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Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers

Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers

Name: Isabella Tullock alias Tait alias Johnson alias Chambers.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 25 February 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-43-Isabella Tu... More

John Dowson, arrested for stealing from a gas meter

John Dowson, arrested for stealing from a gas meter

Name: John Dowson.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 7 February 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-65-John Dowson..For an image of his accomplice Edward Roberts ... More

John T. Ingleson, soldier, arrested for breaking and entering

John T. Ingleson, soldier, arrested for breaking and entering

Name: John T. Ingleson.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 30 March 1915.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-260-John T Ingleson..The Shields Daily News for 7 April 1... More

A black and white dog standing on top of a lush green field. Rat terrier dog canine.

A black and white dog standing on top of a lush green field. Rat terri...

Find the best free stock images about dogs: dog images that can be used for free, without any copyright restrictions, even for commercial use and no attribution required.

A ground squirrel standing on its hind legs. Adorable alert animal.

A ground squirrel standing on its hind legs. Adorable alert animal.

Find the best free stock images about dogs: dog images that can be used for free, without any copyright restrictions, even for commercial use and no attribution required.

A german shepherd standing on a metal bench. German shepherd dog military.

A german shepherd standing on a metal bench. German shepherd dog milit...

Find the best free stock images about dogs: dog images that can be used for free, without any copyright restrictions, even for commercial use and no attribution required.

Public domain stock image. Yellow labrador retriever golden snow.
A meerkat standing on its hind legs. Meerkat standing portrait.

A meerkat standing on its hind legs. Meerkat standing portrait.

Stock photography: A meerkat standing on a rock / A meerkat standing on its hind legs.

Barbara Chadwick - Hoppings. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Barbara Chadwick - Hoppings. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Barbara Chadwick posing for the camera at the Hoppings at Town Moor. 1940s..The Hoppings is a popular fair in the North East of England, held in the last full week of June every year on Newcastle's Town Moor, s... More

Olga Rich - Hoppings. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Olga Rich - Hoppings. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Olga Rich at her 'Mickey Mouse' juvenile ride at the Hoppings. 1940's..The Hoppings is a popular fair in the North East of England, held in the last full week of June every year on Newcastle's Town Moor, spanni... More

Fairground worker. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Fairground worker. 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 ... 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

'Seeing' a Polar Bear - A woman standing next to a statue of a polar bear

'Seeing' a Polar Bear - A woman standing next to a statue of a polar b...

Here are three blind children examining a mounted polar bear at Sunderland Museum. ..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised sev... More

The Queens Silver. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

The Queens Silver. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Replicas in silver of the Queen's Doll's House Table Service, being shown to the blind children at Sunderland Museum. 8th jan 1926..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a for... More

Potters Wheel coat of arms

Potters Wheel coat of arms

The blind visitors to Sunderland Museum are using a potter's wheel and clay.1913..“To them, their fingers are eyes”..From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised severa... More

Spotted in the book shop

Spotted in the book shop

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

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 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 glamour of the ship launch. 1960s Japan public domain image.

The glamour of the ship launch. 1960s Japan public domain image.

The sponsor prepares to launch the 'Montcalm' at the shipyard of William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, 15 March 1960 (TWAM ref. DT .TUR/2/23847FF)...Tyne & Wear Archives is proud to present a selection of ima... More

A Rigger. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

A Rigger. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This is an Advertisement for William Doxford & Sons Ltd showing a rigger using traditional techniques to splice a wire rope, c1961..Reference: DS.DOX/6/7/4/3..Sunderland has a remarkable history of innovation i... More

A Gantry Crane. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

A Gantry Crane. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This is a photograph of an overhead gantry crane in operation in the East Yard of William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Pallion, c1930s...Reference: DS.DOX/6/11/4/4..Sunderland has a remarkable history of innovation in s... More

A worker sprays protective, shipbuilding

A worker sprays protective, shipbuilding

This photograph, taken in the Hawthorn Leslie yard, Hebburn shows workers spraying temporary protective prior to removal to a building berth July 1962...Reference: 2931-43-12..This image is taken from an album ... More

War Time Nurses entertain Wounded Soldiers

War Time Nurses entertain Wounded Soldiers

This is a photograph of sisters and nurses dressed in costume for a Christmas performance at 3rd Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. The photograph was taken in December 1916 and offers a caring and humorous ... More

98" Mirror, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

98" Mirror, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Reference: DS.GP.1919/3232..This photograph documents construction of Observatory equipment by Grubb Parsons in Newcastle upon Tyne at some point in the mid 20th century...This photograph is taken from the Grub... More

Working on a new ship at Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd

Working on a new ship at Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd

Reference: DS.JLT-5-3-8-1..This image has been taken from the Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd shipbuilders’ collection. The photographs, taken at the Sunderland Based Shipyard were used in the publicity campaign '... More

A master model maker at Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd

A master model maker at Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd

A master model maker at Joseph L Thompson & Sons Ltd, 1946 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/5/3/1)...This set celebrates the achievements of the famous Sunderland shipbuilding firm Joseph L. Thompson & Sons. The company’s ori... More

Robert William Holmes and Ernie Ford. TWCMS: 2001.4972

Robert William Holmes and Ernie Ford. TWCMS: 2001.4972

Photograph, sepia, of two soldiers, one seated and one standing. Robert William Holmes is seated and Ernie Ford is standing. Uniforms date from World War I. Ernie was in the Durham Light Infantry..Regional Face... More

TWCMS.2007.1990. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2007.1990. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Black and white photograph (printed on postcard paper) of a teenage boy or girl in an army uniform. The uniform is ill-fitting (too big). Standing in front of a brick house, with a sash window directly behind. ... More

TWCMS.2006.4145, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2006.4145, England. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Sepia portrait photograph of donor's mother in her tram conductress' uniform. She is standing in front of a backdrop of a window with a sunset in the background, and rests her right arm on a wood stand..She lat... More

Sergeant Poole. TWCMS.2006.4144

Sergeant Poole. TWCMS.2006.4144

Sepia photograph of donor's father, Sergeant Poole, taken during WW1. He is posing in his uniform at a photograph's studio, with a backdrop of an ornate house (there is a block in the corner of the photo with t... More

TWCMS.2004.1340. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2004.1340. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Postcard, showing a full length portrait of a soldier of Royal Engineers with bandolier across shoulder, wearing spurs and a sheepskin rug at his feet..Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is ... More

TWCMS.2002.446. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2002.446. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, copied. Studio photograph showing a young man in army uniform standing between a young boy and girl. Man and woman seated in front. The man is wearing a three-piece suit, woman in a... More

TWCMS.2000.3990. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2000.3990. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Postcard, black and white, of a soldier standing outside a tent dressed in full uniform and holding a gun in his right hand..Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is from an album relating to t... More

TWCMS.1997.3551. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1997.3551. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, full length studio portrait of young couple, woman wearing a dark velvet skirt, jacket and large hat and soldier wearing military uniform..Regional Faces of the First World War...Th... More

TWCMS.1997.224. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1997.224. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, of three women all wearing hats standing in gardens...Maker: printer - Harrington's..Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is from an album relating to the men, wom... More

TWCMS.1995.2712. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1995.2712. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, of three women, one seated in a deck chair, the other two standing, with a painted beach scene backdrop...Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is from an album relating to the men,... More

TWCMS.1995.1552. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1995.1552. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, of a woman holding a hat..Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is from an album relating to the men, women and children from Tyne and Wear who lived, worked or fou... More

TWCMS.1995.261. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1995.261. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, of a girl standing by a chair.Maker: photographer - Frank and Sons.Date Made: 1919-1920 (c).Place Made: West Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, UK..Regional Faces of the Fir... More

Hudson Family Gateshead. TWCMS.1995.258

Hudson Family Gateshead. TWCMS.1995.258

Photograph, black and white, of man standing, woman seated, girl standing, 2 boys.on reverse: Hudson Family Gateshead..Maker: photographer - Frank and Sons.Place Made: West Street, 81, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear,... More

TWCMS.2000.2280. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2000.2280. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Postcard, black and white, of girl with party dress. She has long hair with curls and bow in her hair. White three-quarter length socks and lace-up shoes. Chair in background...Maker: photographer - MacFadyen.P... More

TWCMS.1997.222. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1997.222. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, of a woman standing in garden..Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is from an album relating to the men, women and children from Tyne and Wear who lived, worked o... More

TWCMS.1997.228. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.1997.228. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Photograph, black and white, of a woman standing in a garden...Regional Faces of the First World War...The photograph is from an album relating to the men, women and children from Tyne and Wear who lived, worke... More

TWCMS.2002.452 coat of arms during World War I

TWCMS.2002.452 coat of arms during World War I

Postcard, sepia, showing a small girl in a knitted coat, trimmed back, cuffs and a large light-coloured collar with matching hat. She is wearing white socks, black buttoned boots and one hand is resting on a ta... More

TWCMS.2000.4858. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2000.4858. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Postcard, black and white, of two young children. One child is sitting in a wooden high chair dressed in a dress with lacy collar. Young girl standing with hand on tray of high chair, dressed in bonnet, shawl, ... More

TWCMS.2000.4820. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

TWCMS.2000.4820. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Postcard, miniature, black and white, of a woman in a jacket and skirt, high neck blouse with pendant. Her arm is resting on the back of a chair, handbag under other arm. She is wearing a large hat with turned ... More

Inside the Doxford Engine Works Sub Assembly Shop

Inside the Doxford Engine Works Sub Assembly Shop

View of the Doxford Engine Works Sub Assembly Shop, Pallion, Sunderland, August 1954 (TWAM ref. DS.DOX/6/11/9/6). Looking along the Northerly bay from East to West...Sunderland has a remarkable history of innov... More

Launch party of HMS Thisbe during World War I

Launch party of HMS Thisbe during World War I

Launch party of the destroyer HMS Thisbe, launched at the Hebburn shipyard of Hawthorn Leslie, 8 March 1917 (TWAM ref. 4923/2)...A lovely wintry scene. Looks like a young apprentice has got himself into the pho... More

Band at the Majestic Ballroom, South Shields

Band at the Majestic Ballroom, South Shields

View of a band playing at the Majestic Ballroom, South Shields, September 1961 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/27286). Haven Point is located on the site of the old Ballroom...This photograph is part of a set that has been... More

Doxfords engineering apprentices at work

Doxfords engineering apprentices at work

Apprentices working on a crankshaft at Doxfords (Engineering) Ltd, Sunderland, May 1961 (TWAM ref. DS.DOX/2/26680H)...Sunderland has a remarkable history of innovation in shipbuilding and marine engineering. Fr... More

Swan Hunters staff institute as seen from the bottom of Swans Bank, around  1914

Swan Hunters staff institute as seen from the bottom of Swans Bank, ar...

The site of Segedunum Roman Fort was completely covered with buildings and streets during the First World War however academics did know of the existence of the fort and emergency archaeology had been carried o... More

The tanker 'Spinanger' ready for launch

The tanker 'Spinanger' ready for launch

View of the tanker ‘Spinanger’ ready for launch at the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, 22 October 1957 (TWAM ref. DS.JLT/4/PH/1/694/2/2). The launch of 'Spinanger' was unusual in that ... More

Coastal Defence Mounting at the Scotswood Works

Coastal Defence Mounting at the Scotswood Works

8 inch Coastal Defence Mounting in 12 Shop, Scotswood Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 June 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance... More

Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works

Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing domin... More

Valentine Tanks on the Assembly Line

Valentine Tanks on the Assembly Line

Valentine Tanks on the Assembly Line in the Tank Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 September 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufactu... More

Shervick Tractors at the Elswick Works

Shervick Tractors at the Elswick Works

View of Shervick Tractors inside 136 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, April 1948 (TWAM ref. 1027/269). These tractors were manufactured by Vickers after the Second World War, using Sherman tanks, which... More

Repairing locomotives at the Scotswood Works

Repairing locomotives at the Scotswood Works

Carrying our repairs to locomotives in 12 Shop, Scotswood Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, April 1948 (TWAM ref. 1027/269)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominan... More

Wartime medical equipment at the Elswick Works

Wartime medical equipment at the Elswick Works

View of Dr Clarkson and a colleague, wearing wartime medical equipment at the Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 25 November 1940 (TWAM ref. 1027/neg15299). Dr Clarkson is ‘armed’ with a wartime medical belt, ... More

Grand Slam bombs awaiting delivery

Grand Slam bombs awaiting delivery

“Grand Slam” Bombs awaiting delivery, 7 January 1945 (TWAM ref. 1027/5178)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also... More

Rolls Royce Cylinders at the Elswick Works, England

Rolls Royce Cylinders at the Elswick Works, England

Rolls Royce Cylinders in 24 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 March 1939 (TWAM ref. 1027/5178)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during th... More

Manufacturing fishing floats. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Manufacturing fishing floats. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Manufacturing fishing floats at the Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1931 (TWAM ref. 1027/9). This image reflects the sheer variety of products manufactured by Vickers Armstrong...‘Workshop of the World’ is... More

King George VI visits the Elswick Works

King George VI visits the Elswick Works

Royal Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 18 June 1941 (TWAM ref. 5366/14). ..‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century.... More

Officials who completed their jubilee at Elswick, 1910.

Officials who completed their jubilee at Elswick, 1910.

Image of long-serving officials of Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd, 23 September 1910 (TWAM ref. 1027/9)...Standing (left to right): John Scott (1860), Henry Smith (1850), William N. Clark (1858), Robert... More

Magnet formite insulating blocks (1914 – 18)

Magnet formite insulating blocks (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Working out lathe (1914 – 18) during World War I

Working out lathe (1914 – 18) during World War I

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Turning flanges (1914 – 18) during World War I

Turning flanges (1914 – 18) during World War I

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Turning high for piston rings (1914 – 18)

Turning high for piston rings (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Straightening blade strips (1914 – 18)

Straightening blade strips (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Filling out brush boxes (1914 – 18)

Filling out brush boxes (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Forming up blading (1914 – 18) during World War I

Forming up blading (1914 – 18) during World War I

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Making micante sheets (1914 – 18)

Making micante sheets (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Insulating stator end windings (1914 – 18)

Insulating stator end windings (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Slotting Machine (1914 – 18), England

Slotting Machine (1914 – 18), England

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

Radiusing ends of slots in mirror ring (1914 – 18)

Radiusing ends of slots in mirror ring (1914 – 18)

These images belong to the Parsons’ ‘Women Labourers’ photograph album, taken at Parsons’ Works on Shields Road during the First World War..(TWAM ref: 2402)..The factory was founded by engineer Charles Parsons,... More

The fishermen were intrigued by Rita's unusual technique

The fishermen were intrigued by Rita's unusual technique

View of model, Rita Fisher, posing for Turners, February 1955 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/13209A)...To read a blog about Turners advertising techniques see www.twmuseums.org.uk/engage/blog/turners-saved-my-marriage/ (... More

Arrested John Walker, Mugshot photograph, England

Arrested John Walker, Mugshot photograph, England

Name: John Walker.Arrested for: False Pretences.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 30 March 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-27-John Walker..The Shields Daily Gazette for 7 April 19... More

Elswick Works Amateur Rowing Club, England

Elswick Works Amateur Rowing Club, England

View of the Elswick Works Amateur Rowing Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1900 (TWAM ref. 1027/418). Lord Armstrong appears to be in this photograph, second from the left at the top of the stairs...‘Workshop of the ... More

Elswick Works cricket team, shipbuilding

Elswick Works cricket team, shipbuilding

Elswick Works Cricket XI, 1891 (TWAM ref. 1027/377)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description... More

Michael Mulvaney, arrested for drunkenness and begging

Michael Mulvaney, arrested for drunkenness and begging

Name: Michael Mulvaney.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 17 August 1904.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-55-Michael Mulvaney..The Shields Daily Gazette for 17 Au... More

Arrested Frank Cunningham, Mugshot photograph, England

Arrested Frank Cunningham, Mugshot photograph, England

Name: Frank Cunningham.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 2 July 1908.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-131-Frank Cunningham. .These images are a selection from an... More

Presenting the Freedom of the City to Earl Jellicoe, England

Presenting the Freedom of the City to Earl Jellicoe, England

Presentation of the Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne to Earl Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet, 9 November 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/4)...These images belong to a series of albums documenting John Grantha... More

Woman operating a capstan lathe at the Elswick Works, England

Woman operating a capstan lathe at the Elswick Works, England

Rare image of a female employee operating a capstan lathe at the Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1961 (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/1/22186)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s ... More

Welding a bedplate at the Doxford Engine Works

Welding a bedplate at the Doxford Engine Works

View inside the Doxford Engine Works Fabricating Department, Pallion, Sunderland, August 1954 (TWAM ref. DS.DOX/6/11/9/10). The image shows workers welding the bedplate of a six cylinder marine engine...Sunderl... More

Mixture passing through the ovens at Wright's Biscuits

Mixture passing through the ovens at Wright's Biscuits

View of the production line at Wright's Biscuits Factory, South Shields as biscuit mixture passes through the ovens...Wright’s Biscuits was a well known company in South Shields, South Tyneside. Set up as a mak... More

Icon Tyne Bridge construction staff, public domain photograph

Icon Tyne Bridge construction staff, public domain photograph

Construction staff of the Tyne bridge, employed by Dorman Long & Co. Ltd, 2 March 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/14). The men are identified below...standing left to right: J. Morgan (Foreman Mason), W. Kingston (Cash... More

Jarrow Ladies Fire Brigade, 1916

Jarrow Ladies Fire Brigade, 1916

A postcard of the Jarrow Ladies Fire Brigade taken during the First World War in 1916 (TWAM ref. 5625)...The postcard is unused...This set celebrates the many postcards in our collections. The people, places an... More

Table Rock Baths, Whitley Bay - A group of people standing on top of a rocky beach

Table Rock Baths, Whitley Bay - A group of people standing on top of a...

Postcard of the Table Rock Baths, Whitley Bay, c1937 (TWAM ref. DF.ATK/16/9/3)...The postcard is addressed to Mr H.H. Atkinson, 103 Canterbury Rd, Leyton, London E10 and postmarked 19 July 1937. The message has... More

Zeppelin raid on Blyth, 14 April 1915

Zeppelin raid on Blyth, 14 April 1915

Postcard of a Zeppelin raid on Blyth, 14 April 1915. The event took place but the airship has been inserted into the picture and the image is a fake (TWAM ref. 517/32)...The postcard is addressed to Mr Liddle, ... More

Unloading chromite into railway waggons

Unloading chromite into railway waggons

Discharging East African chromite from an ocean liner into a railway waggon at the Corporation Quay, Sunderland, July 1949 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/3177C)...This set of images celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the... More

Discharging chromite at the Corporation Quay, Sunderland

Discharging chromite at the Corporation Quay, Sunderland

Discharging East African chromite from an ocean liner at the Corporation Quay, Sunderland, July 1949 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/3177H)...This set of images celebrates the 300th Anniversary of the establishment of the ... More

Long-serving employees at Readhead's shipyard

Long-serving employees at Readhead's shipyard

Group photograph of long-serving employees at the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, c1938 (TWAM ref. DS.RDD/5/7/5)...This set celebrates the achievements of the shipyard of John Readhead & So... More

Young guests at the launch of the cargo ship 'Empire Crown'

Young guests at the launch of the cargo ship 'Empire Crown'

Three young boys attending the launch of 'Empire Crown' at the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, 16 October 1943 (TWAM ref. DS.RDD/4/PH/1/537/1)...This set celebrates the achievements of the ... More

Meeting five sets of twins, England

Meeting five sets of twins, England

View of John Grantham, Lord Mayor of Newcastle, meeting five sets of twins during a visit to Atkinson Road School, 14 December 1936 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/5/1)...These images belong to a series of albums documenting... More

Welcoming Basque children to Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Welcoming Basque children to Newcastle upon Tyne, England

View of John Grantham, Lord Mayor of Newcastle welcoming Basque children escaping from the Spanish Civil War, 29 June 1937 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/5/3)...These images belong to a series of albums documenting John Gra... More

Presenting a trophy to the George Street Jazz Band

Presenting a trophy to the George Street Jazz Band

John Grantham, Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, presents a cup to the George Street Jazz Band, 28 July 1937 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/5/3). ..These images belong to a series of albums documenting John Grantham’s serv... More

Elswick Works employees during the First World War

Elswick Works employees during the First World War

Group photograph of Armstrong Whitworth employees taken at the Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, during the First World War (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/19/4)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to desc... More

Visiting Newcastle's slums. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Visiting Newcastle's slums. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

John Grantham, Sheriff of Newcastle, surveying slum clearance areas during a visit by the Minister of Health, 16 October 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/4). The Minister, Neville Chamberlain MP, is not pictured in thi... More

The Cooperage, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Cooperage, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

View of numbers 32-34 The Close, Newcastle upon Tyne, premises of J W Mawson, dunnage mat merchant and John Arthur, cooper, c1885 (TWAM ref. DX872/20)...(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital im... More

Greeting members of Marsden Colliery Band

Greeting members of Marsden Colliery Band

The Lord Mayor (Walter Lee) and the Sheriff (John Grantham) greet the members of Marsden Colliery Band on their arrival at Newcastle Central Station, following their victory in the National Brass Band Contest a... More

Consecration of Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue, Newcastle upon Tyne

Consecration of Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue, Newcastle upon Tyne

John Grantham, Sheriff of Newcastle attending the consecration of a new Jewish synagogue, Ravensworth Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 September 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/3)...These images belong to a series of a... More

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