Lenmcharristar 9,184 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 55 minutes ago, WILF said: The exhibition is decent mate, you been ? Only to the folk and transport museum, havent been in the titanic centre yet though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,397 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 34 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said: Only to the folk and transport museum, havent been in the titanic centre yet though It’s busy but it’s worth a visit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,510 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Definitely worth a visit. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 3,731 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 15 hours ago, mackem said: I was brought up in a town that at one time was the biggest ship building town in the world,over 400 registered shipbuilders in its history. Big River... if I knew how to I would put the Jimmy Nail vid up (applicable to Wear & Tyne) but don't know how 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,510 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 35 minutes ago, eastcoast said: Big River... if I knew how to I would put the Jimmy Nail vid up (applicable to Wear & Tyne) but don't know how Cheers. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,108 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 19 hours ago, mackem said: I was brought up in a town that at one time was the biggest ship building town in the world,over 400 registered shipbuilders in its history. Quite something to see in those days the huge ships been built , something for the country to be proud of 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,184 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, bell said: Definitely worth a visit. Been in those rooms as a kid during family days, some history 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 3,731 Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 A bit of useless information for Wolfdog, Mackem's username comes from the Tyne/Wear shipbuilding rivalry. A version of the origin that I was told anyway. Ships would often be built on the river Wear up to a stage that they could be towed to the river Tyne for the final fit out. Those in Sunderland would say "we mackem and you tackem", we make them and then you take them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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