North East Museums

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North East Museums is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service. We manage nine museums and galleries across Tyneside and the Archives for Tyne and Wear. Here, you can see just some of the photographs which are in our collections.

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William Glendinning, labourer, arrested for theft

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  • optimal chicken said:
    I think he looks as hard as nails! Seems this was how his life was - theft etc.
  • Thu Berchs said:
    this guy looks tough

Quadruple gun mounting in 24 Shop, Elswick Works

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  • 5 older comments, and then…
  • Iain said:
    This must be for a King George V-class battleship, the only British battleships in World War II to mount quadruple turrets.
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Thanks Iain. Strangely enough my colleague, Colin, said exactly the same thing just moments before your comment arrived.
  • optimal chicken said:
    It's massive - look where the barrel fits in and a man is stood there..
  • Billy Embleton said:
    Its one of King George V's turrets which was lead ship of the class that was built at Walker Naval yard (below). Mounting 10 of these 14 inch guns. These quadruple mounts were very complex.

    These very guns contributed to the sinking of the KMS Bismark in May 1941.
  • steviej 007 said:
    Fantastic historical photo.

Children's Christmas party organised by the West End Benevolent Fund

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  • A.Davey said:
    What is it they're all holding up?

    I don't see many girls . . .
  • vickiandsi said:
    The bloke in the middle looks like the devil incarnate! What a creepy dude!
  • Wayne Hill said:
    I was thinking of something "silly" to write. But instead could only see the niceties of the event. Great image, the boys could be holding a bag of sweets?
  • P. Bell said:
    i fear for them if those men are their 'supervisers'. Shifty lot.

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