We’ve been asked how we made the images for our February Picture Quiz. <here> It’s not digital trickery, and we are not shrinking members of the Civic Society in an attempt to reduce our carbon footprint. The model figures come from a company called Modelu. https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/ They make them by scanning real people then creating … Continue reading How did we make the images for our February Picture Quiz?
The Office of National Statistics has recently published a set of maps showing their estimates of the distance we can travel by public transport and on foot. They produced their estimates using a mix of routing software and public transport schedules for Tuesday 15th November 2022, between 7:15am and 9:15am. The approach is experimental. It … Continue reading Travel times
From the Shields Daily News, Sept 18th, 1865. “One story is good ’till another is heard.” Old Proverb Sir,—A report having appeared in your paper of the recent robbery of grapes from the vinehouse of Hugh Lisle, Esq., J.P., of Alnwick, calculated to give your readers and the public in general an erroneous impression of … Continue reading The battle of the vinery
William Barnfather was born in 1789, in Northamptonshire. He came to Alnwick around 1825 as architect to the Duke of Northumberland. His first major build was Northumberland Hall, in 1826. Although it is Grade-1 listed it never seems to have been widely admired. George Tate wrote that it “casts a dark shadow over the marketplace“. … Continue reading William Barnfather
The Tailors’ Arms, or Taylor’s Arms dated from around 1855, and was one of a dozen pubs on Clayport until magistrates decided not to renew its licence in 1908. The large-scale Ordnance Survey Town Plans from the National Library of Scotland help us to understand why <here>. In the late 19th century this was an … Continue reading Tailor’s Arms
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