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The Boldons

The Boldons are a group of three South Tyneside villages – East Boldon, West Boldon and Boldon Colliery – located to the south of the Borough of South Tyneside, heading towards Sunderland. In 2014 the British Library loaned one of… Read more

Exhibition Explorers share their latest discoveries

Our Exhibition Explorers have been having a busy time getting out and about to all sorts of cultural venues this month! Here’s what they shared with us through the ‘Exhibition Explorers Encyclopaedia’ at their latest session: Fred brought us a… Read more

‘All Surface, All Form’: A Guest Post by Poet in Residence Joanne Clement

Last Winter, I began visiting the Shipley Art Gallery to familiarise myself with their collections whilst researching for my PhD. For the study, I am examining the engravings of Thomas Bewick to write a new collection of poems. As Bewick’s… Read more

The charming 19th Century tale of Miss Abbs and Peter the Hedgehog – A guest post by Helen Chester

My name is Helen Chester and I am a Library Volunteer at the Great North Museum: Hancock Library.  The Library contains the collection of the Natural History Society of Northumbria which is full of fascinating books on wildlife.  I came… Read more

What ever happened to Saltwell Park Museum? (Part 2)

Read Part 1 of What ever happened to Saltwell Park Museum? Saltwell Park Museum and Saltwell Towers have a close connection to another Gateshead building, the Shipley Art Gallery. Their stories are connected to another man who lived in the Towers… Read more