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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · 10d

To celebrate UK Black History Month we’re sharing portraits from a lost North Shields studio (1940s–60s), revealing the town’s often forgotten diversity.

👉 See more from this local collection: sidegallery.co.uk/collectio...
✉️ Recognise a face? Email [email protected]

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · 11d

Bearing in mind your post, I think this is his most poignant: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

Motor Launches

image: Two motor launches sailing in rough seas. The starboard side of the foremost vessel is partially obscured by waves.The cloudy sky appears heavy and the light suggests evening.

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · 11d

Skipper was war artist Geoffrey Allfree. Check out IWM Collections: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

Find an object | Imperial War Museums

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · 29d

Brief trip to Plymouth today - Tinside Lido and Plymouth Sound looking splendid …

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 24

Open access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Airship R.38/ZR-2 Lost in the Humber Estuary, August 1921: Significance, Engagement, and Survival

Airship R.38 was on its fourth trial flight before being fully handed over to the US Navy as ZR-2 when it crashed into the Humber just off the waterfront of Hull in August 1921. This project aimed ...

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 24

Paying homage to @rnshiplosses.bsky.social … 24 August 1921 Airship R.38 / ZR-2 exploded and crashed into the River Humber in front of thousands of onlookers. Of 49 UK and US crew onboard, all but 5 were lost. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in...

Hull Airship Crash Personal Stories | Historic England

A crowdsourcing project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Hull airship crash has unearthed a wealth of fascinating contributions.

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · Aug 24

Do you have memories of Newcastle’s Quayside?

Join us at Side for a free drop-in event collecting personal stories of the Quayside. Your memories will help grow the our archive and support future exhibitions, education and publications.

🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/2ddadzp4

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 21

A favourite quote!

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 20

Many thanks! Really appreciate your posts!

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Peter McKeague @peter-mckeague.bsky.social · Aug 20

Historic Environment Scotland have just published published Conserving our Underwater Heritage. Non statutory guidance note. www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and...

Conserving our Underwater Heritage | Historic Environment Scotland

This guidance is about conserving underwater heritage around the coasts of Scotland and in freshwater environments such as lochs and rivers.

www.historicenvironment.scot

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 20

Altogether, 12 men were killed in the loss of HMS Falmouth - four in the initial attack and its aftermath, and eight when it was torpedoed under tow. The wreck is designated under Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks for flagging! 3D model of ship and wreck is on Sketchfab here skfb.ly/RICO

HMS Falmouth - 3D model by Historic England (@historicengland)

HMS Falmouth was a Town Class light cruiser launched in 1910 and very active in the North Sea in WWI. At the Battle of Jutland, HMS Falmouth was the flagship of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron. In a fl...

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Marine Data Analyst details: app.beapplied.com/apply/zdltz4...

Marine Data Analyst (MDE Heritage Accelerator)

SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England have a fantastic opportu...

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Technical Manager details: app.beapplied.com/apply/xqssom...

Technical Manager (MDE Heritage Accelerator)

SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England has a fantastic opportun...

app.beapplied.com

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Jobs klaxon! Closing 7th September - Technical Manager and Marine Data Analyst posts for our MDE Heritage Accelerator project, funded by The Crown Estate OWEC Programme. historicengland.org.uk/advice/plann...

Accelerating Clean Energy Offshore | Historic England

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social · Aug 17

This week’s North Sea Nexus post looks at the unexpected locations currently playing host to the North Sea’s oyster revival

The surprising side of the North Sea's oyster revival

An intriguing news story from Belgium recently caught my eye.

northseanexus.substack.com

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Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social · Aug 17

This week’s North Sea Nexus post looks at the unexpected locations currently playing host to the North Sea’s oyster revival

The surprising side of the North Sea's oyster revival

An intriguing news story from Belgium recently caught my eye.

northseanexus.substack.com

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Ocean Decade Heritage Network @decadeheritage.bsky.social · Aug 10

New Marine Policy paper explores synergies between underwater cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation in Iceland, showing #UCH can contribute to achieving the 30 × 30 conservation goals and improve MPA diversity. #SundayRead

Synergies between underwater cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation in Iceland: Insights for achieving 30 × 30 targets

Underwater cultural heritage (UCH), including shipwrecks, is increasingly recognized for its dual significance as both historical artifacts and ecolog…

www.sciencedirect.com

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · Aug 11

Interesting shipwreck protection news from Orkney: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Special legal protection announced for Orkney shipwreck sites

The 52-strong German High Seas fleet was deliberately sunk by its crews in 1919 when its commander thought peace talks had failed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Coasts in Mind @coastsinmind.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're looking for a Senior Community Archaeologist to join us in the Swale Estuary. If you fancy working on a ground breaking project, looking at the impact of climate change on heritage, then join us! Deadline for applications is Friday 15th. Check it out mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Three members of Upping the Shanty, an all female shanty choir, discuss climate change on the banks of Faversham Creek. Harry, the Coasts in Mind's Project Officer listens attentively.

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Mark Hillyer @markhillyer.co.uk · Aug 9

A little bit more work from my project documenting the Yorkshire Coast.
The ironstone harbour at Port Mulgrave & the fishermen’s huts is today’s blog post.
#photography #documentary #yorkshire #coast

www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/port-mu...

Port Mulgrave: The Fisherman’s Huts. — Mark Hillyer

Documentary Photography Project: Port Mulgrave started it’s life in the mid 19th century as an Ironstone mine. The Ironstone was then shipped up to Jarrow on Tyneside to be used for shipbuilding. Th...

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · Aug 3

Do you have memories of Newcastle’s Quayside?

Join us at Side Gallery for a free drop-in event collecting personal stories of the Quayside. Your memories will help grow the our archive and support future exhibitions, education and publications.

🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/2ddadzp4

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Jul 28

To accompany the article, Alex has also written for the RHS blog, with 'Four Suggestions for the Future of (Environmental) History' bit.ly/4o6ZPCa

Alex's post offers important advice on the skills historians bring to questions of climate change, and the skills historians need for this subject.

RHS blog post, front cover: 'Four Suggestions for the Future of (Environmental) History'

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Side @sidegallery.bsky.social · Jul 23

On Now! "Harvest from the Deep" is a decade-long photography project by Pete Robinson, documenting the working life of North Shields’ fishing industry. The exhibition also features images from Nick Hedges’ "Fishing Industry", connecting past and present.

🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/zj898ph7

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Jul 23

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

‘Long-lived and lucky’ ship wrecked off Orkney was at siege of Quebec, experts find

Archaeologists and volunteers identify Sanday timbers as from 18th-century Royal Navy frigate turned whaler

www.theguardian.com

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