Coaching Inns
GNR_20202024-02-16T18:01:18+00:00As horse drawn coaches and wagons multiplied during the 18th and early 19th centuries, they spawned a new network of coaching inns and support facilities...
Carlton Reid – 2021 Video
GNR_20202023-06-29T11:37:49+00:00Journalist, historian and cycling enthusiast, Carlton Reid, took to the Great North Road in a Morgan open top car – and a fold-up bike. His video promises “oddities” about...
Baker Perkins
GNR_20202022-07-22T08:58:58+00:00Engineering company, Baker Perkins, operated an overnight Great North Road trunker service between its factories at Peterborough and on Tyneside...
Ermine Street
GNR_20202024-01-16T12:00:16+00:00The southern section of Ermine Street aligns closely with the Old North Road, merging with Great North Road near Godmanchester, before heading eastwards.....
Lindisfarne
GNR_20202024-04-03T17:17:55+00:00The Holy Island of Lindisfarne lies 4 miles from the Great North Road between Berwick and Newcastle. The Northumberland coast is magnificent, and Lindisfarne is...
Buckden Palace
GNR_20202023-06-27T11:36:01+00:00Buckden Palace sits directly alongside the Great North Road. In medieval times it straddled the road in Buckden with the Bishop’s Palace and Little Park to...
Dick Turpin
GNR_20202024-02-05T14:52:15+00:00Dick Turpin, the “Flying Highwayman”, was famed for his bravery, resolution and generosity. A scoundrel and a thief but also a gentleman who minimised any...
Medieval Transport
GNR_20202022-10-21T11:20:46+00:00Knowledge of medieval transport is decidedly patchy. There are precious few maps before that of Ogilby in the 17th century so we have to piece together the picture from...
King James I
GNR_20202023-08-14T17:13:31+00:00A meandering but triumphant journey south along the Great North Road marked the start of the reign of King James I in 1603. It was his first visit to England...
Road Building Revolution
GNR_20202024-02-05T14:40:15+00:00The growth of turnpikes after 1700 started to provide funding for investment but it was the road building revolution of the late 18th and the 19th centuries which...