THE Chinese dragon arrived at noon, its body shimmering in the sunlight as it wound its way along Prudhoe’s Front Street to the clear appreciation of the crowds.

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Kept safe since the 1960s by Riding Mill shopkeeper, Bobby Turner, the pictures have been brought out of hiding more than 100 years after many of them were taken.

After being used as toys by the children of Mr and Mrs Robson, the then agents for the Duke of Northumberland in Prudhoe, the postcards were given to Bobby to ensure they were looked after.

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