Steve Thompson

I shall now reveal what is so special about the inside of the Swan Hotel… You step into the TITANIC !! The Dining room actually! – well good as. When Titanic’s (identical) sister ship, Olympic was scrapped in 1937, many of the fittings and artworks were auctioned. The “Olympic Suite” conference and dining room were … Read more

I’m inside the hotel I mentioned now having pea and bacon soup and uploading. hotel is something quite special.

2.30 and I’m in Alnwick. My itinerary is shot. Cancelled my meeting in Newcastle. I seem to have arrived during a festival.

In the seventies my band performed many times in the Viking Ballrom at Seahouses. Sadly this seems to have gone the way of many a riverside or sea front property.

I’m in Seahouses now and I’m running late. I will pass through Alnwick on my way to my appointment in Newcastle. I wanted to take you inside a pub there but there may not be time. I know it’s cheating but if I can’t make it I’ll upload pics from and earlier trip. Pic from … Read more

Back in the seventies between my career as a rock star (failed) and becoming a songwriter I took a gig at the famous Newcastle department store, Fenwick. I enjoyed a stint during that autumn on the delivery truck. The deliveries were mostly to Northumberland and one day we delivered some wardrobes to Bamburgh Castle. (yes … Read more