John Dobson’s House
The home of Newcastle's most famous architect was looking neglected in 1911
A Cullercoats Fishwife
Nannie Dick was part of a small army of Cullercoats fishwives who travelled by train from the coast to sell their wares on the streets of Newcastle.
Richard Grainger’s son humiliated
Thomas Grainger was horsewhipped for disrespecting a woman
An orange seller at the Central Station
A woman selling oranges for the refreshment of the passengers on the trains.
Black Gate mystery solved
The women in this photo are identified as mother and daughter
Crime of passion on Pilgrim Street
Marion Morrell shot her famous lover dead in public, but had she intended to kill herself instead?