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King George VI visits the Elswick Works

Royal Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 18 June 1941 (TWAM ref. 5366/14).

â€˜Workshop of the Worldâ€™ is a phrase often used to describe Britainâ€™s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. Itâ€™s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies. These great factories, situated in Newcastle along the banks of the River Tyne, employed hundreds of thousands of men and women and built a huge variety of products for customers around the globe.

The Elswick Works was established by William George Armstrong (later Lord Armstrong) in 1847 to manufacture hydraulic cranes. From these relatively humble beginnings the company diversified into many fields including shipbuilding, armaments and locomotives. By 1953 the Elswick Works covered 70 acres and extended over a mile along the River Tyne. This set of images, mostly taken from our Vickers Armstrong collection, includes fascinating views of the factories at Elswick and Scotswood, the products they produced and the people that worked there. By preserving these archives we can ensure that their legacy lives on.

(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email info@twarchives.org.uk. Royal Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 18 June 1941 (TWAM ref. 5366/14).

â€˜Workshop of the Worldâ€™ is a phrase often used to describe Britainâ€™s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. Itâ€™s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies. These great factories, situated in Newcastle along the banks of the River Tyne, employed hundreds of thousands of men and women and built a huge variety of products for customers around the globe.

The Elswick Works was established by William George Armstrong (later Lord Armstrong) in 1847 to manufacture hydraulic cranes. From these relatively humble beginnings the company diversified into many fields including shipbuilding, armaments and locomotives. By 1953 the Elswick Works covered 70 acres and extended over a mile along the River Tyne. This set of images, mostly taken from our Vickers Armstrong collection, includes fascinating views of the factories at Elswick and Scotswood, the products they produced and the people that worked there. By preserving these archives we can ensure that their legacy lives on.

(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email info@twarchives.org.uk.

Red post box and old buildings near Westminster Abbey

Bouquet of mauve flowers in queen elizabeth park. Bouquet of mauve flowers in queen elizabeth park

Welcome to their Majesties

This is a photograph of Shipyard workers standing beside a sign reading 'Welcome to their Majesties' and welcoming King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the shipyard of John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields, 7 April 1943

Reference: 1061/1209/4

On 22 November Prince William will be visiting Sunderland and South Tyneside to take part in a number of youth development events. During the visit he will also officially open Haven Point, the new leisure centre in South Shields.

To celebrate this Tyne & Wear Archives has produced a short flickr set remembering past royal visits to the regionâ€™s shipyards. Most of the visits featured here took place during difficult times and they gave a real boost to public spirits in the face of two World Wars.

A short blog relating to these images can be read here .

These images are part of the Tyne & Wear Archives Shipyard Collection. In July 2013 the outstanding historical significance of the Collection was recognised by UNESCO through its inscription to the UK Memory of the World Register.

(Copyright) We're happy for you to share these digital images within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk

Tower of London

View of the famous fortress from Tower Bridge. View of the famous fortress from Tower Bridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom Flag on negotiating table

Hat trick - Royal visitors in the Picture Gallery, Kilkenny Castle

A royal group in Kilkenny Castle, that beautiful castle in, arguably, Ireland's most beautiful city - but can we name this lot?

And indeed it seems we can. With thanks in particular to some our regular stalwart contributors (and newer blood), we have confirmation that this does capture a royal visit to the Marble City. The man-who-would-be-king (the Duke of York) and family visited the Butler/Ormonde family at their home in Kilkenny Castle in April 1899. While perhaps already on the road to confirmation, DannyM8 helped confirm the sometimes elusive trifecta of who, where, and when. An extract from the Irish Times summarises this "at home" gathering in the castle's noted picture gallery, and lists those present as the:
- Duke & Duchess of York (later George V & Queen Mary)
- Marquess & Lady Ormonde (James Butler & Elizabeth Grosvenor)
- Two other Ormondes (likely the Marquess' daughter & brother)
- Marshal & Lady Roberts (Frederick Roberts & Nora Bews)
- Viscount & Viscountess De Vesci (John Vesey & Evelyn Charteris)
- Lady Eva Dugdale (later Lady of the Bedchamber)
- Earl of Ava (Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood d.1900)
- Sir Charles Leopold Cust (baronet)
- Sir Francis De Winton
- Mr J. T Seigne JP (officer of Ormonde's estate?)
- and "Mr Moncrieffe"

We even see forebears of both the visitors and the hosts in the portraits to the rear...

Photographer: A. H. Poole Studio Photographer

Collection: Poole Photographic Collection

Date: Thursday, 20 April 1899

NLI Ref: POOLEIMP 673

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLIâ€™s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie. A royal group in Kilkenny Castle, that beautiful castle in, arguably, Ireland's most beautiful city - but can we name this lot?

And indeed it seems we can. With thanks in particular to some our regular stalwart contributors (and newer blood), we have confirmation that this does capture a royal visit to the Marble City. The man-who-would-be-king (the Duke of York) and family visited the Butler/Ormonde family at their home in Kilkenny Castle in April 1899. While perhaps already on the road to confirmation, DannyM8 helped confirm the sometimes elusive trifecta of who, where, and when. An extract from the Irish Times summarises this "at home" gathering in the castle's noted picture gallery, and lists those present as the:
- Duke & Duchess of York (later George V & Queen Mary)
- Marquess & Lady Ormonde (James Butler & Elizabeth Grosvenor)
- Two other Ormondes (likely the Marquess' daughter & brother)
- Marshal & Lady Roberts (Frederick Roberts & Nora Bews)
- Viscount & Viscountess De Vesci (John Vesey & Evelyn Charteris)
- Lady Eva Dugdale (later Lady of the Bedchamber)
- Earl of Ava (Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood d.1900)
- Sir Charles Leopold Cust (baronet)
- Sir Francis De Winton
- Mr J. T Seigne JP (officer of Ormonde's estate?)
- and "Mr Moncrieffe"

We even see forebears of both the visitors and the hosts in the portraits to the rear...

Photographer: A. H. Poole Studio Photographer

Collection: Poole Photographic Collection

Date: Thursday, 20 April 1899

NLI Ref: POOLEIMP 673

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLIâ€™s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

Old british banknotes - sepia

Old Series 'C' british £1 banknotes. Old Series 'C' british £1 banknotes

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial, London, England

View of Vancouver

Vancouver View from Queen Elizabeth Park. Vancouver View from Queen Elizabeth Park

A crumpled British fifty pound note against a white background. A crumpled British fifty pound note against a white background

Big Ben. Part of Wetminster Palace

Large garden in the spring

Garden in the spring

Green garden in the spring

View of Vancouver

Vancouver View from Queen Elizabeth Park. Vancouver View from Queen Elizabeth Park

Big Ben. Part of Wetminster Palace

View of Vancouver

Vancouver View from Queen Elizabeth Park. Vancouver View from Queen Elizabeth Park

Two Kings and two Queens

From left to right: King George V, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary and King Albert I of Belgium. They are standing on a gravel path or driveway. Directly behind them a lawn slopes towards a row of trees. Both women are dressed in white and wearing hats. Queen Mary's hat is adorned with flowers.

During World War I royal families played an important ambassadorial role, forging and sustaining good relations between nations.

[Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - Two King's and two Queens [sic].']

digital.nls.uk/74546724. From left to right: King George V, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary and King Albert I of Belgium. They are standing on a gravel path or driveway. Directly behind them a lawn slopes towards a row of trees. Both women are dressed in white and wearing hats. Queen Mary's hat is adorned with flowers.

During World War I royal families played an important ambassadorial role, forging and sustaining good relations between nations.

[Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - Two King's and two Queens [sic].']

digital.nls.uk/74546724

Grey Squirrel, nature

Grey Squirrel on the grass standing in the sunlight. Grey Squirrel on the grass standing in the sunlight

South View of the Treasury Building Brisbane ca 1904

Photographer: unidentified

Location: Brisbane

Description: The Treasury Building, at the corner of George and Queen Streets, was erected in three stages between 1886 and 1928. In 1883 a design competition for a two-storeyed building was won by Melbourne architects Grainger and D'Ebro. However this design was never used as the Queensland Colonial Architect, John James Clark, argued that the site warranted a four-storeyed complex. Clark's own design, entered in the competition prior to his appointment, was used. When completed in September 1889, the new building was occupied by the Premier, Colonial secretary, Registrar-General, Treasury, Mines, Works, Police and Auditor-General.

Stage two which completed the Elizabeth Street section was commenced almost immediately and was completed by February 1893. This new wing was occupied by the Registrar of Titles, Justice, Works, Public Instruction and the State Savings Bank. Work on the third state commenced in 1922 and officially opened in 1928, providing expanded accommodation for the existing tenants. The building is now home to an international casino and restaurants.

View this page at the State Library of Queensland hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/67261
Information about State Library of Queenslandâ€™s collection: www.slq.qld.gov.au/resources/picture-queensland. Photographer: unidentified

Location: Brisbane

Description: The Treasury Building, at the corner of George and Queen Streets, was erected in three stages between 1886 and 1928. In 1883 a design competition for a two-storeyed building was won by Melbourne architects Grainger and D'Ebro. However this design was never used as the Queensland Colonial Architect, John James Clark, argued that the site warranted a four-storeyed complex. Clark's own design, entered in the competition prior to his appointment, was used. When completed in September 1889, the new building was occupied by the Premier, Colonial secretary, Registrar-General, Treasury, Mines, Works, Police and Auditor-General.

Stage two which completed the Elizabeth Street section was commenced almost immediately and was completed by February 1893. This new wing was occupied by the Registrar of Titles, Justice, Works, Public Instruction and the State Savings Bank. Work on the third state commenced in 1922 and officially opened in 1928, providing expanded accommodation for the existing tenants. The building is now home to an international casino and restaurants.

View this page at the State Library of Queensland hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/67261
Information about State Library of Queenslandâ€™s collection: www.slq.qld.gov.au/resources/picture-queensland

Big Ben taken from embankment on June 2010 in London

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