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1908
In Northern England:
- 1908: one of the first Boy Scouts camps held at Fourstones by Lord Baden-Powell.
- 1908: Hartlepool United became a professional football team
- 16th September 1908: opening of the Town Hall in Wallsend.
- 29th September 1908: Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, opened by the Duke of Northumberland.
- 1908: electrification of the Harton Railway network in South Tyneside
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058389:Grainger Market Clayton Street/St. Andrew's Street/Newgate Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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038185:Women with a bicycle Axwell Park Blaydon Unknown 1908
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050784:The Quayside Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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049035:Pigsties Clifton Road Benwell Unknown 1908
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050742:Market Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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049032:Pigsties Clifton Road Benwell Unknown 1908
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051000:Back Trafalgar Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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071299:Quayside/The Swirle Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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050739:Market Street Extension Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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013551:Cloth Market Newcastle upon Tyne 1908.
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050779:St. Lawrence Bottle Works Byker Unknown 1908
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050780:St. Lawrence Bottle Works Byker Unknown 1908
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050772:Market Street Extension Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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066610:Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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003979:Three Tuns Inn, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne c. 1908
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Fourstones
- Overview About Fourstones Map Street View Fourstones was the location of one of the first Boy Scouts camps held by Lord Baden-Powell in 1908. Fourstones is a village in Northumberland, …
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Quay Side, Newcastle, 1908
- "Quay Side, Newcastle Valentine's Series [46657]. Posted from Newcastle to Chesterfield on July 17th 1908". Postcard from 'Pictures of Gateshead and the Surrounding Area' by Andy Williamson. The images may …
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Town Hall
- Overview Map Street View The Town Hall, now a Business and a Conference Centre, were built 1907-8 by E.F.W. Liddle and P.L. Brown for the Borough of Wallsend. The Town …
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Dove Marine Laboratory
- Overview About Map Street View The first laboratory at Cullercoats was constructed by the Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee and opened on the 21st of October 1897.[1] It was a small wooden …
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Albert Pollard, slinger, arrested for stealing a copper vessel
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Francis Smith, labourer, arrested for stealing a copper vessel
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Sidney Yeoman Forrest, arrested for stealing a pair of reins and two whips
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Matthew Walls, arrested for stealing money from children
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028293:Denton Row Scotswood Unknown c.1908
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Church of the Holy Trinity
- Overview Map Street View The Holy Trinity Church in Jesmond is located on the corner of Jesmond Road and Churchill Gardens. The Parish church was built in 1908 by Hicks …
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048229:Bainbridge Memorial Church A.F.C. Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908-9
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Royal Agricultural Show, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1908
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Old Cooperative Warehouse, Stowell Street
- Overview Map Street View 14-18 Stowell Street is the former warehouse of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, built in 1908. The warehouse was used for ripening fruit and had loading bays …
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Annfield Plain Library
- Overview Map Street View The library in Annfield Plain was built in 1908. The land for the library was donated by John Wilkinson Taylor, M.P., and the building itself was …
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Harton Electric Railway
- Harton Electric Railway was built by the Harton Coal Company to transport coal from their collieries in South Tyneside. The electrified system opened in 1908, and originally employed a fleet of …
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Church of St Mary, Vickerstown
- Overview About St Mary's Church Map Street View The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the Parish Church of Walney Island, located in Vickerstown in Barrow-in-Furness. The current church …
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Rising Sun Colliery (1908-1969)
- The Rising Sun Colliery was located near Wallsend, between Battle Hill and Benton in North Tyneside. The sinking of the colliery began on the 9th of July 1906 and production began in 1908. [1] …
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Newcastle Tynemouth Service. N.E.R. New Electric Train by R.Johnston. 1908
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Old Fire Station, Wallsend
- Overview Map Street View The old Fire Station is located on Lawson Street in Wallsend. It was built in c.1908 by E.F.W. Liddle and P.L. Brown for the Borough of Wallsend. …
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2-4 Mosley Street, Newcastle
- Overview Map Street View Nos. 2-4 Mosley Street in Newcastle was built in 1908 by Newcombe and Newcombe for the Alliance Assurance Co. Ltd. The building, on the corner of …
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10 Grey Street
- Overview Map Street View No. 10 Grey Street in Newcastle is dated 1908 on it's serpentine pediment. The 4 story building is very narrow. It forms part of the Grey …
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Old Library, Walker
- Overview Map Street View The former Walker Library building is located on Welbeck Road in Walker, Newcastle. It was opened as the Lady Stephenson Library in 1908, commissioned by the …
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Allan House, City Road
- Overview Map Street View Allan House (now Hotel du Vin & Bistro) is located on City Road, by the junction with Ouse Street, in Newcastle. It was orininally built as …
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058389:Grainger Market Clayton Street/St. Andrew's Street/Newgate Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
038185:Women with a bicycle Axwell Park Blaydon Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050784:The Quayside Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049035:Pigsties Clifton Road Benwell Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050742:Market Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049032:Pigsties Clifton Road Benwell Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
051000:Back Trafalgar Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
071299:Quayside/The Swirle Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050739:Market Street Extension Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
013551:Cloth Market Newcastle upon Tyne 1908.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050779:St. Lawrence Bottle Works Byker Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050780:St. Lawrence Bottle Works Byker Unknown 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050772:Market Street Extension Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
066610:Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908
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003979:Three Tuns Inn, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne c. 1908
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Fourstones
- Overview About Fourstones Map Street View Fourstones was the location of one of the first Boy Scouts camps held by Lord Baden-Powell in 1908. Fourstones is a village in Northumberland, …
from http://picturesofgateshead.co…
Quay Side, Newcastle, 1908
- "Quay Side, Newcastle Valentine's Series [46657]. Posted from Newcastle to Chesterfield on July 17th 1908". Postcard from 'Pictures of Gateshead and the Surrounding Area' by Andy Williamson. The images may …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Town Hall
- Overview Map Street View The Town Hall, now a Business and a Conference Centre, were built 1907-8 by E.F.W. Liddle and P.L. Brown for the Borough of Wallsend. The Town …
Co-Curate Page
Dove Marine Laboratory
- Overview About Map Street View The first laboratory at Cullercoats was constructed by the Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee and opened on the 21st of October 1897.[1] It was a small wooden …
from Flickr (flickr)
Albert Pollard, slinger, arrested for stealing a copper vessel
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Francis Smith, labourer, arrested for stealing a copper vessel
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from TWAM (flickr)
Sidney Yeoman Forrest, arrested for stealing a pair of reins and two whips
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from TWAM (flickr)
Matthew Walls, arrested for stealing money from children
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
028293:Denton Row Scotswood Unknown c.1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Church of the Holy Trinity
- Overview Map Street View The Holy Trinity Church in Jesmond is located on the corner of Jesmond Road and Churchill Gardens. The Parish church was built in 1908 by Hicks …
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
048229:Bainbridge Memorial Church A.F.C. Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1908-9
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Royal Agricultural Show, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1908
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Old Cooperative Warehouse, Stowell Street
- Overview Map Street View 14-18 Stowell Street is the former warehouse of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, built in 1908. The warehouse was used for ripening fruit and had loading bays …
Co-Curate Page
Annfield Plain Library
- Overview Map Street View The library in Annfield Plain was built in 1908. The land for the library was donated by John Wilkinson Taylor, M.P., and the building itself was …
Co-Curate Page
Harton Electric Railway
- Harton Electric Railway was built by the Harton Coal Company to transport coal from their collieries in South Tyneside. The electrified system opened in 1908, and originally employed a fleet of …
Co-Curate Page
Church of St Mary, Vickerstown
- Overview About St Mary's Church Map Street View The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the Parish Church of Walney Island, located in Vickerstown in Barrow-in-Furness. The current church …
Co-Curate Page
Rising Sun Colliery (1908-1969)
- The Rising Sun Colliery was located near Wallsend, between Battle Hill and Benton in North Tyneside. The sinking of the colliery began on the 9th of July 1906 and production began in 1908. [1] …
from Flickr (flickr)
Newcastle Tynemouth Service. N.E.R. New Electric Train by R.Johnston. 1908
Pinned by Peter Smith
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Old Fire Station, Wallsend
- Overview Map Street View The old Fire Station is located on Lawson Street in Wallsend. It was built in c.1908 by E.F.W. Liddle and P.L. Brown for the Borough of Wallsend. …
Co-Curate Page
2-4 Mosley Street, Newcastle
- Overview Map Street View Nos. 2-4 Mosley Street in Newcastle was built in 1908 by Newcombe and Newcombe for the Alliance Assurance Co. Ltd. The building, on the corner of …
Co-Curate Page
10 Grey Street
- Overview Map Street View No. 10 Grey Street in Newcastle is dated 1908 on it's serpentine pediment. The 4 story building is very narrow. It forms part of the Grey …
Co-Curate Page
Old Library, Walker
- Overview Map Street View The former Walker Library building is located on Welbeck Road in Walker, Newcastle. It was opened as the Lady Stephenson Library in 1908, commissioned by the …
