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Bringing a touch of royal glamour to Post-War Sunderland
Today is the Queen’s Birthday – she was born on 21 April 1926. To celebrate lets go back nearly 67 years to a time before she was on the throne, before she was even married. The year is 1946 and for… Read more
Ralph Hedley at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
The exhibition of paintings and sketchbooks by Ralph Hedley is on at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, but there’s still more Hedley paintings on show elsewhere in the local area. I took a Metro to South Shields to see the… Read more
Do we have historic aerial photographs of your neighbourhood?
Tyne & Wear Archives holds thousands of fascinating collections covering an amazing variety of subjects. There are so many interesting collections that it would be very difficult to pick a favourite. Two kinds of documents do have a special place… Read more
A Roman Mobile Device, a 21st Century Chariot, some Snazzy Shoes and two Iconic Lumps
I’ve been exploring TWAM’s collections and have found some interesting and surprising things. This is one of the highlights of our Archaeology collection and is on display at Segedunum in Wallsend:- It’s a portable Roman shrine about the same size… Read more
society of antiquaries library tours
As you may know the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne is celebrating its Bicentenary in 2013. During its 200 years the Society has built up a large and fascinating library of regional and national importance. As part… Read more