Pen Bal

04/06/2026

This 1845 painting by Carmichael shows a dozen fishing cobles sitting in Cullercoats Bay, while in the distance beyond the old lighthouse on Penbal Crag, many larger boats lie off the Bar at low tide.

03/06/2026

The Geordie Outlaw: Butch Cassidy’s Tyneside Roots
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01/06/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗞
penbal.uk/the-mystery-of-arbeias-dock/
No one knows where the port for Arbeia was, where so many tons of goods, people and coinage passed through so many centuries ago. But as I was sat on Tyne Street gazing across the river, it dawned on me that it could only be in one place.

30/05/2026

New comment about Jingling Geordie's smuggling tunnel by George Shermer:

"iam a 79 and i used to live at river view in the 60s when i was about ten the bank leading down to the little beach where the hailing station jetty is we found a similar entrance to jingling geordies hole basically in line down from the knott flats school we excuvated it to a certain length then found a drop down of about 12 ft then went no further mabye its connected to the one at percy bay tynemouth the bank is now is all trees"

A fascinating piece of Tynemouth folklore penbal.uk/the-real-story-of-jingling-geordies-cave/ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 🏴‍☠️

28/05/2026

26/05/2026

NEW 🤩 Black Middens Rum Lamp with Coastal Lampshade penbal.uk/product/black-middens-rum-tynemouth-lamp/ Made by Victoria Print Studio

25/05/2026

When Newcastle and Gateshead Burned: The Great Fire of 1854
penbal.uk/when-newcastle-and-gateshead-burned-the-great-fire-of-1854/