Talk:Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne

Proposed move
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)
 * Support That would probably be a good idea. Bob talk 17:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Hoistmen
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)