Tag Archives: R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co Ltd

First World War Stories: Bringing the Unknown Warrior home

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Posted by administrator on November 10, 2014     Permalink     Comments (2)

    The shipyard of R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn built many fine ships, perhaps none as admired as HMS Kelly. However, during the First World War the firm built a torpedo boat destroyer, which also has a… Read more

A celebration of royal visits to Tyne and Wear

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Posted by administrator on November 20, 2013     Permalink     Comments (3)

On 22 November Prince William will be visiting Sunderland and South Tyneside to take part in a number of youth development events.  During the visit he will also officially open Haven Point, the new leisure centre in South Shields. To… Read more

HMS Kelly: Commemorating the men who built her and served on her

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Posted by administrator on August 30, 2013     Permalink     Comments (100)

My last two blogs looked at the First World War experiences of George Cuthbertson, a marine engineer from South Shields and Annie Hamilton, a nurse. This blog looks at the Second World War and in particular the story of a… Read more

Old apprenticeship registers discovered at Discovery Museum

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Posted by administrator on March 2, 2012     Permalink     Comments (93)

As an archivist it’s always a great feeling when you receive an exciting new donation or you discover a fascinating document in your collections. I experienced that feeling earlier this week as I was working in the Discovery Museum loft… Read more