Daily Archives: Thursday 27 February 2020

In Pictures: First signs of winter at Beamish

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Monday 24th February saw the first snowfall of winter in the northeast of England with Beamish delaying opening whilst staff worked hard to clear the site for visitors. This was all done by around 1100 allowing the museum to open … Continue reading →

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An advert from the past – Stokes Paints

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Have you ever wondered where paint comes from for trams? Well wonder no more as a recent find at an old Methodist Chapel in Yorkshire has found an old advert for Stokes Paints which apparently “Keep the Trams in TIP … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 673+683

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Blackpool this evening this latest archive image and this time we find ourselves in 2001.

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