Harry's Meanderings
An eclectic mix of offerings that reflect my life in northeast England (and sometimes beyond)
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- Sep 24, 2026
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A Cruise on the Tyne (opens the original)
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Oh, where is the boatman, my bonny hinney?Oh, where is the boatman? Bring him to meTo ferry me over the Tyne to my honeyAnd I will remember the boatman and thee.From the Tyneside folk song ‘The Water of Tyne’<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qwD_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff05ce933-3
I’ve seen the Light - part two (opens the original)
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This exhibition offers a little break from the idea of the idealised soldier … wearing khaki. Actually, they’re so much more than that; they’re artists, musicians, astronomers… and there’s an awful lot of brotherhood and camaraderie, an awful lot of light to counteract the dark.Gillian Kirkbride, Durham County Council’s heritage venues and collection manager<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D_be!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/htt
I’ve seen The Light - part 1 (opens the original)
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Art will always be contentious, so our role is to create space for dialogue…. So I’m very confident we’ll have the space to explore what we want to.Tony Guillan, artistic director of The Light.<div class="fake
Was Butch Cassidy a Geordie? (opens the original)
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They had a lot in common. They both loved horses. They loved to drink. They loved to gamble, and they could talk larceny all day long.Historian Thom Hatch writing about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidThanks for reading Harry's Meanderings! Subscribe for free to receive new posts.<input class="button primary" type="subm
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery (opens the original)
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“... telling the rich and diverse story of South Tyneside and its people..”<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1596" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ySlK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:stee
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