Tag Archives: conservation

Question : How much does it cost to burn a witch? Answer : £15 19s 2d

Books   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Local History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on August 26, 2011     Permalink     Comments (3)

We know this because in the Archives are stored the Newcastle Chamberlains’ accounts for the years 1508 until 1835.   The entry we looked at read…”bill of charges for the wiches for 2 weekes ending the 23th (sic) of August 1650 and other… Read more

Songs of the Sea – preparing a print for loan

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on August 12, 2011     Permalink     Comments (2)

Here’s a picture of two of our conservators, Christina and Matt, working on a print from the collection at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery. The print is now out on loan to the National Glass Centre in Sunderland. For more info… Read more

Loading Gauge found to be unsafe and is removed from site for conservation works.

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort
Posted by administrator on July 7, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

When the recent landscape improvements at Monkwearmouth Station Museum uncovered the loading gauge to full view again, thoughts turned to conserving both it and also the railway signal. (Read more in my previous blog post here). Appropriate repairs and a… Read more

Monkwearmouth Station Museum Railway Wagon Restoration Project – The Restoration Begins!

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Local History
Posted by administrator on June 10, 2011     Permalink     Comments (2)

The most exciting part of our Wagon Restoration Project began several weeks ago with the arrival of tradesmen from Rampart Carriage & Wagon Services to Monkwearmouth.  With their bespoke shed finished (and looking fantastic!) the wagons are currently undergoing a… Read more

Stormy times

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Education   Exhibitions   Local History   Military History
Posted by administrator on June 6, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

With the Exhibition of Siege and Storm at Discovery Museum came a rather challenging conservation job. This is how the painting came into the studio. some areas had had varnish removed and the canvas had started to detach from the… Read more