Why I'm writing from my base in Newcastle rather than in Durham and what I'll be doing next blogging wise

Today, I had been looking forward to crossing the Tyne to head to Durham for my second day with the Headlam family papers. I got as far as sitting on a delayed train - until it was announced that the train was cancelled. In fact, I found out, due to a tragedy between Newcastle and Durham, there would be no trains for hours. 

So, with my meetings all missed, including with Edith Hall (on whom more soon), I decided to use my time typing up my experiences of yesterday and doing some planning for my next few visits to the Collections. 

First though, before returning to where I'm staying, in Gosforth in Newcastle, I walked from Central Station to the Tyne - and did cross it, by foot, via Millennium Bridge where I took the following photo, of a view I anticipate returning to in as many different lights as possible:

It looks like an eye? 

I have had an email from the very lovely Special Collection librarian at the Palace Green Library reassuring me that the papers I was going to look at today will be kept for me. And so, I look forward to beginning to look at them as soon as possible

Now: to what happened yesterday...