Cllr Linda Wright remembers her Mam, Mary Isabella 'Belle' Nixon: Belle Nixon (centre in red) 'Mam was instrumental in organising a...

Detail from architectural elevation of St Mary's Church, Throckley made in 1987 (Tyne and Wear Archives, DS.JWL/32/138) Margaret Ledger...

Curwen's Garage was founded in 1921 by brothers George and Wilfred Curwen. Passed down through the family the garage was a Throckley...

Sitting at the centre of the village outside of St Mary's Church, Throckley War Memorial is one of the village's most well known...

Cinemas were a major part of the entertainment landscape in Britain in the 1930s. Almost every town, suburb and housing development had...

First built by the Co-operative Society in 1896, Throckley Community Hall has been an important place for the local community for nearly...

'The house I was born in, I could throw a stone into the Dene, I could throw a stone into the pit, I could throw a stone into the...

In April 1968, Throckley Union Jack Social Club (or ‘The Jack’ as it’s still known), opened the doors of its newly built premises on...

The Scotswood Aggros were a prominent skinhead group in Newcastle in the 1970s. Across the North East various different groups and...

In August 1952, when Corporal John McLoughlin moved his family into their new home on Throckley's Bank Top they did so under cover of...