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North British Academy of Arts @danemoorenba.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The academy, later known as the North British Academy of Arts, Science, Literature, and Music, was located in the Claremount Buildings on the western side of Barras Bridge on the corner with Eldon Place in Newcastle upon Tyne, which is now opposite the County Council Offices.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Newcastle upon Tyne, 1950s, photo by Edwin Smith, 1912-71.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This is called ‘Why do you never come to the north of England?’

Why do you never come to the north of England?

complained Dennis Plunkett on Facebook,
a few days after I had visited Manchester,
Otley, Chorley, Liverpool, Sheffield,
Newcastle and Pocklington,

presumably having failed to notice
any of the three hundred and twelve posts
I had shared about the tour previously,
not even the one
which bore a superficial resemblance to a poem,
but was really just another attempt
to get through to Dennis
that I would be in his vicinity any day now –

the same post that was to signal my presence
in Glasgow on 26th November,
a piece of information to remain similarly unseen
by the unfortunate Stuart McManus,
who would subsequently enquire of me
what exactly was it
that I had against his city anyway?

Brian Bilston

A pic of me and the band alongside our autumn tour dates …

30 Oct: BANBURY: Mill Arts Centre
1 Nov: LONDON: Bloomsbury Theatre
3 Nov: NORWICH: Norwich Arts Centre
4 Nov: STAMFORD: Corn Exchange
5 Nov: MILTON KEYNES: The Stables
6 Nov: BRIGHTON: Komedia
12 Nov: WORCESTER: Huntingdon Hall
13 Nov: NOTTINGHAM: Metronome
14 Nov: SWANSEA: Grand Theatre
15 Nov: BRISTOL: John Wesley’s Chapel
21 Nov: MANCHESTER: Halle St Peters
22 Nov: OTLEY: Courthouse SOLD OUT
23 Nov: CHORLEY: Chorley Theatre
24 Nov: LIVERPOOL: Royal Philharmonic
25 Nov: SHEFFIELD: The Foundry
26 Nov: GLASGOW: Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
27 Nov: NEWCASTLE: The Pilgrim
28 Nov: POCKLINGTON: Arts Centre
4 Dec: HERNE BAY: King’s Hall

Tickets here: https://brianbilston.com/events/

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

'A new study by the British Academy highlights that the North East is one of the country’s largest ‘cold spots’ for Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts (SHAPE) subjects. A ‘cold spot’ is an area where a student would need to travel more than a commutable distance (60km) to access provision.' 1/2

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North East’s education ‘cold spots’ could leave students frozen out

Patients at Durham’s A&E raised concerns about communication, safety, and respect, with an NHS survey showing the hospital below national…

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Britsdontjump @britsdontjump.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

How the Newcastle Eagles began my love affair with the NBA Newcastle Eagles in action. Credit: newcastle-eagles.com It was 2010. I was just a spring chicken at 15 years old, and had recently been placed on the sports apprenticeship programme at my secondary school. It sounds very prestigious,…

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How the Newcastle Eagles began my love affair with the NBA

Newcastle Eagles in action. Credit: newcastle-eagles.com It was 2010. I was just a spring chicken at 15 years old, and had recently been placed on the sports apprenticeship programme at my secondary school. It sounds very prestigious, but to me, it was an opportunity to get out of class and go on excursions that no other student would get chance to take part in.

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vijay @vijay.io · 10/02/2025

ecs architecture with 800 bodies running at a stable 60 fps on mobile #gamedev

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Paul White @paulwhitephoto.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Tyne Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE England #photography #Newcastle #northeastengland #streetscapes

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Newcastle upon Tyne, 1977, by Belgian photographer Martine Franck.

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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

3/3 Shipyard workers, a detail of the Tyneside Industrial Heritage window by Joseph Nuttgens, 2006 in Newcastle Catholic Cathedral, visited in July. More from Newcastle Catholic Cathedral: www.flickr.com/photos/norfo...

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LOUDfence UK cic @loudfenceuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Please join us for the second LOUDfence Workshop at St Mary's Cathedral in Newcastle on 1st February at 10am. LOUDfence - stitching the fabric of the church back together one wounded relationship at a time.

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Steve Ellwood @tynesnapper.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

#NewcastleUponTyne Undated image from the Jack and Geoff Philips Photographic Collection, St Nicholas' Cathedral from Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne. Doric House on the right hand side. Anyone like to hazard a guess at the year❓

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Photo of the Day: On exhibition in Newcastle City Library for the whole of February, 160 of the finest #Gallery365in2025 has to offer. Go take a look. @gallery365.bsky.social

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Photo of the Day: On exhibition in Newcastle City Library for the whole of February, 160 of the finest #Gallery365in2025 has to offer. Go take a look. @gallery365.bsky.social

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Sara Montour Lewis @saramontourlewis.com · 11/02/2025

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Harry Bell @hrbell.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The Duke (Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 ins.) An old (and gloomy) one from the turn of the century. The view is from inside the Duke of Wellington in Newcastle, the eponymous “Duke” is a fiction. #painting #art #northernart

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Tony O @tony-o.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Lochan gets his feet wet Newcastle Beach, Oil on canvas from around 30 years ago #Art #Painting #OilPainting #TraditionalArt

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Have just opened the roll I brought back from Newcastle on Saturday to reveal beautiful art by living artist Sonya from @gallery365.bsky.social : a thing of beauty and a joy forever. I've been looking forward to getting my hands on this for months.

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North British Academy of Arts @danemoorenba.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

My distant relative is Alfred Milner, who was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played a very important role in the formulation of British foreign and domestic policy between the mid-1890s and early 1920s. He also loved finger-painting & finger puppets, which led him to the arts.

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North British Academy of Arts @danemoorenba.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The NBA was founded in 1908, incorporated in 1913, and dissolved in 1924. William James Morgan (1850–1923) was the secretary throughout the life of the academy. At various times, Henry John Brinsley Manners (1852–1925), the 8th Duke of Rutland, was its president.

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North British Academy of Arts @danemoorenba.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

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