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1914
- 4th August 1914; outbreak of the First World War.
In North East England:
- 16th December 1914; Naval Bombardment of Hartlepool in World War 1
- 1914; building of a rangefinder pillar on St Mary's Island to help calibrate artillery guns at Tynemouth Castle
- 1914: building of Scaffold Hill Isolation Hospital in Wallsend
- 1914: Hoppings held in Jesmond Vale as Newcastle Town Moor being used by the military.
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015086:Mrs Johnstone Wallace The Lady Mayoress Newcastle upon Tyne 1914
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050861:Eldon Square Newcastle upon Tyne Thompson
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
014399:Newcastle Hoppings, Jesmond Vale, 1914
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
015091:Mrs Herbert Shaw Newcastle upon Tyne 1914
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
062671:65 Eldon Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1914
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050856:Back Molineux Street Byker Unknown 1914
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050875:Town Moor Spital Tongues Unknown 1914
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Memorial to the first British soldier killed on British soil during the Great War
- Available under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Jesmond Vale Hoppings, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1914
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Jesmond Vale Hoppings, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1914
Pinned by Pat Thomson
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Tucker, Sidney - Hebburn - 26 Sep 1914
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from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
William Douglas, Wallsend, killed at Mons
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Thomas Nicholas Whitfield, Newcastle, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Captain Hugh Taylor, Newcastle, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Sam Stephenson, Coxlodge, killed in action
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Albert Edward Shepherd, Hougton, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Alfred Lowe Morgan, Jarrow, lost on submarine
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
William Stanley Green, Newcastle, lost at sea
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
James William De Voy, Byker, lost at sea
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Cpt Everard Joseph Lamb, Brampton, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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The Response (War Memorial)
- Overview Further Information Map Street View The "The Response" is a war memorial in the gardens by Newcastle Civic Centre, off Barras Bridge. The sculpture was designed by Sir W. …
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Rangefinder Pillar, St Mary's Island
- Overview Map Street View There is a concrete pillar on the rocks to the east of St Mary's Island. It was originally built in 1914 as a rangefinder to calibrate …
Co-Curate Page
Scaffold Hill Hospital, Wallsend (1914-1986)
- Overview Map Street View The isolation hospital was officially opened in 1914 to house sufferers of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, scarlet fever and measles at a time when the …
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German and British troops during the Christmas Truce of 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Christmas at the Front (1914) - First World War | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://upload.wikimedia.org/w…
Remember Scarborough! Enlist Now!
- British World War I poster "Remember Scarborough! Enlist Now!". The poster refers to British anger about the German Navy's Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on 16 December 1914 which …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Lieutenant Pimple and the Stolen Submarine (1914) - extract | BFI National Archive
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
002391:Rennoldson's shipyard South Shields 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Red Cross Dogs (1914) - First World War | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
So Clever Are German Spies in Their Disguises... (1914) | BFI
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Balloon Accident at St Cloud (Paris) (1914) | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
037286:Bus conductresses Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://upload.wikimedia.org/w…
Men of Britain! Will you stand this? 78 women & children were killed and 228 women & children were wounded by the German raiders. Enlist now.
- WWI recruitment poster referring to the German bombardment of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, in 1915. "Men of Britain! Will you stand this? 78 women & children were killed and 228 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
A Sign Of Friendship In The Midst Of War I THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Why Weren't The Germans Allowed to Pass Through Belgium in 1914? I Out Of The Trenches
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Europe Prior to World War I: Alliances and Enemies I PRELUDE TO WW1 - Part 1/3
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Hero Of Tannenberg - Paul von Hindenburg I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Youtube (youtube)
Troops Training - 'newcastle Special' AKA Manoeuvres (1914-1918)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Armed Neutrality - The Netherlands In WW1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The First Battle of Champagne - Dying In Caucasus Snow I THE GREAT WAR Week 22
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Trench Warfare in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Dying In The Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll I THE GREAT WAR - Week 10
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Tinderbox Europe - From Balkan Troubles to World War I PRELUDE TO WW1 - Part 2/3
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The First Shots of World War 1 - Serbian River Warfare | OUT OF THE ETHER
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Outbreak of World War 1 - A Banker's Perspective I THE GREAT WAR Special
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Taxi To The Front – The First Battle of the Marne I THE GREAT WAR - Week 7
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Battle At The Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee I THE GREAT WAR Week 20
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan I THE GREAT WAR - Week 2
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters The Stage I THE GREAT WAR Week 15
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
To Arms! - The Deployment of Troops I THE GREAT WAR - Week 3
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight For Resources I THE GREAT WAR Week 18
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Rape of Belgium And The Battle of Tannenberg I THE GREAT WAR - Week 5
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Russian War Machine And The Race To The Sea I THE GREAT WAR - Week 9
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits I THE GREAT WAR - Week 14
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play I THE GREAT WAR Week 17
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy I THE GREAT WAR - Week 12
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
A New War With Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front I THE GREAT WAR - Week 4
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia I THE GREAT WAR Week 6
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade l THE GREAT WAR Week 19
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
A War To End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda I THE GREAT WAR - Week 13
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand I THE GREAT WAR Channel Launch
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Defensive War on the Western Front I THE GREAT WAR Week 16
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation I THE GREAT WAR Week 21
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Back For Christmas? - The Illusion Of A Short War I THE GREAT WAR - Week 11
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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St Mary's Hospital, North Saltwick (1914 - 1995)
- Overview About St Mary's Hospital Map St Mary's Hospital, near North Saltwick and about 2 miles north-west of Stannington in Northumberland, originally opened as Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum in 1914. …
Co-Curate Page
Abbey House Hotel, Barrow in Furness
- Overview Map Street View Abbey House Hotel and Gardens are located close to Furness Abbey on Abbey Road in Barrow in Furness. The hotel was originally built as a mansion …
Co-Curate Page
Rose and Crown, Newgate Street
- Overview Map Street View The Rose and Crown is a public house located on Newgate Street in Newcastle. It was built for Duncan and Dalglish in c.1914, designed by Simpson and …
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
015086:Mrs Johnstone Wallace The Lady Mayoress Newcastle upon Tyne 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050861:Eldon Square Newcastle upon Tyne Thompson
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
014399:Newcastle Hoppings, Jesmond Vale, 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
015091:Mrs Herbert Shaw Newcastle upon Tyne 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
062671:65 Eldon Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050856:Back Molineux Street Byker Unknown 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050875:Town Moor Spital Tongues Unknown 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://upload.wikimedia.org/w…
Memorial to the first British soldier killed on British soil during the Great War
- Available under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Jesmond Vale Hoppings, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Jesmond Vale Hoppings, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1914
Pinned by Pat Thomson
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Tucker, Sidney - Hebburn - 26 Sep 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
William Douglas, Wallsend, killed at Mons
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Thomas Nicholas Whitfield, Newcastle, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Captain Hugh Taylor, Newcastle, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Sam Stephenson, Coxlodge, killed in action
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Albert Edward Shepherd, Hougton, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Alfred Lowe Morgan, Jarrow, lost on submarine
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
William Stanley Green, Newcastle, lost at sea
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
James William De Voy, Byker, lost at sea
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from IllustratedChronicles (flickr)
Cpt Everard Joseph Lamb, Brampton, killed
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
The Response (War Memorial)
- Overview Further Information Map Street View The "The Response" is a war memorial in the gardens by Newcastle Civic Centre, off Barras Bridge. The sculpture was designed by Sir W. …
Co-Curate Page
Rangefinder Pillar, St Mary's Island
- Overview Map Street View There is a concrete pillar on the rocks to the east of St Mary's Island. It was originally built in 1914 as a rangefinder to calibrate …
Co-Curate Page
Scaffold Hill Hospital, Wallsend (1914-1986)
- Overview Map Street View The isolation hospital was officially opened in 1914 to house sufferers of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, scarlet fever and measles at a time when the …
from Flickr (flickr)
German and British troops during the Christmas Truce of 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Christmas at the Front (1914) - First World War | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://upload.wikimedia.org/w…
Remember Scarborough! Enlist Now!
- British World War I poster "Remember Scarborough! Enlist Now!". The poster refers to British anger about the German Navy's Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on 16 December 1914 which …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Lieutenant Pimple and the Stolen Submarine (1914) - extract | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
002391:Rennoldson's shipyard South Shields 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Red Cross Dogs (1914) - First World War | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
So Clever Are German Spies in Their Disguises... (1914) | BFI
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from BFI (youtube)
Balloon Accident at St Cloud (Paris) (1914) | BFI National Archive
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
037286:Bus conductresses Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://upload.wikimedia.org/w…
Men of Britain! Will you stand this? 78 women & children were killed and 228 women & children were wounded by the German raiders. Enlist now.
- WWI recruitment poster referring to the German bombardment of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, in 1915. "Men of Britain! Will you stand this? 78 women & children were killed and 228 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
A Sign Of Friendship In The Midst Of War I THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Why Weren't The Germans Allowed to Pass Through Belgium in 1914? I Out Of The Trenches
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Europe Prior to World War I: Alliances and Enemies I PRELUDE TO WW1 - Part 1/3
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Hero Of Tannenberg - Paul von Hindenburg I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Youtube (youtube)
Troops Training - 'newcastle Special' AKA Manoeuvres (1914-1918)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Armed Neutrality - The Netherlands In WW1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The First Battle of Champagne - Dying In Caucasus Snow I THE GREAT WAR Week 22
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Trench Warfare in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Dying In The Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll I THE GREAT WAR - Week 10
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Tinderbox Europe - From Balkan Troubles to World War I PRELUDE TO WW1 - Part 2/3
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The First Shots of World War 1 - Serbian River Warfare | OUT OF THE ETHER
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Outbreak of World War 1 - A Banker's Perspective I THE GREAT WAR Special
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Taxi To The Front – The First Battle of the Marne I THE GREAT WAR - Week 7
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Battle At The Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee I THE GREAT WAR Week 20
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan I THE GREAT WAR - Week 2
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters The Stage I THE GREAT WAR Week 15
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
To Arms! - The Deployment of Troops I THE GREAT WAR - Week 3
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight For Resources I THE GREAT WAR Week 18
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Rape of Belgium And The Battle of Tannenberg I THE GREAT WAR - Week 5
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Russian War Machine And The Race To The Sea I THE GREAT WAR - Week 9
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits I THE GREAT WAR - Week 14
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play I THE GREAT WAR Week 17
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy I THE GREAT WAR - Week 12
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
A New War With Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front I THE GREAT WAR - Week 4
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia I THE GREAT WAR Week 6
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade l THE GREAT WAR Week 19
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
A War To End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda I THE GREAT WAR - Week 13
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand I THE GREAT WAR Channel Launch
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Defensive War on the Western Front I THE GREAT WAR Week 16
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation I THE GREAT WAR Week 21
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
Back For Christmas? - The Illusion Of A Short War I THE GREAT WAR - Week 11
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from The Great War - British Pathe footage (youtube)
The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
St Mary's Hospital, North Saltwick (1914 - 1995)
- Overview About St Mary's Hospital Map St Mary's Hospital, near North Saltwick and about 2 miles north-west of Stannington in Northumberland, originally opened as Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum in 1914. …
Co-Curate Page
Abbey House Hotel, Barrow in Furness
- Overview Map Street View Abbey House Hotel and Gardens are located close to Furness Abbey on Abbey Road in Barrow in Furness. The hotel was originally built as a mansion …
Co-Curate Page
Rose and Crown, Newgate Street
- Overview Map Street View The Rose and Crown is a public house located on Newgate Street in Newcastle. It was built for Duncan and Dalglish in c.1914, designed by Simpson and …
