The following people, military units, and groups have received the Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Individuals
17th Century
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle: September 1642.
- Sir George Baker: September 1643.
- Sir William Armine: April 1645.
- Richard Barvis: April 1645.
- Robert Fenwick: April 1645.
- Sir Arthur Haselrig: September 1649.
- Edmon Styole: January 1652.
- John Rushforth: August 1652.
- Sidenham: November 1652.
- Thomas Bantiff: January 1653.
- William Hilton: August 1654.
- Colonel Charles Howard: January 1655.
- Sir Thomas Widdrington: September 1657.
- Thomas Parles: February 1660.
- Francis Nicholls: July 1660.
- Colonel Sir Edward Villiers: September 1662.
- Sir William Forster: September 1665.
- Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle: June 1667.
- John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale: October 1672.
- James Aire: December 1672.
- John Cockburn: April 1674.
- William Lilburne: July 1674.
- George Johnson: September 1674.
- Lionell Vane: August 1681.
- Robert Mitford: October 1681.
- William Ramsay: September 1683.
- Henry Lambton: September 1685.
- George Johnson: September 1696.
- Sir St John Conyers: September 1697.
- Sir Baldwin Conyers: September 1697.
- John Ord: October 1699.
18th Century
- John Cuthbert: September 1707.
- Martin Bryson: January 1725.
- Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough: July 1733.
- William Anysley: July 1737.
- Edward Collingwood: September 1738.
- Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough: September 1742.
- James Lumley: September 1742.
- Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland: May 1753.
- William Pitt: April 1757.
- Henry Bilson-Legge: April 1757.
- William Gibson: September 1760.
- Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn: August 1771.
- Christopher Fawcett: October 1771.
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany: June 1795.
- Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh: June 1796.
19th Century
- Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland: June 1818.
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex: August 1822.
- Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: September 1827.
- Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry: November 1827.
- James Losh: January 1833.
- Sir William George Armstrong: September 1886.
- Sir Henry Morton Stanley: May 1890.
- Sir Charles Frederick Hamond: October 1890.
- William Ewart Gladstone: August 1891.
- Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar: January 1894.
- Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley: July 1899.
20th Century
- William Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong: May 1901.
- Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: March 1903.
- Alexander Laing: September 1904.
- Sir Henry William Newton: October 1906.
- William John Sanderson: March 1909.
- Thomas Richardson: May 1909.
- Sir Andrew Noble: June 1910.
- Sir William Haswell Stephenson: October 1910.
- Thomas Burt: November 1911.
- Sir Joseph Baxter Ellis: December 1912.
- Sir Edward Grey: October 1913.
- Sir Charles Algernon Parsons: March 1914.
- Sir Joseph Swan FRS: March 1914.
- Field Marshal Jan Smuts: October 1917.
- David Lloyd George: September 1918.
- Major General Sir Robert Arundel Kerr Montgomery: February 1919.
- Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty: April 1919.
- Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig: April 1919.
- Marshal Ferdinand Foch: April 1919.
- Admiral of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe of Scapa: October 1925.
- John Henry Watson: May 1926.
- Arthur Henderson: July 1930.
- Sir George Lunn: July 1930.
- Hugh Morton: July 1930.
- Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland: May 1936.
- George Lansbury : May 1936.
- Sir Arthur Maule Oliver: June 1937.
- William Bramble: July 1939.
- Sir Charles Wothington Craven: July 1939.
- Richard Mayne: March 1940.
- David Adams: March 1940.
- John Chapman: December 1957.
- William McKeag: December 1966.
- Violet Hardisty Grantham: December 1966.
- Dame Catherine Campbell Scott: December 1966.
- Gladys Robson: December 1966.
- King Olav V of Norway: September 1968.
- President James Earl Carter Jr.: May 1977.
- Cardinal Basil Hume OSB OM: January 1980.
- Professor Sir John Walton: January 1980.
- Colonel George Brown: January 1980.
- John Edward Thompson Milburn: January 1980.
- Henry Russell: January 1980.
- Arthur Grey: January 1980.
- Margaret Collins: January 1980.
- Thomas Watson Collins: January 1980.
- Daisy Dorothy Clarke: June 1982.
- David Scott Cowper: June 1982.
- Nelson Mandela: April 1986.
- Andrei Sakharov: April 1986.
- Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof: April 1986.
- Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth: July 1992.
- Lord Beecham: April 1995.
- Theresa Science Russell: April 1998.
21st Century
- Harriet Jean Dunlop: February 2000.
- Dillan Richard Horsburgh: February 2000.
- Nathan Lee Douglas: February 2000.
- Lewis John White: February 2000.
- Kieran Paul Crump: February 2000.
- Jordan Rose Nicholson: February 2000.
- Rachel Isobel Somerville: February 2000.
- Nicholas Hugh Brown: December 2000.
- Edward Short, Baron Glenamara: December 2000.
- Alan Shearer: December 2000.
- Jonathan Edwards: December 2000.
- Jonathan Peter Wilkinson: December 2003.
- Sir Robert William Robson: March 2005.
- Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf: May 2006.
- Hari Shukla: May 2006.
- King Harald V of Norway: November 2008.
- Aung San Suu Kyi: March 2011. (Revoked in February 2018 by unanimous vote of the Newcastle City Council).[1]
- Professor Peter Higgs: September 2013.
- Brendan Foster: February 2016.
- Sir Terry Farrell: February 2016.
- Sir Leonard Fenwick: May 2016.
- Olivia Grant: May 2016.
- Professor Chris Brink: September 2016.
- Michael Harrison: February 2017.
- Freddy Shepherd: April 2017.
- Bruce Shepherd: April 2017.
- Christine Hardman: 21 November 2021.[2][3][4]
- Neil Shaka Hislop: 13 May 2022.[5][6][7]
- Stevie Wonder: 1 March 2023.[8]
Military Units
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers: February 1948.
- The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: 1968.[9]
- The Northumberland Hussars: January 1969.
- The Queen's Own Yeomanry: 1971.[10][11]
- The 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars: May 1972.
- HMS Newcastle, RN: March 1978.
- 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery: January 1980.
- 201 (Northern) Field Hospital (Volunteers) RAMC: July 1984.
- The Royal Naval Reserve (Tyne Division): October 1985.
- The Royal Marines: July 1989.
- The St John Ambulance (Northumbria): July 1989.
- RAF Boulmer: February 2017.
Organizations and Groups
- Citizens of Newcastle upon Tyne who volunteered and served with the British Army in the South African War: August 1901.
- Newcastle United Football Club: May 1993.
- The Royal Shakespeare Company: October 1997.
- The Sage Group plc: December 2000.
- Greggs plc: September 2009.
- The Little Sisters of the Poor: February 2017.
References
- ↑ Manning, Jonathon (8 February 2018). "Aung San Suu Kyi WILL be stripped of Newcastle freedom honour". nechronicle.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (28 August 2021). "'Inspirational' Bishop of Newcastle Christine Hardman set to be granted Freedom of the City". The Evening Chonicle Times. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ Robinson, James (21 November 2021). "Bishop Christine bids farewell as Bishop of Newcastle as she is presented with Freedom of the City". The Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ Havery, Gavin (22 November 2021). "Outgoing Bishop of Newcastle gets Freedom of the City". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ "Newcastle legend Shaka Hislop awarded freedom of city". BBC News Tyne and Wear. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Shaka honoured with Freedom of City award". Trinadad Express. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Shaka honoured, humbled by Freedom of the City award". Trinadad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Musical legend Stevie Wonder given Freedom of the City of Newcastle". ITV. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ Hamilton, Angela (8 September 2021). "Freedom Parade for Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Prince Charles takes salute in Newcastle veterans parade". BBC. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ "Honorary Freemen of the City from 1886 – 1976" (PDF). City of Newcastle. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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