Our wonderful volunteers dedicate a lot of time to researching Ouseburn Valley's storied past. The Ouseburn Heritage Blog series shines light on a different piece of research every month. Read the growing collection here.
Sometimes researching the origin of photographs can lead you down a path you weren't expecting... Read more
We're venturing away from Ouseburn for this month's Heritage Blog. 280 miles southeast of the Victoria Tunnel lies a fascinating network of Tunnels. Read about Ramsgate Tunnels' history. Read more
Multi-disciplined Ouseburn Trust volunteer John offers a comparative study of Blaydon Burn and Ouseburn Valley in our May 2021 Ouseburn Heritage blog. Read more
We dedicate this month's Ouseburn Heritage blog to the pub owners and brewers of Ouseburn, past present and future. Read about some of Ouseburn's forgotten watering holes. Read more
To celebrate International Women's Day 2021, our March Ouseburn Heritage Blog is dedicated to the ordinary but wonderful local women. We're sharing three stories from our oral archives - enjoy! Read more
Victoria Tunnel guide, Iain Kitt, explores how the Tunnel was transformed from an underground coal wagonway into an air-raid shelter in preparation for the Second World War. Read more
Through the story of just one Ouseburn business, this month's Ouseburn Heritage blog explores Ouseburn's industries on the world stage, 19th-century working conditions & capitalism. Read more
During the country's second lockdown of 2020, we encouraged our social media followers to recreate five historic images of Ouseburn Valley taken from our photo archives. In the final Ouseburn heritage blog of the year, you can learn about the images & share our own recreations. Read more
In this month's Ouseburn heritage blog, Heather Richardson, Ouseburn Trust's Heritage Officer, reflects on the inspiring work of Chris Killip. Read more
In celebration of Tyne & Wear Metro's 40th year, we've published an excerpt from Sue Bright's book, 'Bridging the Ouseburn'. Learn a little about Ove Arup, the man behind the iconic Byker Metro bridge. Read more