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Learning resources
  • Victorian Britain
  • 1. The Coming of the Railways (Berwick)
  • 2. A Railway Town in the 19th Century (Darlington)
  • 3. Shipbuilders & their Families One Hundred Years Ago (North Tyneside)
  • 4. A Victorian Town (Ashington)
  • 5. Crime and Punishment (North East England)
  • 6. Schools at the turn of the 20th Century (Durham)
  • Britain since 1930
  • 1. The Impact of World War two on the lives of children (Middlesborough)
  • 2. The War Years (Wooler)
  • Britain since 1948
  • 1. Britain since 1948 (Newcastle)
  • 2. The Death of Heavy Industry (Consett)
Learning objectives
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • History
Year group and age range
  • Year 3: 7 - 8
  • Year 4: 8 - 9
  • Year 5: 9 - 10
  • Year 6: 10 - 11
Archives involved
  • Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
  • Durham County Record Office
  • Durham University Special Collections
  • Northumberland Archives @ Woodhorn
  • Teesside Archives
  • Tyne & Wear Archives
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Newspaper extract describing the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Newspaper extract describing the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
  • Lesson: Lesson 6 - To write a diary
  • Topic: A Railway Town in the 19th Century (Darlington)
  • Date: 30 September 1825
  • Location: Durham University Special Collections Pam XLL 385
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