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Still waiting for your write up as I say this but.. were the guns 'proven' on Tyneside or taken elsewhere for testing? I can't imagine huge bangs along the river! Mind, stranger things happened..

Hi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyeye] this one was taken at Silloth-on-Solway, although Ridsdale in Northumberland was also frequently used.

I remember when I played Silloth Golf Club somebody told me that their was a firing range

Another great industrial image. Some of the worlds greatest battleships were built at Elswick.

Your wonderful capture was seen in Black & White Photos
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If ya wann get a head, get a h.. ... or some spats. And whilst you're at it give all the wimmin a gas detector to carry.

My great-grandfather was one of the sinkers at this colliery his name was Richard Lathlane. Great historical photo thanks for listing it.

No lack of safety equipment here, should come out as clean as we went in.

Present-day view: Google Streetview Bridge Street, Morpeth.

It is the Black Bull Hotel not the Bridge. It is an old coaching Inn that had a large stable to the rear. The street is Bridge Street. The photo may be a George Washington Wilson his archive is at Aberdeen University, photos he took all over the country between 1850 and 1908