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Fourlegged Coal Hewer's cracket

1801-1900

Farne Islands nature reserve

1950s

One colour print by John Kippin titled: 'HIDDEN, NATIONAL PARK, NORTHUMBERLAND'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section).

Hidden, National Park, Northumberland

circa 1990

Collodion print on original mount, by Richard Henry Bleasdale of Aston, Birmingham. Hand-written inscription on verso: End view of the Wylam Dilly locomotive showing" wood Bed plate. Cylinders made out of slate and rivettes, Boiler End, Valves, (illegible), Boiler Knees, etc." The Wylam Dilly was used to transport coal between the river Tyne and Wylam colliery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Wylam Dilly (End View)

circa 1862

Collodion print on original mount, by Richard Henry Bleasdale of Aston, Birmingham. Hand-written inscription on verso. Front view of Wylam Dilly locomotive, showing fire door and smoke stack. The Wylam Dilly was used to transport coal between the river Tyne and Wylam Colliery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Wylam Dilly (Front View)

circa 1862

Collodion print on original mount, by Richard Henry Bleasdale of Aston, Birmingham. Hand-written inscription on verso: "Wylam Dilly Side view showing driving cogs & (illegible) from cylinders." Inventor William Hedley's sons William Jr (left) and George are pictured standing beside the locomotive. The Wylam Dilly was used to transport coal between the river Tyne and Wylam colliery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Wylam Dilly (Side View)

circa 1862

[Printed trade cards (2)] / Robert Flinn & Co., North Shields Iron Works [&] 49 Lower Shadwell, London, chain cable & anchor manufacturers. [ca.1830. Bear 'Table [shewing] the proportion of Chain when substituted for Rope, the weight per fathom and the proof strain. Also the weight of Anchors to correspond with the Cables and the Register Tonnage of Vessels'. Also bear 'plan of testing machine'. One bears ms. note by Goodrich. Part A 1516/7 of the Goodrich archive]

Robert Flinn & Co., North Shields Iron Works

circa 1830

[Printed trade card] / Tyzack, Dobinson & Co., Manufacturers of Chain Cables, Anchors ..., Tyne Chain Works, Low Lights, North Shields. [ca.1830. Bears image of proving machine. Verso bears 'Table of Chain Substitutes for Rope Cables ... the result of a variety of experiments by which the proper working Strength of Iron and Hemp has been accurately ascertained'. Part A 1516/11 of the Goodrich archive]

[Printed trade card] / Tyzack

circa 1830

Smith's Dock Journal, No. 77, Vol. XI p.143-156 [bearing article 'The Evolution of our North Shields Dockyard'] 1930 Jul. / Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. [This was an illustrated social magazine for the workers and staff of Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., North Shields and South Bank-on-Tees]

Smith's Dock Journal

1930

A black and white photograph entitled 'The Pilgrims', taken by Brian Harris in 1987. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'.

The Pilgrims

1987

Silver gelatin print from 19th c. negative by Richard Henry Bleasdale of Aston, Birmingham. Printed later by the Science Museum, South Kensington. Image shows a side view of the Wylam Dilly locomotive, built in 1813 by William Hedley. The locomotive was used to haul coal along the Wylam Wagonway, between the river and Wylam colliery, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. William Hedley's sons, William and George, are pictured standing next to the Wylam Dilly on the left. Science Museum, London, stamp on verso with negative number 18319 crossed out.

Wylam Dilly

circa 1862

One PA Reuter photograph titled 'Tunnelling under the Tyne'. Caption on back reads: Men are seen at work on a pilot tunnel for the Tyne road tunnel, which is to join Howdon, Northumberland, and Jarrow, County Durham - a £12,600,000 project. Work on the scheme - which is expected to take five years - was inaugurated by Mr Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, on October 9, 1961. The tunnel will be about 5.500 ft. long. It will be circular, more than 31ft. in diameter, with a 24ft. roadway to carry one line of traffic in each direction. There will be dual carriageway approach roads from main routes on both banks.

Daily Herald Photograph: Tunnelling under the Tyne

1962-02-26

[Printed illustrated form certificate of delivery of chain cable] / Robert Flinn & Co., North Shields Iron Works. [ca.1830. Bears image of their proving machine, and two views of the iron works. Part A 1516/17 of the Goodrich archive]

Printed illustrated form certificate of delivery of chain cable

circa 1830

Photograph, black and white silver gelatin print, 'Cresswell Colliery, 1976', by Denis Thorpe (The Guardian), 1976. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', shown 23 July - 3 September 1988

Cresswell Colliery, 1976

1976