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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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...
Stories of the Stones Launch Event – A night of memories, poetry, photos and music
Residents and those with connections to the West End of Newcastle gathered at a celebration event at the John Marley Centre, Scotswood to launch the Stories of the Stones poetry book and website. Members of local history group, Stories of the Stones presented memories...