| Humshaugh |
1931-11-15 |
a marble tablet to the late Mr. N. G. Clayton and his wife was unveiled in St. Peter?s Church. |
| Humshaugh |
1932-03-16 |
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Company was examining the feasibility and cost of providing power to villagers in Humshaugh. |
| Humshaugh |
1932-04-27 |
A public meeting of Humshaugh ratepayers approved spending of ?200 on installing six electric lighting units in the village. |
| Humshaugh |
1944-08-05 |
William Chambers Gibb, blacksmith of Walwick Bank, was injured in a motor-cycle accident. |
| Humshaugh |
1951-11-02 |
The smithy at Humshaugh, run by the same family for 200 years, was closed when the last surviving member of the family retired. After working in the forge for 58 years, Henry Thompson, aged 70, found that with the coming of cars and tractors, there was little demand for a blacksmith. Compare 09/11/1951. |
| Humshaugh |
1956-01-20 |
It was announced that the telephone exchange at Simonburn was to close. Subscribers connected to the Simonburn exchange were transferred to Humshaugh. |
| Humshaugh |
1956-02-03 |
The Bishop of Newcastle, Dr. Noel Hudson, opened the extension to Humshaugh Church School, which had been built to alleviate overcrowding. |
| Humshaugh |
1958-12-19 |
Humshaugh Reading Room was to become bungalows. |
| Humshaugh |
1960-06-10 |
Haughton Castle treasures were to come under the hammer in a four-day sale. Compare 17/06/1960. |
| Humshaugh |
1961-04-21 |
Haughton Ferry. |
| Humshaugh |
1979-03-26 |
It was suggested that stepping stones be placed in the River North Tyne at Humshaugh to replace the uneconomic Haughton Ferry. |
| Humshaugh |
2009-04-03 |
Humshaugh villagers rally round to save their village shop following the closure of the post office in January 2009 and the pending retirement of owners Pat and Bob Gray. Compare 02/10/2009 and 08/01/2010. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1878-04-11 |
A meeting considered ways of raising funds to increase the accommodation of pupils at Deanraw School, Langley, as required by the education authority. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1879-02-15 |
Notices were posted stating that the Langley Barony lead mines must cease production within a month. The Allendale lead-mines were already closed and workers at Nenthead were told their wages were to be reduced by 2d. per day. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1879-07-04 |
Special trains ran from Hexham and other stations on the Allendale railway line for the Langley Temperance Society?s 22nd picnic at Staward-le-Peel. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1882-01-01 |
(1882 Date unspecified) Sale of the Langley Barony Estate. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1882-11-16 |
The new owner of Langley Castle, Mr. C. J. Bates, embarked on the gradual restoration of the imposing ruin one-and-a-half miles from Haydon Bridge. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1891-11-07 |
An inquest was held on 5th November into the death of Thomas John Hetherington (aged 13) who was accidentally crushed to death by machinery on 3rd November at the Leadbitter Chatt Mill at the Langley Barony Mines of Messrs. Bewick & Partners. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1901-06-15 |
Langley Temperance Society held its 43rd annual picnic at Staward-le-Pele. |
| Langley on Tyne |
1901-07-06 |
The Temperance Society held its 45th annual picnic at Staward-le-Pele on Saturday 29th June 1901. |
