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Monkwearmouth Station Museum Railway Wagon Restoration Project – The Story of the Wagons

Volunteering
Posted by administrator on December 21, 2010     Permalink     Leave a comment

Both of the Monkwearmouth’s wagons are important to the railway heritage of the United Kingdom. They were acquired for the Museum in 1976 and restored to good condition to go on display in 1977. Sadly, with them standing out in… Read more

barque Lota 1891

Art   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on July 26, 2010     Permalink     Comments (27)

from Turnbull’s Register 1889 The North East of England was such a centre for shipbuilding in the 19th and 20th centuries that the focus of my work is most often on the production end of the shipping business. Thousands of… Read more