Tyne and wear

A metropolitan county in the far northeast of England, Tyne and Wear is named for the rivers that run through its two main cities, Newcastle and Sunderland. Coal mining and ... Read more

Glimpse the history of Washington, North East England, through old pictures, vintage photos, and archive film. #history #vintagephotography

I had a bit of difficulty locating this one. The two ornate houses and all the ones in the foreground right have been replaced by the block of flats. Beyond the ornate houses, the five houses with the attic windows still exist but the roofs have been rebuilt. There's still a garage just out of shot today. This part of Herbert Road has changed quite a bit in the last 100 years or so.

View of progress with the Tyne Bridge, 2 February 1928, showing the two halves getting closer together (TWAM ref. 3730/15/5). The Tyne Bridge is one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks. These photographs were taken by James Bacon & Sons of Newcastle and document its construction from March 1927 to October 1928. They belonged to James Geddie, who was Chief Assistant Engineer on the construction of the Bridge with Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd. of Middlesbrough. (Copyright) We're happy for you…

Growing up in Usworth Colliery information for Washington, Tyne And Wear, on the official site for Washington History Society

A black and white postcard photo of Rose Hill, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear taken from Church Bank in the early 1920s. Other Wallsend, Tyne & Wear Postcards: High Street East, Wallsend-on-Tyne, England - 1960s Postcard 1910 Rising Sun Coal Mine Wallsend Postcard 1960s Photo Of The Richardson Dees Park, Wallsend, Tyne And Wear

Description: Laszlo Torday arrived in Tynemouth in January 1940 from Hungary and took most of his photographs of Tyneside during the 1960's and 1970's. They reflect his interest in the streets and people of Newcastle especially of central Newcastle and the suburbs of Heaton and Jesmond. : The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises 100 photograph albums of black and white prints plus 16 boxes of colour transparencies. We are keen to find out more about them. If you…