Portraits from the North East
The Story so Far......
A Project from the Portraits from the North East Collective.
The latest additions are highlighted in red...
The Story so Far reviewed up to 20/04/2015
This will be the final review. We have completed our target of 100 people. The process of choosing the final images and arranging for the printing is in hand.
Our final handful of subjects will be added to the website. They are:-
Lord John Walton of Detchant, Drs Kianoush Nazarpour and Patrick Degenaar of the biomechanical Research Dept. Of Newcastle University. The transplant king Dr. Richard Kirk, John Mowbray OBE and Susan Winfield the new Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. Trai Anfield the wildlife film maker and Frank Major MBE, of the RNLI Dr Kianoush Nazarpour
Lord Walton of Detchant Dr Patrick Degenaar
Dr Richard Kirk
Frank Major MBE
Trai Annfield
Susan Winfield OBE
John Mowbray OBE The Story so far......
Portraits from the North East Project
With the kind support of Durham County Cricket Club, Foto- speed photographic suppliers and Seasons (Durham), framers and gallery
Julie Elliott MP, Sunderland Central, Con- stituency office, Friday 28th March, 2014
The Rt Revd Martin Wharton, Bishop of Newcastle and Hexham, Tuesday 15th April at Bishop’s House
Godfrey Worsdale, CEO Baltic Arts Centre
Anthony Sergeant, FRSA, CEO Sage Music
Brigit Maeve Phillipson MP, BA (Hons) Houghton and Sunderland South
The Travelling Exhibition will open at Alnwick Gardens on Tuesday 5th May, 2015 before moving to Newcastle Cathedral and Bessie Surtees House to open there on 17th May, 2015 and running till 15th June 2015.
Other dates and venues to be confirmed The Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove, DL, MA, FRSA, Dean of Durham Cathedral, Cathedral cloisters, 6th March 2014....
Fenwick Lawson, ARCA, Sculptor... In his studio,
Sarah Stewart, CEO of Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, at the Quayside offices of NGI
Professor Christopher Higgins, FRSE, FRSA, FMedSci., CIBA Medal, Fleming Prize, EMBO Member, Vice Chancellor of Durham University, Palatine building, Tuesday, 11th March...
Sir Thomas Allen, CBE, Chancellor of Durham University... office of The Master of Trevelyan College, 11th March. Kate Van Suddese, Marine painter,
Professor Martyn Evans, Fellow of Wolf- son Research Institue, HonFRCGPs, Doc- torate in Philosophy of MusicMaster of Trevelyan College, University of Durham,
Melanie Sensicle, CEO of Visit County Durham in her office at the Gala Theatre and on the Framwellgate Bridge
Philip Bernays, CEO of the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, in the auditorium
David Harker, CEO of Durham County Cricket Club
Richard Dowson, Operations Manager of Durham County Cricket Club Sir Kenneth Gibson, Executive Head of Harton Technology College, Appointed a National Leader in Education Jarrow and Academy 360 in Sunderland, in his office,
Kath Nisbet, Civic Head of Northumberland County Council, Morpeth... County Hall
Grant Davey, leader of Northumberland County Council, Morpeth Council Offices
Kathryn Tickell, Folk musician and composer, Tyne Valley lass and known internationally, awarded the Queen’s medal for music, BBC Folk Musician of the Year for 2004 and 2013, photographed at Sage Music Centre
Paul Callaghan, CBE, DL, FRSA, CEO of the Leighton Group, Wednesday, 21st May, 2014, Newcastle The Lord Lieutenant of North- umberland, Her Grace the Duch- ess of Northumberland, at Aln- wick on 22nd May, 2014 at 09:45,
Ruth Thompson OBE, BA(Hons) Law, LLM, High Sheriff of Tyne & Wear, Tuesday 10th June, Cleadon... Governor University of Sunderland, Chair National Energy Action, NTW. NHS Trust
Prof. Roberta Blackman-Woods, PhD, BSc... MP for Durham City, Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, Min- ers’
Rt Revd Paul Butler, BA (Hons), Bishop of Durham, Monday 8th September at Bishop Auckland Castle
Dr Caroline Pryor EdD, Med, NPQH, Dip Ed, DL, Deputy Lieutenant Northumberland, Ponteland Community Middle School, Monday 30th June Matthew White Ridley 5th Viscount Ridley, DL, FRSL, FMedSci, at Blagdon Hall. Monday 2nd June, 2014
Stuart Birkett, DL, BSc (Hons) General Manager of Johnstone Press (at time of photo shoot), Non- Executive Director of Northumberland Tourism , Mon- day 21st July at Berwick upon Tweed Quay Side,
Bryony Gibson DL, and High Sheriff of Northumberland, 2:30, 16th June at Hexham
Rev. Judith Grieve DL (Northumberland) Satur- day 21 June , in her church
The Very Revd, Christopher Dalliston, MA, Dean of Newcastle Cathedral. Thursday, 19th of June at the Cathedral. Lord James Michael Joicey, BA (Hons), DL ,of Ford–and-Etal, (5th Baron Joicey of Chester-Le-Street), Monday, 21st July, in Berwick at 11am on the Quayside
Nick Brown, freeman of the city of Newcastle and MP for Newcastle East, Photographed at the Biscuit Factory Cafe at 1:00 pm
Phil Handley, CEO CAT trucks at Peter- lee, Wednesday 9th July, in his office at Peterlee
Mrs Susan Snowdon, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham; the first female Lord Lieutenant to be appointed to the post in County Durham... 22nd July at Beechburn Farm
Anthony Baker MA, BA (Hons), PGDip. Creative Director and CEO of Dance City in Newcastle, , on Wednesday 23rd July, at Dance City Baroness Hilary Armstrong of Hill Top, on Thursday, 4th September at her home in Crook
Henry John Neville Vane TD. JP. DL, 11th Baron Barnard of Raby Castle, at Raby Castle, 8th August
Major John McMorrough Carr- Ellison, High Sheriff of Northumber- land and landowner, Thursday 7th August at his home
Jeff Brown of the BBC, and Look North, Wednesday, 6th August at 11am... photograph made at Cat and Dog steps Roker
Stephen Cram, MBE, Chancellor of Sunder- land University, the “Jarrow Arrow” and busi- nessman. Wednesday 29th October, at Choller- ford, overlooking the river, 11am Stephen Miller, multiple Olympic Gold Medal winner, Paralympian and founder of Smile Through Sport, sitting at 3:30pm on Saturday , 1 1th October
Ray Lonsdale, sculptor and creator of the Seaham statue... Tommy (officially called 1101). Thursday 28th August
Ron Hogg BA, County Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, 27th August, at County Hall
Vera Baird QC, LL.B, BA (Open), Northumbria Po- lice and Crime Commissioner, 1st October, 11am at Vic- tory House, Benton Lane, Newcastle
Kenneth Bremner, CEO, Sunderland Hos- pital Trust, in his office on Monday 7th July. Susan Johnson OBE, MBA, BA (Hons), Chief executive of Durham County Fire and Rescue, Lay member of Durham Uni., Public Member Network Rail, 9th Septem- ber, at the Belmont HQ of DDFRS,
Steven Moore, Newcastle, Expert on glass and ceramics, writer and consultant. Antiques Roadshow regular. Photographed at Durham Cathedral, 4th September, Freeman of City of London, Ambassador for Prince’s Re- generation Trust, Consultant for Royal Crown Derby
Susan Margaret Winfield OBE, newly appointed Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. Retired as Deputy Chief Probation Officer in Northumbria . Photo- graphed in her Sunderland home, Wednesday 24th March, 2015
Blyth inshore lifeboat... Steven Fitch, Helmsman of the Type D Zodiac... Tues- day, 4th November at the Blyth RNLI
Grahame Morris, MP for Easington, at the Tommy Statue, Friday 28th November at 10am. Photo- graphed being photographed by Peter Walton Sharon Hodgson MP, Sunderland West and Washington, Shadow Minister for Women and Equality, Friday 9th May, 2014.. Constitu- ency office
Ros Rigby OBE MA, Co-founder of Folkworks and powerful advocate of music education. Perform- ance Programme Director of Sage Music Centre
Chi Onwurah BSc (Electrical Engineering), MBA, MP for Newcastle Central and Shadow Business, Innovation and Skills, Advisory Board of Open Uni- versity Business School.... Friday 3rd October
Rev Glyn Evans, Chaplin to the High Sheriff of Tyne & Wear, Newcastle United and various other City Centre institutions, qualified football referee and comedian..Tuesday 16th September, St Andrew’s Church
Jessica Eddie, Olympic rower and medal winner, Sunday 14th September at 11am, Durham Ama- teur Rowing Club, Green Lane
Katherine (Kat) Copeland MBE, Olympic Gold Medal rower, Friday 19th September 2014... Tees Rowing Club Catherine McKinnell MP, Newcastle North, member of Shadow Treasure Team, Wednesday 1sthOctober , 09:15hss at Constituency Offices
Kathryn (Kate) Adie OBE, DL, BA, Richard Dimbleby Award 1990, Wednesday, 15th Octo- ber, Durham Cathedral... The Durham Book Festival
Jonathan Ruffer, Chair of Ruffer LLP, Barris- ter, DL and Chair of Auckland Castle Trust, 11:00 am, Friday 17th October at Auckland Castle
Professor Herbie Newell, Newcastle University, cancer research, outside the Medical Building on Tuesday 10th February 2015
Paul Morrison, the RSPB’s long-serving warden on Coquet Island. Tuesday 4th November...Wet weather gear essential! Trai Anfield, freelance photographer, inde- pendent film-maker and broadcaster (BBC Radio 4 The Living World), St Mary’s Light- house, Monday 30th April 2015
Gerry Osborne, High Sheriff of County Durham and CEO of Roman Showers, Monday 13th Octo- ber at 11:00 am
Prof. Doug Turnbull MB, BS, PhD, FRCP, F Med Sci. Professor of Neurology Newcastle Medical School, Leader of Mitochondrial Re- search Group, Director of Newcastle Centre for Brain Aging and Vitality... 31st October 2014
Graham Saunders, Director of English Heritage. Tuesday, 21st October, Bessie Surtees’ House, 3:30 to 4:30 Alex Bennett, MA, BSc, Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers, Chief Fire Officer for Northumberland... At Fire HQ, Monday 2nd February 2015
Sue Sim, the Northumbria Police Chief Constable. On Tuesday 19th November at 1PM..
Tom Capeling, Tyne & Wear Fire Chief on Monday, 17th November
Katrina Porteous, Northumbrian Poet of international repute... At Beadnell Bay on Tuesday, 27/01/2015 Professor Sir John Burn, Local Hero and Pro- fessor of Genetic Medicine at NCL, at the Sage, on Tuesday, 20/01/2-15
Dr Hari Shukla, OBE, DL, DCL, JP, MA... Active in Community relations for the past 40 years
Ammar Mirza CBE, local businessman, philan- thropist and community worker.. The Journal called him the most influential British Asian in the North East.
Anne Fine, author of over 100 books and Children’s Laureate for 2001—2003, also author of Madame Doubtfire, at her home on Tuesday, 17th February 2015 Gordon Davidson (L) and Peter Lockey (R), founders of Berghaus outdoor clothing and LD mountain sports in Newcastle, 11th December at Steel Rigg.
Jim Montgomery, legendary goal keeper for Sunder- land in the 1960s, on Tuesday 2nd December at his home in Sunderland
Marie Nixon, a guitarist in the pop group Kenickie she is now with the Arts Council and one of the driving forces behind Sunder- land’s Music, Arts and Culture Trust. At the National Glass Centre, Friday 16/01/2015
Adrian Jenkins, Director of Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle... 17/02/2015, at Bowes Mu- seum.
Malcolm Gerry, Music producer and driving force behind The Tube, and other events... At the Quayside in Newcastle, Saturday 22nd No- vember Steve Howey, Sunderland-born, played for Newcastle and Manchester City.... Now works for FA and British Council, an advocate for football
Lord Beecham, ex-leader of Newcastle Council, now Shadow Justice Minister in the House of Lords. At his home, Friday 30/01/2015
Mike Tilley, businessman and CEO of Newcastle Arts Centre and associated businesses and venues.
Mike Barton, Chief Constable of the County Durham Police Force, at the new Police HQ, on Monday 19/01/2015
Frank Major MBE, JP, DL. Member of the RNLI council, and an active participant in local charities... Chairman of the Sunderland Life- boat Brendan Healy, musician and playwright, co- median and actor. At his home , Friday 16/01/2015
Graeme Rigby, the man behind the SIDE Gallery, and the Amber photographic group, at the Side, on Friday, 23/01/2015
Professor Christopher Chinnery, the Director of the Centre for Life, Newcastle. At the Centre for Life on Tuesday 20/01/2015
John Miles, musician with an interna- tional reputation who has worked for many years with Tina Turner. On Satur- day, 10/01/2015
Gary Bennett, legendary Sunderland AFC player, now involved in charity work, coach- ing, the campaign against racism in sport and broadcasting. December 2014 Doctor Richard Kirk, Consultant Cardiologist and Paediatrician at the Freeman Hospital. Friday 6th March 2015, leader of the Transplant team.
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, At Eaglescliffe on Friday , 21st November
Alan Campbell MP for Tynemouth, Shadow Deputy Chief Whip, overlooking the North Shields’ Fish Dock, Friday 6th February 2015
Olivia Gill, artist and engraver, book illustrator and collaborator with the author Michael Mor- purgo, at her studio-cum-workshop in Belford, on Friday 13th February, 2015
His Honour, Judge Paul Batty QC, in the High Court at Carlisle Sessions... Thursday, 12th February 2015 Professor Kate Bushby, in her office at the Centre for Life, Newcastle, Thursday, 19th February 2015.
Ian Mearns MP for Gateshead, on Friday 7th November at his Constituency offices at 1:30pm
John Nicholas Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant. Has been President of the British Medican Association and General Medical Council. The Godfather of Medical Research. Photographed at the Centre for Life, Friday, 20th March 2015
John Mowbray OBE, retired from his senior po- sition with Northumbrian Water and is now heavily involved in promoting the North East. Co Chairman of the North East Cul- tural Partnership, a Trustee of MACT, vice chairman of Sunderland University. Wednes- day, 25th March, Roker seafront. Doctor Kianoush Nazarpour, bioengineer hold- ing the “bionic-hand”. On the staff of Newcas- tle University and head of a team developing this revolutionary prosthetic. In the labora- tory on Friday 13th, March 2015
Doctor Patrick Degenaar, a bioengi- neer working on a means whereby a blind person may be helped to see using an external aid. In his laboratory at Newcastle University on Friday 13th March 2015