River Tyne Collection

South Shields - All The Fun Of The Fair. 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835. Artist: JMW Turner
Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835. The painting is part of the Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Low-Lights Dock at Tynemouth, 1864. Rain-soaked celebrations marking the start of work at the mouth of the River Tyne

The Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854. Creator: Edmund Evans
The Great Fires, at Newcastle and Gateshead - sketched from the High-Level Bridge, 1854. Massive explosion after a warehouse fire

Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. View of...the Ruins of the Bonded Warehouses...with St. Mary's Church in the background

Tynemouth, Northumberland - the Harbour, from the Priory, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Tynemouth, Northumberland - the Harbour, from the Priory, 1850. View...from the Priory walls, [showing] the harbour, with [John Graham] Lough's colossal statue of Lord Collingwood in

Newcastle on the Tyne, 1894. Creator: Robert Charles Goff
Newcastle on the Tyne, 1894

Wrecks on the Rocks at Tynemouth - sketched from below the Spanish Battery, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wrecks on the Rocks at Tynemouth [North Shields] - sketched from below the Spanish Battery, 1850....the wind increased into a gale, the sea running high

Haddington, n.d. Creator: John Clerk
Haddington, n.d

The Newcastle Boat Race, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Newcastle Boat Race, 1845. Rowing race on the River Tyne in Newcastle between between Henry Clasper, of Derwenthaugh, near Newcastle, and William Pocock, of London

Great Skiff Race, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Great Skiff Race, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1844. Rowing race on the River Tyne:a grand skiff match for £ 180, was rowed between Coombes, the celebrated Thames waterman, and Henry Clasper

Newcastle on Tyne, 1850s. Creator: Roger Fenton
Newcastle on Tyne, 1850s

North and South Shields, 1898. Creator: Unknown
North and South Shields, 1898. Coastal town in the North East of England at the mouth of the River Tyne, in 1870, work began to construct a fish quay to shelter docked fishing boats

Newcastle-On-Tyne, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Newcastle-On-Tyne, 1898. In the 19th century, shipbuilding and heavy engineering were central to the city which made significant contribution to the Industrial Revolution

Herring Boats Off the Tyne, c1896. Artist: M Aunty
Herring Boats Off the Tyne, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1896. Artist: M Auty
H.M.S. Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, from the Rabbit Banks, c1896. Artist: M Aunty
Newcastle-on-Tyne, from the Rabbit Banks, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Millennium Bridge and Baltic Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. New buildings in the redeveloped Gateshead Quays. The bridge

Newcastle-On-Tyne - View on the Tyne, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The Mouth of the Tyne, 1902. From Rivers of Great Britain: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial. [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1902]

Newcastle-on-Tyne, from the Rabbit Banks, c1900. Artist: M Aunty
Newcastle-on-Tyne, from the Rabbit Banks, c1900. Rabbit Banks Road (Off High Level Road), Gateshead, From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd. c1900]

HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1887. Artist: M Aunty
HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1887. HMS Victoria was the lead ship in her class of two battleships of the Royal Navy. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd

Bywell Castle, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Bywell Castle, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Railway and Swing Bridges, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, c1905. View of the Swing Bridge over the Tyne, with Robert Stephensons High Level Bridge in the background

The River Tyne at Hexham, Northumberland, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Tyne at Hexham, Northumberland, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Shipyards on the Tyne, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Tyne, 1901. Artist: EW Ashworth
The Tyne, 1901. Photo published in The Process Year Book, by AW Penrose & Co, London, 1901

Newcastle-upon-Tyne from the south-west, c1850. Artist: Thomas Abiel Prior
Newcastle-upon-Tyne from the south-west, c1850. This view shows the High Level Bridge built by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) between 1846 and 1849

Stone arched bridge across the Tyne at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, c1830. Artist: R Francis
Stone arched bridge across the Tyne at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, c1830. Below the bridge is the harbour area and the masts of moored ships can be seen

High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, 1849. Artist: Thomas Abiel Prior
High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, c1849. The High Level Bridge was built to carry the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway over the River Tyne

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