buildings

June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge towers under construction” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge towers under construction, 6 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/20). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge towers under construction” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge towers under construction, 6 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/20). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge towers under construction” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge towers under construction, 6 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/20). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “Construction of the Tyne Bridge Towers” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge towers under construction, 19 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/21). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “The Tyne Bridge roadway nearing completion” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge roadway nearing completion, 25 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/22). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “View along the Tyne Bridge nearing completion” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View along the Tyne Bridge as it nears completion, 25 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/23). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “View along the Tyne Bridge nearing completion” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View along the Tyne Bridge as it nears completion, 25 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/23). 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…
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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “View along the Tyne Bridge nearing completion” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View along the Tyne Bridge as it nears completion, 25 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/23). 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…
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December 11, 2018

From Flickr: “Looking at Geography Book 3; Looking at Britain by J and D Gadsby, A & C Black, 1959; cover at by C W Bacon” by mikeyashworth

"A Busy Street" To those of us born in 1950s Britain and who used these very books at school here is a remarkably idealised view of post-war Britain. This could be a scene from any Briitsh town or city – as the artist intended. Everything is very ordered – the municipal bus and dust cart,…
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December 11, 2018

From Flickr: “Looking at Geography Book 3; Looking at Britain by J and D Gadsby, A & C Black, 1959; cover at by C W Bacon” by mikeyashworth

"A Busy Street" To those of us born in 1950s Britain and who used these very books at school here is a remarkably idealised view of post-war Britain. This could be a scene from any Briitsh town or city – as the artist intended. Everything is very ordered – the municipal bus and dust cart,…
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Paul Sedra

Historian of Modern Egypt