Newcastle upon Tyne

City

Newcastle upon Tyne (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne. The city developed in the area that was the location of the Roman settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to ...

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Documents about Newcastle upon Tyne

Wednesday 31st January 1940

Meeting minutes

extract U-Boat U-55 sunk by HMS Fowey. Soviet Ambassador urges British government to remain neutral over Finland
person Anthony Eden
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
person Samuel Hoare
person Adolf Hitler
person Kingsley Wood
place Newcastle upon Tyne
place Finland
place East Germany
 

Wednesday 21st February 1940

Meeting minutes

extract Australian, NZ forces arrive Middle East. Finnish Minister states "no danger of collapse for a number of weeks at least"
person Anthony Eden
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person Kingsley Wood
place Newcastle upon Tyne
place Finland
place Egypt
place Malta
place Africa
organisation KEF
 

Saturday 13th July 1940

Civil Defence Report No. 19. Nineteenth Report submitted by the Minister of Home Security, covering the period from Midnight, 9th June, 1940 to Midnight, 7th July, 1940.

extract Home Security Minister: Rise in night bombing since mid-June. Daylight raids "on an increasing scale" but damage "slight"
person John Anderson (Australian politician)
place City of London
place Newcastle upon Tyne
place South Wales
place Isle of Portland
place Bristol
place Portsmouth
organisation Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
organisation Home Office
 

Friday 18th October 1940

Meeting minutes

extract Admiralty: UK cannot currently assemble strong fleet at Straits of Gibraltar. Again urge "tolerable agreement" with Vichy
extract Halifax opposes bombing Vichy if France attacks Gibraltar. Ambassador authorised to deliver this "threat" to deter attack
extract "Serious damage" to Treasury overnight in London bombing. "Minor scale of attack on Birmingham and Liverpool"
extract Air Chief: All overnight UK bomber missions cancelled due to adverse weather. Equipment for landings in fog being fitted
person Alexander Cadogan
person Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
person Edward Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges
person John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
person Walter Hines Page
person Stafford Cripps
person Samuel Hoare
person Ernest Bevin
person Kingsley Wood
person Bob Kerslake
person Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
person Robert Craigie (diplomat)
place Newcastle upon Tyne
place Cranborne
place Hong Kong
place Gibraltar
place Dakar
place Africa
organisation New Zealand Treasury
organisation Royal Air Force
organisation Parliament of the United Kingdom
organisation ING Group
 

Thursday 22nd May 1941

Weekly Resume (No. 90) of the Naval, Military and Air Situation from 12 noon May 15th, to 12 noon May 22nd, 1941.

extract Chiefs of Staff: Situation at Heraklion obscure. Town and harbour partly occupied by Enemy who has mounted machine guns
person Richard Kiel
person Robert German
place Newcastle upon Tyne
place Freetown
place Greece
place Somaliland
place Egypt
place Iceland
place Basra
place Europe
place Tobruk
place Berlin
place Syria
place Africa
organisation RAF Coastal Command