Discovering Heritage research on Davison’s Chemist shop. Undertaken in response to a Facebook poll conducted early in 2020.
Category: Social History
Explore social history through houses. Discover the lives of past residents, family stories, and the communities that shaped everyday life. Social history brings the past to life through the stories of people and communities. Explore who lived in houses, their daily lives, work, and family stories, uncovering the rich tapestry of ordinary and extraordinary experiences that shaped local history.
Town Moor Execution
Town Moor Execution
Jane Jameson was found guilty of murdering her mother by stabbing her in the heart with a red hot poker. Evidence given at the trial stated that she had also “destroyed ” her two illegitimate children. It was also reported that in a drunken fit, she had attempted to cut her father’s throat. The following description of her appeared in Sykes remarkable Events.
Typhoid Comes To Gosforth
Typhoid outbreak in Gosforth: “No man knows when it was built; its unsanitary condition has killed off so many of its natives that no oldest inhabitant survives to record its history …”
Old Gosforth Fire Station
Discovering Heritage is a team of specialist historical researchers with expertise in local, residential and family history. Our signature products… Read more Old Gosforth Fire Station
Wonderful Family Tree Treasure Unlocked
As family historians working in the North East, we are lucky to have opportunities to study our Northumberland ancestors. Where do your family origins lie? Well in this post we trace the Kidd family origins back to the 18th century.
Bells, Boats and Councillors The Story of Fawdon House aka The Northumbrian Piper – Nichol Morton
“I do love when a snippet of information leads you on a journey of discovery, and you learn something new about a property in Newcastle that you thought you knew.” – Nichol Morton
Historical Aspects of Gosforth
Historical Aspects of Gosforth. Join us as we role back the years and take a coach ride through early Gosforth – Bulman Village. From rural idyll to open sewers.
Frederick Dendy of Jesmond
In June 2019 we published a blog about Richard Welford, author of “A History of the Parish of Gosforth’. We are following this with some research that we have undertaken into the life of Frederick Dendy, author of the 1904 publication “An Account of Jesmond”. Family History Profile
Who Lived In My Terrace House?
We have completed a commission to research two Heaton house histories. The houses are neighbouring on Warwick Street. We investigated the history of these houses and presented our House History packs for a birthday gift. Our client expressed the intention that the packs would stay with the properties upon selling, or upon new residents moving in.