Hexham Historian 4 (1994)

Hexham Historian 4  (1994)

Devoted to aspects of the history of the Cockshaw area of Hexham including: early history, buildings (housing, churches, public houses), leather and other industry, public health and analysis of the 19th century census records. Produced by members of the Cockshaw Study Group.

Articles: Buildings; Public houses; Holy Island House; Early history of Cockshaw; Places of worship; What the census tells us; Swansong; Mapping the changes; Public health in the mid-19th century; Slum clearance schemes; Leather manufacture; Other industrial activity; Recollections; Flooding; Roundup.