Talk:Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Jcummings in topic Hoistmen
A fact from Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 June 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:
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Proposed move edit
Why is the definite article included in this article's title? I'm inclined to move it to Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (now a redirect page). Michael Hardy 17:03, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Hoistmen edit
Just to note that there are medieval records that refer to these originally as the 'Hoistmen' becoming 'Hostmen' later. This might add credence to the idea that the etymology of the term is from those in charge of hoisting (loading/unload) coal, and that the hosting aspect comes later as part of being a business cartel. JCummings (talk) 20:07, 5 March 2022 (UTC)