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

As she let slip from the quay at Portsmouth, few would realise that the HMS York was once the fastest destroyer in the Royal Navy, with a proud service record, having assisted in the invasion in Iraq, patrolling the waters of the south Atlantic and rescuing British citizens trapped in The Lebanon in 2006.

The Tyne Bridge was nearing completion 90 years ago when the one man to die during construction fell to his death

A New Town in Tyne and Wear, Washington is an assortment of built-up villages, equidistant to the cities of Sunderland, Newcastle and Durham. You can reach all three cities in ... Read more

1977: A PTE Scania Metropolitan pictured outside the famous Newgate Street CO-OP store which is decorated for the Queen's silver Jubilee.

Type : Photograph Medium : Print-black-and-white Description : The photograph shows the corner of Percy Street and Leazes Park Road. Shops pictured are The Olde Apple Shoppe Tony's Costumes Henderson's and E. Freedman. Collection : Local Studies Printed Copy : If you would like a printed copy of this image please contact Newcastle Libraries www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt quoting Accession Number : 012794

Read this 4-day long itinerary for Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead and Tynemouth. It includes the bridges of Newcastle, the Angel of the North and more.

1978: Newcastle City Centre 📸https://t.co/jvc57Dsg8y

To celebrate the historic industries of the Tyne we have assembled a third gallery of images from the shipyards along the river