Posts by venue: Maritime History

Kith and Kin: New Glass and Ceramics Stage 2 – The ‘Crinson Jug’

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Posted by administrator on February 9, 2012     Permalink     Comments (9)

The second stage of Kith and Kin: New Glass and Ceramics began at the National Glass Centre on 9th January, where a number of the exhibitors changed or augmented their displays. Read more

Revelations of racial discrimination at sea, discovered in the plans of the Sunderland shipbuilding firm, Bartram & Sons

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Posted by administrator on January 23, 2012     Permalink     Comments (4)

I’m pleased to report that work continues apace with the Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project. Colin and I are both currently working on the records of Bartram & Sons Ltd. The Bartrams shipyard was located at South Dock, Sunderand and was… Read more

An update on progress with the Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project

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Posted by administrator on December 20, 2011     Permalink     Comments (9)

Readers of my previous blogs may remember that in October I gained a ‘glamorous’ assistant, Colin. Over the last few months he’s been working hard sorting and listing a very large series of ships plans for the firm Bartram &… Read more

An exciting recent donation of Sunderland shipbuilding archives

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Posted by administrator on November 28, 2011     Permalink     Comments (12)

One of my hopes for the ‘We Mak’em’ Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project, when it started in June, was that it would encourage former employees of the shipyards and their families to come forward with fascinating additions to the collections we… Read more

Neptune Yard Launches

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Posted by administrator on November 15, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

A recent acquisition for the Archives is the visitors book for Swan Hunter’s Neptune Shipyard covering the years 1910-1963 (TWA ref DS.SWH/5/1/6/3). This volume had apparently been put in a rubbish skip on the closure of the yard in 1988… Read more