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Broadloon Mill Shops festive windows, England

Broadloon Mill Shops festive windows, England

This photograph is from the Robert Sanderson collection ( twm_news/sets/72157629336180520/with/6841098286/ ) ...which was Kindly donated to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. This is a festive window of the Broad... More

HMS Ark Royal - Leaving the Tyne for the first time on trials 19th October 1984

HMS Ark Royal - Leaving the Tyne for the first time on trials 19th Oct...

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

HMS Ark Royal - Final sea trials - 13th April 1985

HMS Ark Royal - Final sea trials - 13th April 1985

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

HMS Ark Royal - 16th March 1985

HMS Ark Royal - 16th March 1985

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

HMS Ark Royal - 27th April 1984

HMS Ark Royal - 27th April 1984

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

HMS Ark Royal - under construction - 13th March 1979

HMS Ark Royal - under construction - 13th March 1979

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

HMS Ark Royal - 20th October 1980

HMS Ark Royal - 20th October 1980

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

HMS Ark Royal - 7th July 1980, shipbuilding

HMS Ark Royal - 7th July 1980, shipbuilding

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th Dece... More

Chipperfield Circus caravans, Town Moor, Newcastle

Chipperfield Circus caravans, Town Moor, Newcastle

This image shows a neat row of stylish 1950's caravans parked up on the Town Moor in Newcastle in September 1952..These were the homes of the circus showmen and women and their families travelling and working ... More

Shire horses. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Shire horses. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This is a glass slide of two Shire horses pulling what is possibly a plough. .The slide is from some time between 1920 and 1930. It was taken by South Shields Photographic Society's photographer Harrison Burges... More

Dog food. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Dog food. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This is a glass slide showing a dog eating from a bowl in a garden. .The slide is from 1928. It was taken by South Shields Photographic Society's photographer Harrison Burgess...This image is part of the Tyne &... More

Hills and hay. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Hills and hay. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

this is a glass slide showing a picturesque country landscape, featuring an agricultural theme made by the farmer and horse. .The slide is from 1928. It was taken by South Shields Photographic Society's photogr... More

Morpeth. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Morpeth. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This is a Glass slide showing the Bridge Hotel in Morpeth, Northumberland. .The slide is from some time between the late 19th and early 20th century. It would have been viewed through a Magic Lantern, an early ... More

Bainbridge's window display, Newcastle 1960, England

Bainbridge's window display, Newcastle 1960, England

A window display of stockings and tights at Bainbridge's Department store (now John Lewis) in Newcastle...This photograph is from the Turners collection ..Date: 20/10/1960 ..Turners was established in Newcastle... More

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plate - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Public domain photograph of ceramic museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wallsend Slipway: Photograph of the Brass Foundry Department (Core making)

Wallsend Slipway: Photograph of the Brass Foundry Department (Core mak...

Taken from a photograph album entitled 'War Activities,' Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company Limited’s Collection. ..Date: 1914 - 1918..Reference no. DS.WS/143/3 (pg 35)..This photograph was selected by Ch... More

German Submarine, UB-110.  Photograph Looking forward, showing four torpedo tubes

German Submarine, UB-110. Photograph Looking forward, showing four to...

The UB-110 sunk after attacking a merchant shipping convoy near Hartlepool in July 1918. It was then salvaged and transferred to Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. Dry Docks (Wallsend), with an order to restore... More

S.S. Franconia. First Class single berth state-room

S.S. Franconia. First Class single berth state-room

Yard no's. 857, 877..Taken from the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. Shipbuilders Collection..Date: 1910-1911..Reference no. DS.SWH/4/PH/7/8 (pg 36)..This photograph was selected by Mary Berry as part of ... More

Image 27 from a photograph album of presentations to shipyard workers, social events and launches

Image 27 from a photograph album of presentations to shipyard workers,...

Taken from the Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, shipbuilders, Sunderland Collection, c1960s - c1981...Reference no. DS.JLT/6/6 (image 27)..This photograph was selected by Andy Martin as part of the 'Uncovering Ar... More

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plate - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Public domain photo of museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plate - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Public domain photograph of mask art object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Commemorative plates Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

plate Public domain photograph of stone archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fairground workers. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Fairground workers. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We w... More

Lion tamer. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Lion tamer. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Elephant on a country road

Elephant on a country road

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Workers Getting Back to Work at Westoe

Workers Getting Back to Work at Westoe

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Stacks at Westoe Colliery

Stacks at Westoe Colliery

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Tracks at Westoe Colliery, England

Tracks at Westoe Colliery, England

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Westoe Colliery Machinery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Westoe Colliery Machinery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Westoe Workers. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Westoe Workers. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Westoe Worker. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Westoe Worker. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Views of Westoe Colliery

Views of Westoe Colliery

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Westoe from a Height - A black and white photo of an industrial area

Westoe from a Height - A black and white photo of an industrial area

Photographs taken of Westoe Colliery before closure 1993, by Les Golding...In March 1993, came the announcement that Westoe Colliery was to be closed and many of the working men there carried out their last shi... More

Ferry Boat - Tyne c1900 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ferry Boat - Tyne c1900 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ferry boat on the Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne...From a collection of quarter plate glass negatives of photographs taken by James William Coleby, of Willington Quay...TWAS Ref: DX1250/5..(Copyright) We're happy fo... More

Ocean liners: Sea Trials - Mauretania

Ocean liners: Sea Trials - Mauretania

Mauretania leaving the Tyne for sea trials...The Mauretania was built by the shipbuilders Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, at the Wallsend shipyard and was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tynes... More

Dominion Monarch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Dominion Monarch. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

The launch party on the platform,1938...Built at Swan Hunters & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, The Dominion Monarch was a first class passenger-cargo liner and at the time was the largest... More

View of The Tunnel Interior

View of The Tunnel Interior

The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpose-built tunnels were designed to connect Howdon in North Tyneside with Jarrow in South Tyneside ... More

Tyne Tunnels Aerial View

Tyne Tunnels Aerial View

Aerial view of the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels site, before the start of the project. ..The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpos... More

Preparation of the Tyne Tunnels

Preparation of the Tyne Tunnels

The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpose-built tunnels were designed to connect Howdon in North Tyneside with Jarrow in South Tyneside ... More

Excavation of Entrance Tunnel

Excavation of Entrance Tunnel

The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were opened to the people of Tyneside on 24th July 1951...These two purpose-built tunnels were designed to connect Howdon in North Tyneside with Jarrow in South Tyneside ... More

Who Can Name Them All? - A group of busts sitting on top of a table

Who Can Name Them All? - A group of busts sitting on top of a table

Busts of famous men being examined by the Blind,1913...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling sessions for the... More

Soldiers Wear. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Soldiers Wear. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

3 blind women examining articles worn by soldiers at Sunderland Museums, 1913...“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several ... More

Ice creams, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Ice creams, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex camera. ..Over the next few years he photog... More

Caged hyena and wolf, Lord John Sanger & Sons

Caged hyena and wolf, Lord John Sanger & Sons

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Elephant ploughing a field

Elephant ploughing a field

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Paine's Coliseum. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Paine's Coliseum. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Caged lioness. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Caged lioness. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Lion behind bars. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Lion behind bars. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Men on carousel. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Men on carousel. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image comes from a collection of glass slides of fairground scenes found in the stores at Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ( twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ ) ..We h... More

Construction, Newcastle city centre, England

Construction, Newcastle city centre, England

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Weighing a pig in the Grainger Market, England

Weighing a pig in the Grainger Market, England

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection/ ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex cam... More

Boxes, England coat of arms

Boxes, England coat of arms

This photograph is from the. Robert Hope collection/ ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ..Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex cam... More

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Grainger Coffee Bar. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex came... More

Weighing a pig in the Grainger Market, England

Weighing a pig in the Grainger Market, England

This photograph is from the Robert Hope collection/ ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ...Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex cam... More

Boxes, England coat of arms

Boxes, England coat of arms

This photograph is from the. Robert Hope collection/ ( twm_news/sets/72157628290550507/ ) ..Robert Hope was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the early 1970s he took out a bank loan to buy a Rolleiflex cam... More

The Hoppings, Newcastle Town Moor, 1960

The Hoppings, Newcastle Town Moor, 1960

Aerial view of The Hoppings, held on the Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, June 1960 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/24607A)...In the foreground you can also see the former Palace of the Arts constructed for the North East C... More

Interior of the Mayfair Ballroom

Interior of the Mayfair Ballroom

View of the interior of the Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1963 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/4/AG2312A)...The Mayfair Ballroom and Concert Hall was one of the most popular venue's in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, hos... More

Northumberland Street, Newcastle, 1948

Northumberland Street, Newcastle, 1948

Aerial view of Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, May 1948 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/1484K). You can also see Percy Street and the old bus station at the top of the picture...(Copyright) We're happy for you ... More

Services on the A1 in 1965

Services on the A1 in 1965

View of petrol station on the A1 at Washington, 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36378C). The modern Washington Services look rather different. This site was to become Crowther Industrial Estate...2014 marks the 50th a... More

General view of Fatfield, England

General view of Fatfield, England

General view of Fatfield, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063XX). ..2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then the area h... More

Cox Green, Washington, England

Cox Green, Washington, England

View of Cox Green, Washington from across the River Wear, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063V)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July... More

Newall's Chemical Works, Washington

Newall's Chemical Works, Washington

View of Newall's Chemical Works, Washington, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063R)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and sinc... More

Harraton Colliery, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Harraton Colliery, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

View of Harraton Colliery, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063AQ)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then the area h... More

Castle Street, Fatfield, England

Castle Street, Fatfield, England

View of Castle Street, Fatfield, February 1973 (TWAM ref. 5417/121/1)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then the a... More

Newall's Insulation and Chemical Company, Washington

Newall's Insulation and Chemical Company, Washington

View of Newalls Insulation and Chemical Works from across the River Wear, May 1965 (TWAM ref. 5417/461/1)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established ... More

Newall's Works from Cox Green

Newall's Works from Cox Green

View of Newall’s Insulation and Chemical Works from Cox Green, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063CC)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24... More

From Jarrow to the Sea, 1973

From Jarrow to the Sea, 1973

Aerial view along the River Tyne from Jarrow to the North Sea, June 1973 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/61779B)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images wer... More

Woodland Terrace, Concord, England

Woodland Terrace, Concord, England

View of Woodland Terrace, Concord, late 1960s (TWAM ref. 5417/409/5)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then the ar... More

Speculation Place, Concord, England

Speculation Place, Concord, England

View of Speculation Place, Concord, late 1960s (TWAM ref. 5417/409/4)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then the ... More

Hebburn from the air, 1973, shipbuilding

Hebburn from the air, 1973, shipbuilding

Aerial view of Hebburn, June 1973 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/61779E)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captured by the Newcastle-based photo... More

Hebburn from the air, 1973, shipbuilding

Hebburn from the air, 1973, shipbuilding

Aerial view of Hebburn, June 1973 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/61779D)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captured by the Newcastle-based photo... More

Glebe Colliery, Washington. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Glebe Colliery, Washington. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

View of Glebe Colliery, May 1965 (DT.TUR/2/36063NN)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then the area has witnessed ... More

Blackfell Army Camp, Washington

Blackfell Army Camp, Washington

View of Blackfell Army Camp, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063AW). You can see Washington 'F' Colliery pit heap in the background...A short blog about the removal of the pit heap can be read at www.twmuseums.o... More

Washington 'F' Colliery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Washington 'F' Colliery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

View of Washington 'F' Pit, May 1965 (TWAM ref. 5417/120/5). The pit closed in 1968. ..A short blog about the removal of the pit heap can be read at www.twmuseums.org.uk/engage/blog/washingtons-changing-lan... ... More

Iron Ore Quay, Tyne Dock, 1962

Iron Ore Quay, Tyne Dock, 1962

Aerial view of the Iron Ore Quay, Tyne Dock, July 1962 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/29586E)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captured by the ... More

Jarrow from above, 1973

Jarrow from above, 1973

Aerial view of Jarrow, June 1973 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/61779A)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captured by the Newcastle-based photog... More

Washington Arms and Village Green, England

Washington Arms and Village Green, England

View of the Washington Arms and Village Green, May 1965 (TWAM ref. 5417/243/1)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since t... More

Tyne Dock Engineering Co, South Shields, 1962

Tyne Dock Engineering Co, South Shields, 1962

Aerial view of Tyne Dock Engineering Co, South Shields, August 1962 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/29719B)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were cap... More

Wilden Terrace, Columbia, Washington, England

Wilden Terrace, Columbia, Washington, England

Wilden Terrace, Columbia, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063SS). The terrace was located near Newall's Chemical Works...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially ... More

View of Jarrow looking east, 1957

View of Jarrow looking east, 1957

Aerial view of Jarrow, July 1957 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/18190A)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captured by the Newcastle-based photog... More

South Shields Town Centre, 1962

South Shields Town Centre, 1962

Aerial view of South Shields ferry landing and Town Centre, September 1962 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/29849B). The image also shows the ship repair yard of Brigham & Cowan in the foreground...Tyne & Wear Archives is p... More

Fatfield from Penshaw Station, England

Fatfield from Penshaw Station, England

View to Fatfield from Penshaw Station, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063WW)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since the... More

View of Washington from Penshaw Hill

View of Washington from Penshaw Hill

View of Washington from Penshaw Hill showing Newall’s chemical waste heaps, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063AP). Washington 'F' Colliery pit heap is visible in the background...2014 marks the 50th anniversary... More

Front Street, New Washington, England

Front Street, New Washington, England

View of shops on Front Street, New Washington, May 1965 (TWAM ref. 5417/409/2). This is now part of Concord Village. This was what shopping was like in Washington before The Galleries...2014 marks the 50th anni... More

Front Street, New Washington, England

Front Street, New Washington, England

View of Front Street, New Washington, May 1965 (TWAM ref. 5417/409/1). This is now part of Concord Village...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established... More

Washington Grammar School, England

Washington Grammar School, England

View of Washington Grammar School, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063AJ)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and since then th... More

Washington Village Green, England

Washington Village Green, England

View of Washington Village Green and War Memorial, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063P)...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 an... More

Usworth Colliery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Usworth Colliery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Usworth Colliery, May 1965 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/36063AR). The Colliery closed in 1974...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and s... More

Usworth Colliery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Usworth Colliery. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

View of Usworth Colliery, May 1965 (TWAM ref. 5417/120/1). The Colliery closed in 1974...2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Washington New Town. It was officially established on 24 July 1964 and... More

Middle Docks and Engineering Company, South Shields, 1962, England

Middle Docks and Engineering Company, South Shields, 1962, England

Aerial view of the premises of the Middle Docks and Engineering Company Ltd, South Shields, July 1962 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/29539C). The firm were engineers and ship repairers...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to p... More

Aerial view of South Shields, 1950

Aerial view of South Shields, 1950

Aerial view of South Shields, July 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/5148B)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a series of aerial photographs of South Tyneside. These images were captured by the Newcastle-based ... More

Rough turning the shell body during World War I

Rough turning the shell body during World War I

Rough turning the shell body at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley 14 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National Projectile Factory, Birtley (nea... More

Boring to fit the disc during World War I

Boring to fit the disc during World War I

Boring to fit the disc, rough and finish facing at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley, 14 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National Projectile F... More

Filing weight off the radius during World War I

Filing weight off the radius during World War I

Filing weight off radius and cleaning outside of the shell at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley, 21 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National P... More

Machining heads coat of arms during World War I

Machining heads coat of arms during World War I

Machining heads of the shells at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley, 21 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National Projectile Factory, Birtley (n... More

Machining the base plates during World War I

Machining the base plates during World War I

Machining the base plates of the shells at the National Projectile Factory, Birtley, 21 June 1916 (TWAM ref. 1027/271)...These images belong to an album of photographs taken in the National Projectile Factory, ... More

The 'Iron Ore' ready for launch

The 'Iron Ore' ready for launch

Aerial view of the Southwick Yard of Austin & Pickersgill Ltd and the surrounding area, 8 July 1959 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/22435B). The image shows the ore carrier ‘Iron Ore’ ready for launch...Tyne & Wear Archive... More

Launch party of the 'Kosmaj' during World War I

Launch party of the 'Kosmaj' during World War I

View of the launch party of the ‘Kosmaj’, taken before her launch at the North Sands shipyard of Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd, 18 August 1977 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/4/PH/2/7). She was built for Jugoslavenska Oceanska... More

Radiant II is launched into the River Wear

Radiant II is launched into the River Wear

Workers look on as the yacht Radiant II slides down the slipway into the River Wear at the Wear Dockyard of Austin & Pickersgill Ltd, 29 March 1961 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/26431K)..For an image of her ready for lau... More

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