The Battle of Stanhope (Re-Enactment) December 7, 2011
>Weardale turned to poaching to supplement their income. The Prince Bishop sent Gamekeepers on a mission and captured the Siddle brothers. Their
>friends and family took pursuit and caught up with the Prince Bishops men in Stanhope and an almighty battle took place at the Black Bull.
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The promised re-enactment was late going live (poor rural connectivity) You can catch a low res flip cam movie here: http://jackdrum.co.uk/4pence/the-battle-of-stanhope/
Steve T
On 03/12/2011 15:46, "Thompson, Steve" <S.D.Thompson@tees.ac.uk> wrote:
>I have been working with Jack Drum Arts of County Durham on a Community Play based on the subject of the 1818 ³Battle
>of Stanhope². The play will run for 3 days in March 2012 in a barn in Stanhope.
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>Basically the story goes like this: the Napoleonic wars had ended and there was a lesser need for lead (bullets). Starving lead miners in
>Weardale turned to poaching to supplement their income. The Prince Bishop sent Gamekeepers on a mission and captured the Siddle brothers. Their
>friends and family took pursuit and caught up with the Prince Bishops men in Stanhope and an almighty battle took place at the Black Bull.
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>This all took place 193 years ago but it is still remembered in songs, stories and of course the play ³The Bonnie Moorhen². This coming Weds 7th
>December is the anniversary of the ³Battle of Stanhope² and we plan to re-enact it in the very pub where it happened. We¹re planning to stream
>this and it can be seen here http://dramadale.co.uk from 3pm GMT on December 7th just click on ³watch² in the top men
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>Steve T
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>Steve Thompson
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