Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

Bringing hope to Second World War prisoners

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Military History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on December 16, 2013     Permalink     Leave a comment

Tyne & Wear Archives acquired fourteen new collections last month and one in particular really caught my imagination. It’s a series of 24 letters sent to a young woman, Elsie Stothert, who worked at Shaws Biscuit factory on the Team… Read more

Remembering the shipyard workers

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Posted by administrator on December 9, 2013     Permalink     Comments (2)

An earlier blog contained several images of the ship ‘Northern Star’ including an unusual one of workers preparing the slipway for the launch.  It reminded me of how rare and precious such images are. The Archives cares for tens of thousands… Read more

The icebreaker Ermack, a great Tyne-built ship

Art   Collections & Objects   Laing Art Gallery   Maritime History   Social History
Posted by administrator on November 27, 2013     Permalink     Comments (2)

The icebreaker Ermack was the strongest ship in the world in its day. It was built in 1898 at the shipyard of Armstrong Whitworth & Co. at Low Walker on the Tyne for the Russian government. The Ermack (also known… Read more

A celebration of royal visits to Tyne and Wear

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Posted by administrator on November 20, 2013     Permalink     Comments (3)

On 22 November Prince William will be visiting Sunderland and South Tyneside to take part in a number of youth development events.  During the visit he will also officially open Haven Point, the new leisure centre in South Shields. To… Read more

Launching the careers of two ‘Northern Stars’

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Posted by administrator on November 18, 2013     Permalink     Comments (9)

  The North East has produced many fine musicians. One of its most celebrated, Sting, has written his first musical The Last Ship, which is due to open on Broadway next year. Songs from the show were recently released in… Read more