Podcast: High Street Tales (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: North Shields | Time and the Shoe Man | story by Celia Bryce
Pub date: 2021-02-10

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Storytelling podcast from the UK's Historic England organisation, which exists to preserve heritage buildings and widen access to them. This show consists of seven separate stories, each created by a different writer in response to the high street in a different place. The pieces combine folk tales and urban legends to create new fiction rooted in regional traditions. This one is from North Shields, a town in north east England, and combines the feel of a fairy story with a modern meditation on the passing of time

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In this episode, the musician and writer Celia Bryce explores North Shields high street in an otherworldly tale which follows a mysterious character on his journey through streets of the past to return a lost shoe to its home.

You can download the ebook of all the stories at https://historicengland.org.uk/highstreettales

Made in conjunction with New Writing North and the series was produced by Sonderbug Productions with thanks to Darren Hayman for use of his song Pram Town.

High Street Tales is part of Historic England's high street cultural programme; four years of nationwide cultural activity helping to make high streets more attractive, engaging and vibrant places for people to live, work and spend time. The programme is run by Historic England, in partnership with Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. Follow us on social using @HistoricEngland and using the hashtag #HighStreetTales to stay up to date with the latest High Street news.

The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Historic England, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.