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Saturday, 7 February 2026

Friday 06/02

An evening management meeting at East Tanfield
(photo courtesy of David Watchman)

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Thursday 5/2

John painting the floor of Andrews House shop

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Wednesday 4/2

Julian working on the toilet at Causey Crossing
(photo courtesy of Roger Smith)

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

John Oliver & Carriage 456

John sanding a frame section of 456

Coal Staiths of the River Tyne - Side

Another excellent film telling a story of working-class industrial Tyneside of the recent past has been released by Side.
A worker on Derwent Staiths in 1973, from the film
(photo copyright Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Side)

Read about & watch  Coal Staiths of the River Tyne 

Monday, 2 February 2026

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Sunday 1/2

Neil repairing the feed to the lathe which Jim commonly uses

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Saturday 31/1

These photos were taken during the TR strategy day at Hopetown today:
Tom remarking on the height of his table's spaghetti tower
compared with that of Peter & Richard
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Thursday 29/1

Steve taking newly-delivered Matterson jacks .....