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1939
International:
- 3rd September 1939; Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announces that Britain is at war with Germany. WW2.
In Northern England:
- 20th January 1939: opening of the £30,000 pithead baths at Murton Colliery.
- 22nd April 1939: Cullercoats Lifeboat Disaster.
- 19th August 1939: Malcolm Campbell sets new Water Speed Record on Coniston Water
- 1939: Opening of the Royal Navy Armaments Depot - RNAD Broughton Moor, in Cumbria
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054263:Northern Coachbuilders Ltd Claremont Road Spital Tongues Riddell 1939
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015089:Victoria Tunnel Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne 1939
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041526:Trams Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1939
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050457:Projection room Rex cinema Askew Road West Teams Gateshead Unknown 1939
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Pigeon Race At Berwick-Upon-Tweed (1939)
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Fisherfolk Of Newbiggin Aka Fishermen Issue Title Is Calling All Stars (1939)
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Children's Hunt Meet At Morpeth (1939)
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County Durham Aka Cycle Meet At Durham (1939)
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Knights Templars Meet Old Ruins Aka Ascension Day Service At Finchale Priory (1939)
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On Board The Dominion Monarch Aka Wallsend (1939)
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Opening Meet Of Percy Hounds At Alnwick Aka Percy Hunt Meet (1939)
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054248:Northern Coachbuilders Ltd Claremont Road Spital Tongues Riddell c.1939
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King George VI Building
- Overview Map Street View The King George VI Building at Newcastle University was built 1936-1939, designed by P. Clive Newcombe and largely paid for by Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland. The …
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The Ritz, Wallsend
- Overview Map Street View The Ritz is a public house on High Street West in Wallsend. It was originally the Ritz Cinema, which opened on the 15th of May 1939 …
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RNAD Broughton Moor (1938 - 1992)
- Overview About RNAD Broughton Moor Map Street View In 1939 a large Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) was built on the former site of Buckhill Colliery, located a short distance …
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Sir James Knott Memorial Flats
- Overview Map Street View The Sir James Knott Memorial Flats on Tynemouth Road, overlooking the mouth of the Tyne, in North Shields and close to Tynemouth, were opened in 1939. …
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THE KING HEARS TALES OF NAVAL HEROISM Elsewhere, HM Submarine 'Ursula' returns from Heligioland..(1939)
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Launching of new RN aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious (1939)
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054263:Northern Coachbuilders Ltd Claremont Road Spital Tongues Riddell 1939
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015089:Victoria Tunnel Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne 1939
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041526:Trams Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1939
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050457:Projection room Rex cinema Askew Road West Teams Gateshead Unknown 1939
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
Pigeon Race At Berwick-Upon-Tweed (1939)
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
Fisherfolk Of Newbiggin Aka Fishermen Issue Title Is Calling All Stars (1939)
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
Children's Hunt Meet At Morpeth (1939)
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
County Durham Aka Cycle Meet At Durham (1939)
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from Newcastle University (youtube)
Knights Templars Meet Old Ruins Aka Ascension Day Service At Finchale Priory (1939)
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On Board The Dominion Monarch Aka Wallsend (1939)
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Opening Meet Of Percy Hounds At Alnwick Aka Percy Hunt Meet (1939)
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
054248:Northern Coachbuilders Ltd Claremont Road Spital Tongues Riddell c.1939
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King George VI Building
- Overview Map Street View The King George VI Building at Newcastle University was built 1936-1939, designed by P. Clive Newcombe and largely paid for by Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland. The …
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The Ritz, Wallsend
- Overview Map Street View The Ritz is a public house on High Street West in Wallsend. It was originally the Ritz Cinema, which opened on the 15th of May 1939 …
Co-Curate Page
RNAD Broughton Moor (1938 - 1992)
- Overview About RNAD Broughton Moor Map Street View In 1939 a large Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) was built on the former site of Buckhill Colliery, located a short distance …
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Sir James Knott Memorial Flats
- Overview Map Street View The Sir James Knott Memorial Flats on Tynemouth Road, overlooking the mouth of the Tyne, in North Shields and close to Tynemouth, were opened in 1939. …
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THE KING HEARS TALES OF NAVAL HEROISM Elsewhere, HM Submarine 'Ursula' returns from Heligioland..(1939)
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Launching of new RN aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious (1939)
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