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Marking 225 years since the birth of Robert GilchristTo celebrate the 225th anniversary of the birth of Robert Gilchrist the website is featuring some brand new content of interesting stories and findings from over a decade of the project.
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The affective afterlife of poets' gravesA new book chapter from the project has been published in the edited collection Affective Architectures: More-Than-Representational Geographies of Heritage. The chapter describes my encounters with the graves of Tyneside poets and the search for the resting place of Robert Gilchrist.
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Barge Day on the TyneRobert Gilchrist gave an eye-witness account to a familiar, though no longer performed, local ritual on the River Tyne. The Barge Day event was a significant civic occasion and Robert Gilchrist composed some amusing and patriotic songs to regale his friends as they processed along the river.
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