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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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...
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...
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...