Stories of the Stones

We’re a community group looking to revitalise the Elswick and Westgate Hill Cemeteries in the West-End of Newcastle.

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Contact either Julie or Don at:

We’d love to hear about your stories or meet you at one of our regular community hubs at the West End Library.

Blog & Updates

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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Garden Party at West Lodge

Garden Party at West Lodge

Project volunteer Kay, kindly invited the core Stories of the Stones group to West Lodge at St John's Cemetery for a garden party this week. We celebrated the achievements of the project so far with sandwiches, tea and cake. We also did a bit of work to plan what will...

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Blueprints for Elswick

Blueprints for Elswick

Cyanotype image by Pam Royale Cyanotype workshops in the sun at St John's Cemetery The summer sun finally made a showing at St John's Cemetery two mornings in June for cyanotype workshops led by Stories of the Stones artist Julie...

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Poetic Memories of the WestEnd

Poetic Memories of the WestEnd

Local residents write poetry to explore their memories of growing up in the WestEnd The Stories of the Stones group tried their hand at writing poetry, celebrating memories of growing up in Newcastle's WestEnd. The group of local residents having been meeting weekly...

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The fascinating history of St John’s Cemetery.

The fascinating history of St John’s Cemetery.

Residents of the West End took part in a historic tour of St John’s Cemetery to find about the lives of those buried there. Last week, a group of residents who live or grew up in the West End of Newcastle took part in a historic tour of St John’s Cemetery. The event...

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Locals discover their families’ history

Locals discover their families’ history

A group of Westend residents start journey to find out more about the lives of those buried at their local cemetery Though we have already run two drop-ins, last Monday was officially the first weekly Stories of Stones activity session at Westend Library in Benwell....

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