Stories of the Stones

Stories of the Stones is a Tyne and Wear Buildings Preservation Trust project exploring the stories and natural habitat of St John’s and Westgate Hill cemeteries in Elswick. 

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100 Years later

What does the Montagu Pit disaster mean to the lives of people living today? Local residents take part in creative sessions to help commemorate the people who died in the Montagu Pit Disaster in 1925 A group of West End residents took part in a creative writing and...

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Heritage Open Days Event at St John’s Cemetery

Heritage Open Days Event at St John’s Cemetery

September 9th 2024  Come and find out more about Stories of the Stones and meet the people behind the project! Cemeteries are community touchstones and over the past 18 months the Stories of the Stones Project has worked volunteers from the local community, alongside...

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