Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

WW1 day dresses

Collections & Objects   Fashion   World War 1
Posted by administrator on May 14, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

Five WW1 era day dresses We recently had some of our beautiful costume collection photographed professionally as part of the ‘Wor Life’ project.  This uncovered some beautiful day dresses from the First World War era that haven’t been seen in… Read more

Health and safety at work 100 years ago

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on May 13, 2015     Permalink     Comments (15)

While I was recently cataloguing the personnel records in the Vickers Armstrong collection I came across a large quantity of accident records. These give a fascinating insight into working conditions at the factories and shipyards operated by the firm in Newcastle… Read more

Doctor Death

Collections & Objects   Science   The Archives
Posted by administrator on May 7, 2015     Permalink     Comments (2)

On Saturday 7th March, 1829, a little after 10 o’clock, an estimated 20,000 people were on the Town Moor in Newcastle awaiting a gruesome spectacle. They were there to see Jane Jamieson’s execution, sentenced to death for the murder of… Read more

An Unusual Addiction

Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on April 27, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

‘Betel nuts’ are one of the most prevalent addictive habits worldwide, along with tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol. ‘Betel nut’ chewing is actually the chewing of a mix of the areca palm seed (dried or fresh), slaked lime, and other additions for flavour… Read more

Letters from Sir Flinders Petrie in the Hancock Archive

Archaeology   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on April 15, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

Guest post by Doug Henderson The name ‘Sir Flinders Petrie’ is a powerful one in Egyptology. His work helped turn the field from a profession for wealthy amateurs into a respected discipline and earned him the nickname ‘The Father of… Read more