Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manages a collection of 12 museums and galleries across Tyne and Wear, supported by the five local authorities of the area. ....and Newcastle University, and the MOD and DCMS.
Website - http://www.twmuseums.org.uk
Our collections -http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/ourcollections/
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This was the post office , corner of Bond Street and Southwick Road, think it was owned by Williamsons (read more)
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Roker Beach, Sunderland from the Old North Pier, 1880. This shows Roker Terrace and Roker Beach. There had not been much development of the resort prior ... (read more)
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This view of High Street East near Wellington Lane, Sunderland, shows the premises of R. W. Collin and Company, engineers and iron founders. Wellington Lane is ... (read more)
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This photograph shows High Street East looking west from Beehive Lane, Sunderland, about 1930. Most of the properties here were built in the late 1700s. Many ... (read more)
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Corby Hall was built in 1864 for James Hartley, founder and owner of Hartley's Glassworks in Trimdon Street, Sunderland. He originally named the house Ashbrooke. This ... (read more)
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This photograph shows men digging air raid precaution trenches at the Barley Mow depot in Ryhope Road, Sunderland, in 1938. After the signing of the Munich ... (read more)
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This photograph shows Albion Place in Sunderland, about 1890. Copyright Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums TWCMS : G2171 (read more)
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This photograph shows a storehouse at the shipbuilder Wigham Richardson's Neptune Yard. In 1881 the owner John Wigham Richardson made a large sundial, which can be ... (read more)
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Sunderland Harbour, about 1870. This view shows the north and south piers and the entrance to the harbour from a viewing point on the north side ... (read more)
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The Seaburn Hotel was built in an amazing 10 weeks in 1937. It was for many years the premiere hotel in Sunderland. The painter L.S. Lowry ... (read more)
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This shows St Peter's Church in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland as it was before the great restoration of 1866-1874. It shows the Saxon tower with open porch below. ... (read more)
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens illuminated to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of George V's reign in 1935. The Museum and Winter Gardens were built in 1879. ... (read more)
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The Souter Point lighthouse and keeper's quarters. Four men are standing on the grass outside. The lighthouse is situated on Lizard Point, but was named Souter ... (read more)
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This is taken from Fulwell railway crossing looking north to Fulwell Mill in the distance. At 2.15 am. on the 16th May 1943, one parachute mine ... (read more)
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This shows Monkwearmouth and Southwick Hospital on Newcastle Road. The building was built in 1932 and designed by T. and W.R. Milburn. (read more)
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A derelict shop on Southwick Road. Copyright © Sunderland Echo/TWAM. All rights reserved TWCMS: K9489 (read more)
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A demolition accident here at the Hendon Rope Works. Part of the building has collapsed into the road. On the right is a railway bridge. Copyright ... (read more)
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A large number of incendiary bombs were dropped on Fawcett Street area on 10th April 1941, and three large premises occupied by Binns Ltd. were gutted ... (read more)
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The Sunderland Fire Brigade display their new emergency vehicle and its equipment at the rear of Fulwell Fire Station. Copyright © Sunderland Echo/TWAM. All rights reserved ... (read more)
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The Winter Gardens. In the foreground is the lake in Mowbray Park. On the left is Burdon House. The Winter Gardens were damaged in 1941 by ... (read more)
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The photograph is showing the new lighting on the terrace of the Winter Gardens. On the left is Burdon House. The photograph also shows the lake ... (read more)
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This shows the festival parade coming along Fawcett Street, including a beauty queen, to celebrate the thirteen hundredth anniversary of the founding of St. Peter's Church. ... (read more)
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The demolition of the 'Grand Hotel' on Bridge Street, taken from the demolition site. In the bottom right corner is a man showing photographs of the ... (read more)
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The on Bridge Street. When it was closed in 1969 it was bought by Berni Inns Ltd. who had plans to reconstruct the building. Then Berni ... (read more)
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