Spirit'
#Hexham #Northumberland Effigy of Sir Gilbert de Umfraville in Hexham Abbey Northumberland, photographed 16th January 2025.
Also known as the Earl of Angus his family built nearby Prudhoe Castle.
He lived between 1245 and 1307.
Also known as the Earl of Angus his family built nearby Prudhoe Castle.
He lived between 1245 and 1307.
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#Hexham #Northumberland Effigy of Sir Gilbert de Umfraville in Hexham Abbey Northumberland, photographed 16th January 2025.
Also known as the Earl of Angus his family built nearby Prudhoe Castle.
He lived between 1245 and 1307.
Also known as the Earl of Angus his family built nearby Prudhoe Castle.
He lived between 1245 and 1307.
#York Tate Wilkinson Memorial Plaque in All Saints Pavement York, photographed 16th July 2025.
Manager of the Theatre Royal York when he died aged 63 years 23rd August 1803.
A writes his Memoir's were advertised in the Edinburgh Advertiser of 28th September 1790.
Manager of the Theatre Royal York when he died aged 63 years 23rd August 1803.
A writes his Memoir's were advertised in the Edinburgh Advertiser of 28th September 1790.
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#York Tate Wilkinson Memorial Plaque in All Saints Pavement York, photographed 16th July 2025.
Manager of the Theatre Royal York when he died aged 63 years 23rd August 1803.
A writes his Memoir's were advertised in the Edinburgh Advertiser of 28th September 1790.
Manager of the Theatre Royal York when he died aged 63 years 23rd August 1803.
A writes his Memoir's were advertised in the Edinburgh Advertiser of 28th September 1790.
#NewcastleUponTyne Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne on a Grey Day, 10th December 2016.
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#NewcastleUponTyne Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne on a Grey Day, 10th December 2016.
Reposted by Steve Ellwood
Guinevere's Guide to pronouncing Northumbrian place names like a local. Eglingham. Egg ling jum/ Egg lin jum. No ham. No eggs either. Means "the homestead at or called Ecgwulfing/the place called after Ecgwulf." Recorded as Ecgwulfincham 1040 which is a bit of a mouthful !
#Eglingham #Northumberland On this day 9th December 2001 a wander around St Maurice's Church, Eglingham, Northumberland. Grade II* Listed. Pevsner describes the church as ‘much restored but picturesque; a particularly complicated mix of medieval and post medieval builds’.
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Guinevere's Guide to pronouncing Northumbrian place names like a local. Eglingham. Egg ling jum/ Egg lin jum. No ham. No eggs either. Means "the homestead at or called Ecgwulfing/the place called after Ecgwulf." Recorded as Ecgwulfincham 1040 which is a bit of a mouthful !