Posts by date: July 2011

Tarka the Otter

Collections & Objects   The Archives   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on July 7, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

So, what have I been doing this month? Well, latterly, I have been enjoying the beautiful weather, walking with my camera and looking at the history of the iron ore line to Consett, closed in 1965 as a result of… Read more

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Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Discovery Museum   Great North Museum: Hancock   Hatton Gallery   Laing Art Gallery   Regional Resource Centre   Segedunum Roman Fort   Shipley Art Gallery   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Stephenson Steam Railway   The Archives
Posted by administrator on July 6, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

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Co op products

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on July 5, 2011     Permalink     Comments (3)

The history of the building and the popularity of the Co-operative society means we have collected a lot of Co-op items.  We have recently accessioned a selection of paper ephemera items into the collection.  This is one of the oldest… Read more

Great North Museum: Hancock Library – The journals of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne

Archaeology   Books   Great North Museum: Hancock   Local History   Natural Sciences
Posted by administrator on July 1, 2011     Permalink     Comments (2)

By Joan Williams (Library volunteer) Since I retired from my library job last summer, I have been doing voluntary work one day a week in the Library of the Great North Museum: Hancock. Over the last few months I have… Read more