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Wallsend Slipway: Photograph of the Iron Foundry Department (Machine moulding)

from North East Museums

• John said:

  Are the moulds for turbine blades? My paternal granda worked for Parsons Steam Turbines.

• Mohd Zulhatfi said:

  epic....

• hector M.ARG said:

  workers without personal protection. Nice shot.

Wallsend Slipway: Photograph of the Brass Foundry Department (Core making)

from North East Museums

• 2 older comments, and then…
• mariamanray said:

  very interesting and informative

• excellentzebu1050 said:

  Brilliant and interesting !

• arie van zandvliet said:

  T0 think 4,000men worked in wallsend slipway,just look at it now gone but not forgotten.

• presquilien said:

  emouvant

• perpetual wren said:

  Indicative of the fact that so many men had been called up for service in the Armed Forces is the presence of the women workers and young lads.

Baikal sledging

from North East Museums

• Special Pickle said:

  it looks very cold in this photo

• Vladislav Bezrukov said:

  Hi, I'm a moderator of the group Baikal / Байкал, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group www.flickr.com/groups/lake_baikal/