Arts & Culture

Caer Urfa: A Look at Anglo-Saxon South Shields

A talk with Luan Hanratty exploring the Anglo-Saxon history of South Shields.

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Wednesday, 2 September 2026See listingSouth Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JASee bookingby North East Museums

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Historian Luan Hanratty explores Caer Urfa, the Anglo-Saxon South Shields, in a talk at the town's museum, tracing the settlement's story in the centuries after the Romans left. An illuminating evening for anyone interested in the deep history of South Tyneside.

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