Wor Life 1914-1918

We work at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums on the Wor Life 1914-18 project. During our research in the stores we come across all manner of interesting, unusual and fascinating objects and stories. Here we share a few we like with you focusing on Tyne & Wear in the First World War (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-55581156-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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First #TransmitReceive workshop building #Hydrophones and #MorseCode machines and playing the two together. Great stuff.

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From our first #TransmitReceive workshop last weekend at Discovery Museum. Looking forward to building more #WW1 #technology on Sunday! 

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Explore Tyneside with Tributaries...

Tributaries is an immersive audio experience accessible via a new mobile app. It presents a location-sensitive score of original music merged with recorded voices, giving an insight into the daily reality of life, loss and love on Tyneside during the First World War. 

Using hundreds of local voices, Tributaries gives life to forgotten historical material from 100 years ago, including diaries, letters, newspapers and logbooks. 

Tributaries also invites you to add your own recordings provoking reflections on the present day and your connection to ordinary lives in 1914 - 18. 

Tributaries is a collaboration between Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and sound artist, Halsey Burgund. 

Download and find out more about Tributaries at www.tributaries.org.uk

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As part of the ‘Wor Life’ project, we recently had our costume collection photographed, which uncovered a set of day dresses from the First World War era. Helen Vasey introduces us to five of them and explains how they fit into the wider narrative of fashion before, during and after the Great War. 

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100th Anniversary of the Zeppelin Raid over the North-East of England.

April 14th 2015 marks 100 years since the L.9 Naval Zeppelin dropped bombs over the North-East Coast. 

The photograph shows a damaged building at Cramlington.    

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100th Anniversary of the Zeppelin Raid over the North-East of England. 

April 14th 2015 marks 100 years since the L.9 Naval Zeppelin dropped bombs over England’s North-East Coast. 

The photograph shows some damage from the bomb dropped over Cramlington; a hole in the ground with a circumference of 45 feet and a depth of 5 feet. 

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As part of our ‘Wor Life’ project, we’ve been researching all of our venues to find out what was happening in each of them during wartime. 

Find out what was going on at the Great North Museum: Hancock during the First World War, and look out for more interesting stories from our venues over the next few weeks. 

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Blog about one of Britain's most influential First World War artists, and a look at one of his designs in our collection.

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Bainbridge's Court Shoes

Unique Object Number: TWCMS : 2005.5098

By the end of the Great War, skirt lengths had shortened and there was a greater fascination in footwear. By the 1920s, feathers, rosettes, lace and embroidery were all used to add interest below the ankle.

These shoes were made in Paris specifically for Bainbridge’s in Newcastle, one of the first department stores in the world.

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Glass Beaded Snake

Unique Object Number: TWCMS : J9643

This intricate glass beaded snake was made by Turkish Prisoners of War in Cyprus in 1916.

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Engine reply transmitters

Unique Object NumberTWCMS : 2009.4895

Sepia photograph, mounted on board, showing a view of two engine reply transmitter faces, one with English markings and one with German markings. 

on front of mount:- inscription:- printing:- W. Parry 8.OGLE TERRACE SO. SHIELDS  

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Zenobia Talcum Powder

Unique Object Number: TWCMS : G3781

Talcum powder tin, yellow, orange, blue and black in colour with flower decoration.manufacturer - Zenobia Ltd.Date Made: 1914 -1918

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DECODED 1914-18: Reflections on life, loss and invention in Tyne & Wear 1914-18

Decoded 1914-18 is a two-week programme of AV installations and events that explores the First World War and its effect on those living in Tyne & Wear.

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At the time of the First World War, there was a thriving community along the edge of the Ouseburn in Jesmond Vale.  Keeper of Art Sarah Richardson blogs about Jesmond Vale Peace Tea, which was held on Wednesday August 13th 1919 to celebrate the Peace Treaty at the end of the war. 

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King's Hall Cinema Poster

Unique Object Number: TWCMS : 2013.608

War time advert, encouraging people to come to King's Hall Cinema on Marlborough Crescent in Newcastle, which burned down in 1931. Even by going to the cinema, one could support the war effort!

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First World War Christmas Card

Unique Object Number: TWCMS : 2011.931

Christmas card from World War I dated Christmas 1917. Picture on the front cover is a circle with a drawing of a castle inside with St George's flag flying from the top.

Inside the card there is a cartoon of a British soldier giving the `Compliments of the season' to a German prisoner of war. The card is from Major N Stafford Robinson R F A

Maker: printer - Gale and Polden Ltd. Date Made:12.1917

inside:- printed:- With all good wishes for Christmas and The New year 

inside:- hand written:- Major N Stafford Robinson R F A.

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Wor Faces: Regional Faces of the First World War

All of these photos tell a story. The men, women and children from Tyne and Wear shown in them lived, worked and often fought during the First World War. What is their story? Accompanying each of the photos are the biographical and supporting information that we have about them, but the full story is not always known. Our collections records are not very detailed in some cases. We need your help to fill in the blanks. Do you have any information to add to what is already here? A name? A location? What more can you find out and tell us about their life? Get involved If you have some extra information about the photographs in this album, please add your comments, information and any links, images or text to the photos to help us discover more about the regional life stories shown in these images 100 years after the war. Part of the ‘Wor Life’ project. To find out more please visit www.worlife.org.uk