The Society’s journal · published since 1967

North East History

The annual journal of the North East Labour History Society — original research, articles and memories of working-class life across the region. Members receive each new volume as a benefit of membership.

Volume 56 · 2025 · Out now

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North East History

Volume 56 · 2025

It was sixty years ago today…
The 1761 Hexham Riot
Pit Elegies and Ballads
Coal Face: Exegesis
The North East Heritage Library — an Interview with Kieran Carter
Power to All People?
Redhills Renewed: Durham Miners’ Hall Brought Back to Life
The Land of Oak and Iron
Maureen Callcott: The Story Continued
From Our Archive: Labour Women in North East England
The Closure of North East Shipbuilders: The Inside Story
A Teesside Volunteer in the Lincoln Battalion

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The 1926 General Strike

Eight articles and personal memories from past journals, marking the centenary.

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