The Clavering Bridge (the oldest bridge across the Derwent at Swalwell) was damaged by a road accident in the winter of 1913/1914, the repairs from which can still be seen.
Newcastle Tuberculosis Dispensary was established in February 1913, following the National Insurance Act of 1911. The Act made all forms of tuberculosis notifiable diseases, and required local authorities to provide chest clinics. In December 1914, the Newcastle Tuberculosis Dispensary was relocated to Ridley Villas, 91 New Bridge Street, by the junction with Falconer Street. In c.1952 it was renamed "Newcastle Chest Clinic (East)" following the opening of a West clinic in Walkergate. The clinic closed in c.1972.
Ralph Hedley, the famous painter and woodcarver, died at his home in Belle Grove Terrace in Spital Tongues, Newcastle on the 12th of June 1913. Hedley is best known for his paintings of everyday life in the North East. Examples of his wood carvings are found in St Nicholas Cathedral and St Andrew's Church and many other North Eastern churches. Many of Hedley's oil paintings can be seen in the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.
Emily Davison's body was taken by train from Newcastle to Morpeth on the morning of 15th June, 1913. A procession of about 100 Suffragettes accompanied the coffin from the station to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Thousands of people came to watch the procession.
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.
