From the Atlantic to Alnwick
By Crasterfarian Imagine, you’re on the lash in Alnwick. You’ve visited several of the town’s many pubs and you’re a little worse for wear, a bottle… Read More »From the Atlantic to Alnwick
shipbuilding
Jarrow Giants — The Palmers Yard Cableways
By Tom Lynch These steel cranes once dominated the Tyneside skyline, and their demolition in the 1930s cast a long shadow over the town where… Read More »Jarrow Giants — The Palmers Yard Cableways
The History of Shipbuilding in Sunderland and its Wartime Zenith
By Thomas Bainbridge The sheltered, meandering course of the River Wear was naturally an ideal setting in which to fashion vessels for use on the open… Read More »The History of Shipbuilding in Sunderland and its Wartime Zenith
The Roman Remains That Were Lost Under Swan Hunter
How likely is it that significant Roman aftefacts and structures were cleared when the shipyard was expanded at the turn of the 20th century? Hundreds… Read More »The Roman Remains That Were Lost Under Swan Hunter