Museums · North East England
Tyne and Wear Archives Service
Tyne and Wear Archives Service in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Tyne and Wear Archives Service is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tyne and Wear Archives (formerly known as Tyne and Wear Archives Service) is the record office for the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Tyne and Wear Archives preserve documents relating to the area from the 12th to the 21st century. It is based in the former headquarters of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, which it shares with Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Background
History
The Archives Service was established in 1974 by Tyne and Wear County Council, drawing in the collections of the former Newcastle Archives Office, which closed. On the abolition of the county council in the local government reorganisation of 1986 Tyne and Wear Archives Service became a joint service of the five metropolitan districts, managed by Gateshead Council. Since 1976 Tyne and Wear Archives Service has been located at Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne, the former headquarters of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, which it shares with Discovery Museum. In April 2009 Tyne and Wear Archives Service merged with Tyne and Wear Museums to form Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM). In…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9690, -1.6250
- Address
- Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Official site
- www.lightdragoons.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7860502 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tyne and Wear Archives (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tyne and Wear Archives Service?
- Tyne and Wear Archives Service is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9690°, -1.6250°.