Photo Gallery: the North East, Tyne & Wear Archives

Posted by Helen Nugent | Jan 29, 2020 | Art, Arts

Located in the Discovery Museum in the heart of Newcastle, Tyne & Wear Archives is home to thousands of documents, housed on 14km of shelving, relating to the five local districts of Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside.

The documents range from the 12th to the 21st century and include building plans, school, hospital and church records as well as business records, especially those of important local industries such as shipbuilding, engineering and mining. Meanwhile, the Tyne & Wear Shipyards Collection is of international significance as it is included on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, rubbing shoulders with documents such as the Magna Carta and the Domesday Book.

Gallery images courtesy of Tyne & Wear Archives. To see the wider collection, click here.

Eating toffee apples at the Hoppings, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Inside Newcastle Central Station 1948, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Looking along the Tyne Bridge from Gateshead, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Market Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1961, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Miniature Railway, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Painting of Northbanks hull is complete, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

St James Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

The two halves of the Tyne Bridge meet, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Work is well underway on Northbanks bulkheads, View of the Tyne Bridge from the High Level Bridge, 6 March 1928, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

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Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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