Posts by venue: The Archives

LCT 7074 – Hebburn’s Remarkable D-Day Survivor Part 2: D-Day and Beyond

Military History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   The Archives   World War 2
Posted by administrator on May 7, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

Written by Geoff Woodward, Museum Manager, North & South Tyneside Read Part 1: LCT 7074 – Hebburn’s Remarkable D-Day Survivor At long last the mechanics seemed to have fixed the problem.  The engines were running properly, and Landing Craft Tank… Read more

LCT 7074 – Hebburn’s Remarkable D-Day Survivor

Maritime History   Military History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   The Archives   Transport   World War 1
Posted by administrator on April 7, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

Written by Geoff Woodward, Museum Manager, North & South Tyneside The tidal waters of the River Tyne were a swirling grey and the gusting wind stung a chilled greeting as a newly-completed vessel was hastily handed over to the Royal Navy.  The date was 7 April… Read more

The British Music Collection from Heritage Quay at Huddersfield University – by Carmela Barbaro, Placement Student

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 3, 2020     Permalink     Comments (1)

I am a PhD student at Newcastle University, currently in my third year and I have recently started a placement experience at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) for the Unlocking our Sound Heritage Project. My area of research… Read more

Sounds like Christmas! Songs from Fenwick’s Christmas Window – Dominique Bell, UOSH Project Manager

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on December 18, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Christmas doesn’t seem quite complete without a visit to Fenwick’s Christmas Window, does it?   With Christmas fast approaching, we’ve been enjoying digitising and cataloguing material from the Fenwick Archive, which is held by Tyne & Wear Archives. This collection… Read more

The British Fairground – A reflection of a modern society losing its charm? – by Lauren Downs, placement student

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Posted by administrator on November 4, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

As we trundle forward into the abyss of ever-evolving technologies, globalisation and unprecedented connectedness, it often seems that we simultaneously become increasingly disconnected from one another, our local heritage, and the heritage of minority communities in our society. In this… Read more