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Newcastle upon Tyne, 1862-3, by Edmund John Niemann, 1813-76 (Laing Art Gallery).

Durham Miners’ Gala, 1969, by Tony Ray-Jones (1941-72).

In 1938 there was a Yorkshire Authors Dinner. Chaired by J.B. Priestley, 113 Yorkshire writers met at the Great Northern Hotel in Leeds. White roses, heather and bracken adorned the top table and a vast Yorkshire pudding was brought in to the singing of “Ilkla Moor Baht ‘At”.

Near Masham, Wensleydale, by Anne Isabella Brooke (1916-2002), Harrogate-based painter and teacher, Kirklees Museums. #WomensArt

A Lancashire Town, 1938, by Oldham-born Harold Workman (1897-1975), GalleryOldham. Trained at Manchester School of Art. #NorthernArt

Cricket match today at Bamburgh.

Moss Side, Manchester, 1972, by Daniel Meadows.

Three big moments that have made Manchester what it is today. My interview about 'Made in Manchester' last June with Rob Parsons in the Manchester News MEN. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

Medieval toilet and jet die used to predict the future among findings by archaeologists at Auckland Castle, County Durham. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Hebden Bridge, west Yorkshire, photo by Alice Longstaff, 1907-92 (Pennine Heritage).

Pets' corner at Platt Fields in Rusholme, Manchester, May 1959 (Guardian archive).

Elizabeth Gaskell house, Manchester. Well worth a visit.

Yorkshire Unity, by artist Seanna Doonan. Kindness in the Covid crisis, St John's Square, Wakefield. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

I'll be talking about 'Made in Manchester and Wigan' at Wigan Museum, Sat Sept 20th, 12 noon, 41 Library Street. £3.50, book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/made-in-manc…

Peak District carbon capture project 'to boost hundreds of jobs'. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Former Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, reopens to public. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

‘Out on a Monday with a View of Stoodley Pike’ from 2000 is one of the best known of Peter Brook’s later paintings. Full of trademark details and motifs, the eye is drawn to the prominent hilltop monument and spectacular evening sky. Typically there’s a washing line in there too.

Afternoon walk in Greenfield, Saddleworth. View of Pots and Pans and Alderman.

'Made in Manchester' still a top 20 English history bestseller at Waterstones, more than a year after publication.

Nelson Street, Chinatown, Liverpool, 1942, photo by Bert Hardy.