<p>From the Industrial Revolution to the end of the 20th Century, huge swathes of The North revolved around coal and heavy industry. From Woodhorn Colliery to Jarrow Town Hall and Orgreave, the workers and the communities left a profound mark on their buildings and their landscape.</p>

From the Industrial Revolution to the end of the 20th Century, huge swathes of The North revolved around coal and heavy industry. From Woodhorn Colliery to Jarrow Town Hall and Orgreave, the workers and the communities left a profound mark on their buildings and their landscape.

Workers of the North

To celebrate the North of England's people and places, Historic England set photographer John Kippin a challenge to explore the 'Spirit of the North'.
This podcast series explores how the places he photographed, and the people he met, capture the North's extraordinary history of creativity, innovation and cultural influence. We're setting out to discover whether there truly is a "Spirit of the North". 
The photographs are part of "The Great Exhibition of The North" and can be viewed until September 9th 2018 at Bessie Surtees House in Newcastle. #spiritofthenorth

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To celebrate the North of England's people and places, Historic England set photographer John Kippin a challenge to explore the 'Spirit of the North'. This podcast series explores how the places he photographed, and the people he met, capture the North's extraordinary history of creativity, innovation and cultural influence. We're setting out to discover whether there truly is a "Spirit of the North". The photographs are part of "The Great Exhibition of The North" and can be viewed until September 9th 2018 at Bessie Surtees House in Newcastle. #spiritofthenorth

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