Welcome to the Tyneside Life and Times project web site.
The web site has around 7,000 images to browse, a search facility, plus some learning journeys about the culture, history, and heritage of Newcastle upon Tyne and Tyneside.
In addition to the keyword searches, there is the chance to try searching by what an image looks like (Content Based Image Retrieval). When viewing search results, click on the "More" button under a thumbnail.
Tyneside Life and Times is supported by the New Opportunities Fund and by Newcastle City Council.The images on this site are from the pictures collection of the Local Studies and Family History Centre, Newcastle Libraries Information and Lifelong Learning Service. Newcastle Local Studies is the largest and oldest local studies collection in the North East of England, and includes rare books dating back to the fifteenth century, watercolour paintings, historic maps, and the Thomas Bewick collection.
Tyneside Life and Times is one of the Sense of Place North East projects which aim to show and inform people about the North East of England's culture, heritage, history and to give a sense of the North East's regional identity.
High quality prints from the pictures on this site can be purchased. Contact details are on the About page and the Your Comments page.