Posts by venue: Local History

‘Turners saved my marriage’

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
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

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

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Local History   Maritime History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Technology   World War 1
Posted by administrator on December 5, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

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

Great North Greats – a guest post by David Wright

Local History   Social History   World War 1
Posted by administrator on November 26, 2014     Permalink     Comments (2)

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

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

Highs and Lows of First World War Street Parties in Newcastle and Tyneside

Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   World War 1
Posted by administrator on November 13, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

This sunny scene in Byker shows one of hundreds of back-lane tea parties that took place in Newcastle in the lovely hot summer of 1919. The parties celebrated the Peace Treaty of June 28th, which finally ended the First World War.… Read more