Industrial scenes

The working river and the industry that shaped the region.

From the book

This is a short account. The full story, with more than a hundred paintings, is told in Charlie Rogers, Pursued by Bulldozers.

Charlie Rogers

Self-taught Gateshead painter, 1930 to 2020. He documented the back lanes, pubs and churches of Tyneside, often days before the bulldozers arrived.

Pursued by Bulldozers

Built around the book by Brian Rankin, Littlecroft Publishing, 2025.