Posts by venue: Segedunum Roman Fort

The Mackreths and Thunder Thursday 1837-style

Art   Exhibitions   Segedunum Roman Fort
Posted by administrator on October 9, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

The artist Harriet Mackreth lived with her family at 3 High Swinburne Place in Newcastle, just off Westgate Road. The house held her parents, her two older sisters and her brother, while the 1841 census also mentions two female servants… Read more

H. F. S. Mackreth

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Posted by administrator on September 19, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

Whilst I was researching the picture of John Hodgson for the Wall Face exhibition (on display at Segedunum Roman Fort) I was interested to find out that the painter of the original portrait used as the base for the published engraving,… Read more

The Training Ship “Wellesley” at North Shields 1868-1914

Exhibitions   Maritime History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Social History
Posted by administrator on May 20, 2014     Permalink     Comments (28)

School Ship on the Tyne – The Training Ship Wellesley at North Shields 1868 – 1914. The driving force behind having a training ship on the Tyne was James Hall, a local shipowner. Hall was worried about declining numbers of… Read more

A Roman Mobile Device, a 21st Century Chariot, some Snazzy Shoes and two Iconic Lumps

Archaeology   Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Fashion   Local History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Social History
Posted by administrator on March 22, 2013     Permalink     Leave a comment

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

Merry Christmas to all our readers!

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Posted by administrator on December 20, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

All the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums bloggers would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and happy new year! We will be taking a short break over the festive season but return in January with more new… Read more