Changing Jarrow

Anostalgic tour of Jarrow illustrated by old photographs of the town, selected from the author s unique and extensive collection. The images, many of which have never been published before, feature street scenes, notable buildings, social history, industry, events and transport. Jarrow was renowned as a town built on shipbuilding and steel working, courtesy of the Palmer shipbuilding empire who reigned supreme supplying the world s fleet with more than 1,000 vessels until its demise in 1933. It was this abrupt closure of the world famous shipyard that instigated the infamous Jarrow Crusade . The fascinating eight picture postcards that were given to Paul Perry in 1966 were the beginning of a journey that has lasted close to fifty years. The postcards were to form the backbone of the author s extensive collection and have multiplied into many thousands of images, some of which the author shares with you within the pages of Changing Jarrow.