Party time! How Newcastle celebrated on VE Day in 1945: In pictures
Look at the huge turnout for the special day in Tamworth Road. There are dozens of people in the picture and many excited children, pictured as the war in Europe was declared as over.
There may have been rationing and these people had come through years of hardship.
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Hide AdBut it did not stop them from turning out in force for a day of fun.
Our thanks go to the Newcastle Photo Archive for a fantastic piece of history from their archives.
Our second photo shows the VE Day enjoyment which was had by people in Rachel Street in Benwell.
There’s bunting, flags and cups and saucers galore.
Our third picture is a more grainy scene and it shows the smiles on the faces of people at Suttons Dwellings in Benwell.
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Hide AdThe picture-packed Newcastle Photo Archive is run by an independent voluntary organisation set up in 1984.
Its aim is to collect and maintain an archive of images illustrating the heritage and history of west Newcastle.
We think it’s superb and our thanks go once more to the archive and its team.
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