E M Forster
GNR_20202020-11-08T20:42:22+00:00The writer Edward Morgan Forster lived at Rooks Nest House near Stevenage between the ages of 4 and 14. His time there had a lasting impact on him. In.....
Henry Royce
GNR_20202025-04-29T13:56:08+00:00Sir Henry Royce, a founding partner in Rolls Royce, was born at Alwalton in 1863 where his father was the miller. When the family business failed, they moved.....
River Tweed
GNR_20202024-01-16T10:34:51+00:00The first record of a bridge over the Tweed near Berwick is of one that was destroyed by floods in 1199. A wooden bridge was in place during the following.....
River Tyne
GNR_20202020-11-06T12:51:16+00:00The Romans built the first bridge over the Tyne in around AD 120 - at about the same time as Hadrian's Wall. It is sometimes referred to as Pons Aelius, after the.....
River Tees
GNR_20202025-04-06T11:58:38+00:00The meandering River Tees is crossed by the Great North Road close to Darlington. Today the A1 intersects the Tees to the west of the town. In the past it was.....
River Welland
GNR_20202024-01-15T16:28:57+00:00The River Welland is crossed by the Great North Road at Stamford. In Saxon times there was a fort alongside the river – and the route north was via a ford.....
River Nene
GNR_20202024-01-15T16:26:27+00:00In Roman times, Ermine Street crossed the Nene to the west of modern Peterborough, close to Durobrivae. The site of the Roman bridge is still evident in.....
Alconbury Junction
GNR_20202025-02-25T16:03:21+00:00Alconbury has long been an important junction of major routes. It is where the Old North Road and the Great North Road routes from London converged.....
Isaac Newton
GNR_20202025-05-01T20:35:01+00:00Isaac Newton was born on 25th December 1642 at Woolsthorpe close to the Great North Road near Colsterworth. Woolsthorpe Manor is now a National Trust.....
King Harold
GNR_20202022-01-13T15:21:24+00:00Perhaps the most famous return trip along the Great North Road was that of Harold in 1066. Faced with both Scandinavian and French challenges to his newly.....