From Colliery Cottages to Coastal Clearouts: The Hidden History of House Clearance in the North East and Its Lasting Legacy
Picture this: It’s 1925, and in a soot-blackened terrace off the Tyne in Jarrow, old Tommy Hargreaves is knee-deep in the remnants of his late father’s life. Brass lanterns from the shipyards, threadbare overalls stiff with pit dust, and a stack of yellowed pay slips from the yards that built an empire. Tommy’s not just […]



