Robert Olley Westoe Netty is arguably Bob Olley's best-known painting His work turns the spotlight on daily life in the North East and captures historic scenes - from the Blaydon Races to the ...
Painter Bob Olley worked at Whitburn Colliery ... South Shields Museum Worker Victor Gray at Westoe Colliery in 1993 Mr Olley added: "There were four working pits employing hundreds of miners ...