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The Neptune Shell Shop bracelet and the response to the shell crisis of 1915 – Part 1

A few weeks back I accepted a donation of a gold bracelet into TWAM’s collection. I am told that as a piece of jewellery it is unremarkable, but I think it is lovely. As TWAM’s maritime historian it is an… Read more

Exploring the Archive with the Archive Service Assistants

To celebrate the start of the national ‘Explore Your Archive’ campaign, the Archive Services Assistants have set ourselves a challenge; to write about our role and work using the key themes of the campaign: ArchI’ve Discovered, Detected, Learnt, Remembered, Engaged,… Read more

Great North Greats – a guest post by David Wright

Great North Greats is an exhibition exploring the history of individuals that have made the North East what it is today. One of the region’s less well known individuals was Rachel Parsons, as revealed below by David Wright from Tyne… Read more

A trip into the past in Jesmond Vale

At the time of the First World War, there was a thriving community along the edge of the Ouseburn in Jesmond Vale. The street pictured is probably Woodbine Terrace, in the Vale, which has since been demolished. However, we can still see… Read more

FLAG at 50

  As this is our first blog – we thought we’d tell you why we’ve decided to do this and also to tell you a little bit about us. We are Friends of the Laing Art Gallery (FLAG) and next… Read more