| Corbridge and Matfen |
1909-09-25 |
Major-General Sir Edward Blackett, Bart., of Matfen Hall, died in London on September 13th 1909. Sir Edward was born in 1831 and succeeded his father as 7th Baronet in 1885. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1910-06-18 |
Stagshawbank Picnic and Sports. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1910-08-13 |
Erection of drinking fountain at Matfen. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1914-10-31 |
Death of Mr. John Robson of the Queen?s Head, Whittington, one of the oldest licensed victuallers in the Hexham district, aged 81. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1923-05-15 |
Fire broke out at Stagshawbank Colliery, destroying sheds and damaging coal screens and other equipment. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1924-07-23 |
Mr. R. Patterson of East Moor House Farm, Matfen, ?piked? 80 large pikes of seed hay from a four acre field. The average crop was about 12 pikes to the acre. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1925-05-12 |
The outbreak of smallpox at Prudhoe reached epidemic stage with 23 people suffering from the disease. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1925-06-02 |
?The glories of past ages have departed from Stagshawbank Fair. Nobody but tinkers were present at the recent fair, which was once so popular.? |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1925-09-29 |
It was intended to build a new bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge. Placed alongside the old bridge, it would cost an estimated ?20,000 to ?30,000. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1926-06-19 |
Marriage of Doris Alexandra Leathard, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leathard, and Michael Thompson Wales. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1927-02-22 |
The Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson-Hicks, agreed to consult with local authorities before acceding to a request from the Duke of Northumberland to abolish Stagshaw Bank Fair, always held on the last Thursday in November, which attracted buyers of livestock from all over the North. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1927-03-01 |
A fire almost gutted the Tynedale Hotel but the landlord John Fairless and his family were able to don a few clothes, these being all that were saved. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1927-04-12 |
The Stagshawbank Fair, which brought traders and dealers from all over the North to the district at Whitsun and Midsummer, was abolished. The Fair was wound up by the Home Secretary under the Fairs Act of 1871 on the petition of the Duke of Northumberland. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1927-04-16 |
Application by the Duke of Northumberland for the abolition of Stagshawbank Fair was successful ? there was practically no opposition. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1928-06-20 |
Tunnelling operations to drain water from Stagshaw Bank Colliery were concluded after nearly a year of working day and night. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1931-06-23 |
Corbridge Parish Council discussed the litter problem caused by the number of charabanc parties. Buses were asked to carry boxes where passengers could put their used chip papers. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1932-11-30 |
Thomas Robson of Ingoe, inventor of the bicycle free wheel, celebrated his 88th birthday. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1937-10-19 |
The high powered BBC transmitting station at Stagshaw Bank, 1200 feet above sea level with a mast 480 feet high and 60 kilowatts of power, went on air as the station was officially opened by the Duchess of Northumberland. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1943-01-16 |
Death of Lady Blackett of Matfen Hall after falling down a spiral staircase. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1950-01-21 |
After centuries of being lit with oil lamps, Whittington got its first electricity supply. Workmen explained how it worked to residents, as some had never seen a switch in their lives. See also 28/01/1950. |
