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Newcastle Discovery Blandford Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England NE1 4JA
Based in Discovery Museum in the heart of Newcastle, Tyne & Wear Archives is home to thousands of documents, housed on 14km of shelving, relating to the five local districts of Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The documents range from the 12th to 21st centuries and include building plans, school, hospital and church records as well as business records, especially those of important local industries such as shipbuilding, engineering and mining. The Tyne & Wear Shipyards Collection is of international significance as it is included on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, which included documents such as the Magna Carta and Domesday Book. There are a number of services available to the public including: - Research - Search room access - currently this must be pre-booked. Visit website to book. - Copying - Conservation

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A great place to visit for some studying of history
8/5/2022

My review's short version is that Tyne and Wear Archives is a great place to visit for people who ar...

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5/18/2019

I was a volunteer for this event, so much to do . I was part of the team at gateshead music academy ...

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