Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

‘Young Anglers, Barras Bridge’, painted by Thomas Miles Richardson: a picture of old Barras Mill-pond?

Art   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery   Local History
Posted by administrator on April 16, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

Thomas Miles Richardson’s idyllic scene of ‘Young Anglers, Barras Bridge, depicts a scene in Pandon Dean. Now completely obliterated, the dean was known for its beauty in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The scene can be located at Barras Mill-pond opposite the present-day Civic Centre. The picture was painted by Newcastle’s leading artist of the time, TM Richardson, senior (1784-1848). Read more

barque Lota 1891 (2)

Art   Collections & Objects   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on April 2, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

It is time for me to post again about the Sunderland-built barque Lota. There has been a surprising volume of traffic in response to the original posting. I am amazed at how our shared knowledge of the ship, her voyages… Read more

Richard Grainger’s vision for Grey Street, Newcastle

Art   Collections & Objects   Laing Art Gallery   Local History
Posted by administrator on March 28, 2012     Permalink     Comments (8)

This picture shows Grey Street, Newcastle, when it was still just a twinkle in the eye of the developer Richard Grainger. The scene is an ‘artist’s impression’, painted by John Wilson Carmichael for Grainger to show to investors, Newcastle corporation, and… Read more

A repossession and other discoveries from the Sunderland Shipbuilding Archives project

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 27, 2012     Permalink     Comments (13)

Work on the project has been progressing smoothly for the past month. Colin has now completed the cataloguing of the Bartram & Sons ships plans we hold and has started work on the plans of the Sunderland shipbuilding firm of… Read more

Marguerite hidden beneath 100 years of dirt

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Posted by administrator on March 15, 2012     Permalink     Leave a comment

The Art for Sunderland Exhibition is designed to give an idea of what goes on behind the scenes in a museum. I was lucky enough to get to choose a painting to work on in gallery.   I chose ‘Marguerite… Read more