| Hexham |
1902-05-10 |
A special lunch was held to celebrate the formal opening of the new Abbey Hotel (now the Beaumont) in Beaumont Street. It was described as ?a decided acquisition to the accommodation provided for visitors to the popular health resort of Hexham.? |
| Hexham |
1902-05-17 |
The number of people visiting Hexham by excursion trains during 1901 was 17,000 according to Hexham UDC figures. The total number of people detraining at Hexham station was over 259,000 ? not including season ticket holders. |
| Hexham |
1903-05-30 |
A smallpox-infested tramp was detained by the health authority in Hexham as the number of cases around the area rose. As well as Hexham, his meanderings had taken him to Kendal, Kirkby Stephen, Barnard Castle, Durham, Consett, Blaydon and Gateshead within a two-week period. |
| Hexham |
1903-07-25 |
Sculptor John Tweed reported that his statue of Colonel Benson, killed in the Boer War while defending his rear from an attack by Colonel Botha, was completed and ready for erection in Beaumont Street. |
| Hexham |
1903-11-14 |
William Robb and Son of Hexham were forced to announce that they could no longer accept carpets for beating, as they had been ordered to remove their machinery from the Manor Office. They were looking for a suitable shed in which to resume the service. |
| Hexham |
1904-01-23 |
The new bridge over the River South Tyne at Warden was formally opened by the local vicar, the Rev. George Cruddas. |
| Hexham |
1904-02-27 |
Hexham was considering declaring a public holiday to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Boer War hero Colonel George Benson of Allerwash, at the top of Beaumont Street. |
| Hexham |
1904-07-16 |
Hexham was anticipating the arrival of Buffalo Bill?s Wild West Show, as the town was on the itinerary for the great showman William Cody?s farewell world tour. |
| Hexham |
1905-02-04 |
The final meeting of the Benson Memorial Committee took place on Tuesday 31st January. |
| Hexham |
1905-02-18 |
The annual general licensing meeting of the Hexham Brewster Sessions was held on Monday 13th February 1905. |
| Hexham |
1905-10-21 |
At a meeting at the Abbey Hotel, it was agreed that a Hexham Choral Society be formed, with Lt. Col. Jasper Gibson in the chair. |
| Hexham |
1905-10-21 |
On a visit to Hexham, motoring pioneer J. Scott Montagu advised drivers to proceed with caution when meeting or overtaking lady cyclists and to beware of drunken men and horses in the road. |
| Hexham |
1906-04-07 |
Samuel Atkin said to be ?the last of the Hexham glovers? died. He had some 50 women and children working for him. |
| Hexham |
1906-12-22 |
The Post Office announced that mail would be delivered as normal to houses in Hexham from 9.30am on Christmas Day. |
| Hexham |
1907-02-16 |
The North British Arms has been completed ? but without stabling accommodation. Cf. 18/02/1922. |
| Hexham |
1908-02-15 |
Tynedale Golf Club, based at the Spital Park course, was given permission to change its name to Hexham Golf Club. |
| Hexham |
1908-06-06 |
Emigration agent William Armstrong of Hexham confirmed that nine agricultural and domestic workers had left for jobs in the Canadian province of Alberta. |
| Hexham |
1908-12-05 |
Tenders were invited for the construction of the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School on land near Bog Acres Farm, Hexham. |
| Hexham |
1909-05-29 |
Hexham Urban Council agreed to support the Daylight Saving Bill, which proposed to put the clocks forward an hour on the third Sunday in April and back an hour on the third Sunday in September. |
| Hexham |
1911-02-11 |
Infant mortality in the Hexham district over the past 12 months stood at 104.9 per thousand, a rise of over 3.9 per thousand five years earlier. |
