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Remembering Sunderland’s ship launches

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Posted by administrator on June 4, 2014     Permalink     Comments (7)

Tyne & Wear Archives is delighted to present a new flickr set remembering Sunderland ship launches of the past 150 years. The set has been produced to celebrate Sunderland History Fair, which will be held at the Seaburn Centre, Sunderland on… Read more

From Sunderland to Seville: Diary of life at sea in 1865 (part 2)

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Posted by administrator on June 21, 2013     Permalink     Leave a comment

The previous instalment of this blog reflected on the diary entries of John Hall during his voyage from Sunderland to Seville onboard the sailing ship ‘Success’. John Hall lived at 62 Lawrence Street in Hendon, Sunderland, located near to the… Read more

From Sunderland to Seville: Diary of life at sea in 1865 (part 1)

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Posted by administrator on June 18, 2013     Permalink     Comments (1)

Recent blogs have highlighted some of the fascinating diaries that Tyne & Wear Archives holds. Ian Whitehead’s blog about First World War Patrol boats makes excellent use of the diary of William Bartram written in 1916, while an earlier one… Read more