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Last Orders Please!
A nostalgic and fascinating pub crawl around Jarrow’s pubs, both ancient and modern.
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Now That’s What I Call Jarrow
The sixties, seventies and eighties were decades of great change. Many towns and cities were redeveloped with projects that dramatically affected the character of the place. Local author Paul Perry recaptures it all in this fascinating portrayal of the town and its people over the course of these most nostalgic decades.
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Jarrow History Tour
Jarrow History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the history of this town in the north-east of England.
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Jarrow at work.
Jarrow at Work explores the life of this Tyneside town and its people, from pre-industrial beginnings through to the present day, in a fascinating series of contemporary photographs and illustrations. It takes us through the phenomenal growth of the shipbuilding industry in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, its subsequent decline and brief revival during the First World War when the Royal Navy needed more ships, post-war nationalisation of the shipbuilding industry, the closure of the last shipyard in the town in 1981, and finally how the town is coping today with the loss of such a major part of its history.
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A-Z of Jarrow: Places-People-History
The Tyneside town of Jarrow has had an interesting, colourful and often turbulent history. Within the pages of this book, local photographer and author Paul Perry takes the reader on a nostalgic alphabetical tour of its most loved and recognisable places and people.
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Historic England: Newcastle: Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England
This illustrated history portrays one of England’s great cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Newcastle’s past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites
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Jarrow from old photographs
Jarrow has a rich history that spans well over a thousand years. Well-known local author and photographer Paul Perry takes the reader on a tour of this Tyneside town. Fully illustrated with pictures from the past, Jarrow From Old Photographs is sure to appeal to anyone who lives or works in the town.
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Changing Jarrow
A nostalgic tour of Jarrow illustrated by old photographs of the town, selected from the author’s unique and extensive collection.
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From Jarrow’s Tower
From Jarrow’s Tower traces the history of St Bede’s RC Church in Jarrow over the last century and a half.
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Jarrow Then & Now
For many years Jarrow was renowned for shipbuilding and heavy engineering. Today the town has changed considerably. This book is an intriguing insight into how these changes have occurred.
