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Gateshead Local History Society
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  • About Us
    • Publications
  • Events
  • Projects
    • Blue Plaques
    • 1914 Project
  • Membership
  • Topic of the Month
  • Contact Us

Blue Plaque

Our latest Blue Plaque, commemorating the achievements of the Gateshead athlete Joseph Stephenson Ridley, has now been erected adjacent to the main entrance at Gateshead Stadium. 

← New BookThomas Wilson →

Recent Posts

  • Wednesday 12 April 2023 2.00pm “The Tudor Terror and State Murder on Gateshead High Street.”
  • Wednesday 14 December 2022 2.00pm ‘A Victorian Christmas’ by Malcolm Grady
  • Wednesday 9 November 2022 2.00pm ‘Holy Jesus Hospital; the back (yard) story’ by Lawrence Bryson
  • Wednesday 12 October 2022 2.00pm ‘The Curious case of the Countess of Derwentwater’’ by Susan Lynn
  • Joseph Stephenson Ridley 1845 – 1888

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Contact Us

Correspondence should be addressed to:

 

Gateshead Local History Society

c/o Gateshead Central Library

Prince Consort Road

Gateshead

NE8 4LN

 

Email: gatesheadlhs@gmail.com

Tel: 0191 477 6924

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