Tag Archives: North Tyneside

Things to do in north east museums and galleries this summer

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Discovery Museum   Great North Museum: Hancock   Hatton Gallery   Laing Art Gallery   Must-see Museums   Segedunum Roman Fort   Shipley Art Gallery   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Stephenson Steam Railway
Posted by administrator on July 13, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

  The pick of the best summer events from Must-see Museums There are lots of things to keep the kids entertained over the school holidays at Tyneside’s museums and galleries. We’ve rounded up our pick of the best to help… Read more

Crime and punishment in North Shields

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 12, 2015     Permalink     Comments (8)

Back in November 2010 Tyne & Wear Archives was given a photograph album  of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1902 and 1916 (TWAM ref. DX1388/1). The album contains over a thousand mugshots of prisoners and several… Read more

Who do you think you are?

Local History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on September 15, 2011     Permalink     Comments (1)

Like millions of other people we love the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? and we’re particularly interested when the celebrity involved has north east connections. We’ve only actually featured in one programme – the one on Jodie… Read more