Tag Archives: First World War

Paul Nash, a Romantic Surrealist

Art   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on October 9, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

This lovely picture, Landscape from a Dream, is a highlight of the surrealist-influenced pictures in the Paul Nash exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, showing until 14 January. This painting is Nash’s attempt to capture the mystery and power of… Read more

Improving access to our shipbuilding collections

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on June 19, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

The shipbuilding collections at Tyne & Wear Archives are widely recognised to be of outstanding historical significance. They have attracted international research interest and back in 2013 were given official recognition through their addition to the UK Memory of the… Read more

Women in pictures – a few photos from TWAM’s online collection, Part II

Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on April 6, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

As a volunteer at Discovery Museum, I’ve been helping with some work in the TWAM online photo collection, and along the way I’ve found some great photos I’d like to share with you featuring women.  Part I of this guest… Read more

‘Saved by a Cat’ – a feel good story for Christmas

Military History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on December 22, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

A few months ago I spent a morning at North Tyneside Local Studies Library, with my colleague Sarah Younas, looking through old editions of the Shields Daily News. We were searching for the stories behind some of the First World War… Read more

Dazzle Painting of ships in the First World War and the model of ss Hindustan

Collections & Objects   Design   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Military History   Segedunum Roman Fort   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on October 8, 2015     Permalink     Comments (12)

Although we have hundreds of ship models in our collections, only one of them is dazzle painted.  The tramp steamer ss Hindustan was launched in July 1917 by Bartram and Sons Ltd., Sunderland and completed for the Hindustan Steam Shipping… Read more