Posts by venue: Discovery Museum

Were your ancestors apprentices at the Elswick Works?

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on January 28, 2015     Permalink     Comments (13)

I’m pleased to report that work is progressing well on the ‘Workshop of the World’ project to catalogue our Vickers Armstrong archives collection. I’ve recently been working on the firm’s administrative records, which include a large quantity of agreements. Many… Read more

Discovery Museum during the First World War

Discovery Museum   World War 1
Posted by administrator on January 23, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

As part of the ‘Wor Life’ project we have been researching all our venues to see what was going on at each of them during the First World War. We’ve found some really interesting stories that we’ll be sharing over… Read more

Reinventing the Wheel

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Fashion   Local History   Science   Social History   Technology
Posted by administrator on January 7, 2015     Permalink     Comments (11)

I was having a bit rummage and found this marvellous sepia photograph dated 1880:- At first sight, it appears to show a dastardly Victorian villain attempting to flee the scene of some dark deed aboard a horseless, minion-powered vehicle with feet… Read more

‘Turners saved my marriage’

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Posted by administrator on December 17, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

Christmas is fast approaching. It’s a special time of year for many people and it’s also a very busy time for shops. Businesses are going into overdrive with publicity campaigns to get us to buy their products and all this… Read more

A trip into the past in Jesmond Vale

Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   World War 1
Posted by administrator on November 21, 2014     Permalink     Comments (2)

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