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1940s
1940-1949. Can you contribute to the 1940s Timeline for Northern England?
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039148:Odeon cinema Pilgrim Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1940
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051279:Chapel Street Coxlodge 1940s/1950s
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058153: Derwenthaugh Viaduct, Swalwell, Gateshead, 1940
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Queen At Newcastle AKA Queen In Newcastle (1948)
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049794:Moor Court Gosforth Riddell 1940s
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Friendly Enemies Issue Title - Once Upon A Time (1942-1944)
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DEFENCE: World War 2: Submarine 'Spearfish' Arrives home After Torpedoing "Admiral Scheer" (1940)
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The Queen visits Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead (1948)
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The world's first moveable bridge made of aluminum alloy is opened at Sunderland (1948)
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Minister of Shipping tours one of the largest shipyards in the North of England (1940)
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039148:Odeon cinema Pilgrim Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1940
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051279:Chapel Street Coxlodge 1940s/1950s
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058153: Derwenthaugh Viaduct, Swalwell, Gateshead, 1940
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Queen At Newcastle AKA Queen In Newcastle (1948)
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049794:Moor Court Gosforth Riddell 1940s
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Friendly Enemies Issue Title - Once Upon A Time (1942-1944)
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DEFENCE: World War 2: Submarine 'Spearfish' Arrives home After Torpedoing "Admiral Scheer" (1940)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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The Queen visits Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead (1948)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c7EcvsImE2Q/hqdefault.jpg)
from Youtube (youtube)
The world's first moveable bridge made of aluminum alloy is opened at Sunderland (1948)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HvDGUHNv--4/hqdefault.jpg)
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Minister of Shipping tours one of the largest shipyards in the North of England (1940)
Pinned by Simon Cotterill