Posts by date: March 2012

Victorian Newcastle Disguised: Castle Garth

Art   Collections & Objects   Laing Art Gallery   Local History
Posted by administrator on March 8, 2012     Permalink     Comments (2)

The painting on the left of this photo is Henry Hetherington Emmerson’s picture of ‘The Lost Child’, which shows Victorian Castle Garth in Newcastle – disguised as a scene from the past. It is hung next to a picture by… Read more

Victorian Newcastle: The Black Gate and Castle Garth

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Posted by administrator on March 5, 2012     Permalink     Leave a comment

  The picture on the right of this photo is Ralph Hedley’s painting of ‘The Ballad Seller’, which shows the Black Gate in 1884, with a glimpse of Castle Garth in the background. It is hung next to a picture… Read more

Old apprenticeship registers discovered at Discovery Museum

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 2, 2012     Permalink     Comments (93)

As an archivist it’s always a great feeling when you receive an exciting new donation or you discover a fascinating document in your collections. I experienced that feeling earlier this week as I was working in the Discovery Museum loft… Read more