Geordstoree

BioWare’s latest offering is a dark fantasy on an epic scale with adult themes to match. What more could a RPG player ask for? If you’re a RPG fan then, yes, you would be right to think I was talking about Dragon Age! Hot of the press and a real pleasure to play. You have [...]

The ‘John Bowes’ had a long life span. Some 81 years in which she served as a stores vessel in the Crimean War, under went several name changes, survived many collisions and carried general cargo instead of coal. While under one of her many name changes ‘Villa Selgas’ sadly the ‘John Bowes’ sank after developing [...]

1860 was the year ‘Port Mulgrave’ was launched. This was to be the first vessel, off the assembly lines so to speak, launched from the Howdon yard, which had been acquired by Palmers the year before, (1859) on the north bank of the Tyne. This yard went on to build many more ships. The picture [...]

Are you an RPG fan? if so then I would surely recommend Risen. I have just finished the game working for the Don. I was going to replay the game working for the Inquisition but the final Boss does not rock my boat. (no one seems to make my type of ending to a game, [...]

Born on November 3rd 1822, Sir Charles Mark Palmer a successful shipyard/steel company owner not only gave Jarrow much needed employment he was also responsible for the building of a much needed hospital. He was married three times. His first wife Jane was the daughter of Ebenezer Robson who hailed out of Newcastle Upon Tyne, [...]