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Rob Cowen – The North Road: A Journey Through Time, Place, and Memory

  • Sunday 11 May, 3.15pm
  • Tickets From £8.50
  • Hexham Abbey - Great Hall
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The A1; The Great North Road. A 400-mile multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2,000 years and which bisects and feeds the North East economy.

In this profoundly personal book, Cowen follows this ghost road from beginning to end on a journey through history, place, people and time. Weaving his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes he moves through, this is the story of a road, and all the communities and memories it passes through. 

In conversation with Matthew Kelly 

History Sponsor:  Vindolanda 

Concession prices: available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.

Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. Please book for both directly at the Queen’s Hall Box Office.

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Book a table and receive 10% off dining at The Beaumont Hotel on presentation of your ticket.

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