"Hot bed of Methodism" my ar*e! Born in Gateshead in 1960. Lived here all my life. Plenty Catholics and Protestants back in the day. Never new one Methodist!
Ha! Gateshead, the hotbed of Methodists! Brilliant. But isn't he a southerner? So what would he know? Thanks for posting these. Sadly I expect there's nothing remaining from Felling or Low Fell.
