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4 unusual facts about Hebburn


Geology of Tyne and Wear

The 'Hebburn Dyke' is another microgabbro which runs ESE from Newcastle-upon-Tyne through Hebburn to the coast at Whitburn.

Hebburn

The Lordship of the Manor of Hebburn passed through the hands of a number of families during the Middle Ages, including the Hodgsons of Hebburn (James 1974, Hodgson).

Dominic Bruce OBE MC AFM KSG MA RAF: Known as the "Medium Sized Man", escaped from Colditz Castle

SS Dordogne

They included the sister ships San Isidoro and San Onofre from Armstrong Whitworth at Hebburn on the River Tyne in north-east England.


Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon

Graham Duff, writer of Ideal and Hebburn, reviewed the Brighton show: 'Matching big laugh-out-loud gags with touching moments of genuine poignancy, Seven Studies in Salesmanship is a beautifully crafted portmanteau production.

Hebburn Hall

Hebburn Hall also known as Ellison Hall is a 17th-century country mansion, which has been converted into residential apartments and houses, situated at Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear.

HMS Dieppe

LST 3016, an LST Mark 3 later renamed HMS Dieppe; built by Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) in 1944 and sold in 1980

O and P-class destroyer

Pakenham * (ex-Onslow), built by Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn, damaged by gunfire from Italian Navy torpedo boats Cassiopea and Cigno off Marsala 1943-04-16, abandoned and sunk by sister ship HMS Paladin (see Battle of the Cigno Convoy)

Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company

In 1910 Sir Charles Palmer's interest in the business was acquired by Lord Furness who, as Chairman, expanded the business by acquiring a lease over a new graving dock at Hebburn from Robert Stephenson and Company.

Soldier Wilson

Born in Hebburn, he earned his nickname as a teenager while serving with the Cameron Highlanders and the 1st Battalion, Black Watch.


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