Residents of Spencer Court in Newburn were evacuated on September 25th 2012, amid fears that one of the blocks of flats could collapse. Heavy rain, and water from the New Burn flowing from a collapsed culvert at the rear of the buildings, had caused extensive flood damage. Link
George Stephenson ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson ) married his first wife here on 28 Nov 1802. "George's signature as it stands in the books, is that of a person who seems to have just learned to write" [Murray's Handbook:1890].