Welcome to Cool Schools: History

Get wrapped up with the Egyptians or philosophical with the Greeks. Oh, and just what have the Romans ever done for us? Find out with these hand-picked historical links.

Westall's War

Robert Westall is a local author. He grew up in North Shields and his father was an air raid warden during the second World War. This web site is about the dreadful bombing of a public air raid shelter under Wilkinson's Lemonade Factory in North Shields.

The site includes a searchable database of the people who died in this terrible disaster and extracts from Westall's work relating to this event.

> Access Westall's War

When in Rome...

Visit Segedunum and discover what life was like on Hadrian's Wall, with fascinating displays combining finds unearthed at the fort with exciting computer interactives.

> Visit Segedunum Roman Fort

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