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Palmer Street

Jarrow: Palmer Street

Palmer shipyard brought much needed work to Jarrow. With the transport system being most irregular it followed that his work force must live near by. The photograph below shows Palmer Street where some of his workers lived. Transport links into Jarrow during this time were very poor realizing this and …

Palmers Memorial Hospital

Palmer Memorial Hospital

Born on November 3rd 1822, Sir Charles Mark Palmer a successful shipyard/steel company owner not only gave Jarrow much needed employment he was also responsible for the building of a much needed hospital. He was married three times. His first wife Jane was the daughter of Ebenezer Robson who hailed …

Palmer Shipyard

John Bowes Steam Ship

Come the 1900′s Palmer workforce would be in excess of 9,000 men and boys. Charles Palmer also held major interests in the local Coal Mining industry. With this in mind Charles wanted to ferry coal to London, from the Durham coal fields, using his own steam collier ships. This is …