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- Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:29 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Searching for info on the Mountain family.
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Re: Searching for info on the Mountain family.
There was also a family named Mountain lived in South Close, about number 12, at the Nook. Their (Grand?)son was called Brian and used to live down South somewhere. Sorry I cannot remember any more.
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:08 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: One A Cafe
- Replies: 17
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Re: One A Cafe
I served my apprenticehip with Dave Oman ... aka Dr. Whut. Happy days!malaymac wrote:I used to work with one of the owner's son's and would visit frequently during the late seventies/early eighties.
Their lunchtime specials were always great value for a good old fashioned, wholesome meal.
Norm
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:20 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Pub Name
- Replies: 8
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Or was it more PUBlic knowledge? My favorite was the long thin bar that ran from King Street back, had a big, well it seemed it to me - I was a nipper at the time, plaster Eagle in the window. on a backdrop of red curtains. that seems to stick in my mind. Or the half timbered Station (?) by where th...
- Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:39 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: remember these sweets when you were a kid?
- Replies: 240
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- Tue May 22, 2007 10:07 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Derby Street Baths
- Replies: 75
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- Tue May 22, 2007 1:39 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: market place flag
- Replies: 24
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The underground toilets were still in use in the 60s. Can also remember there was also underground toilets at the Nook and under the bus shelter at Westoe. Not that I frequent toilets you understand - but .... Aye the nook toilets - on the opposite side to the shops, especially the big shop on the ...
- Tue May 22, 2007 12:57 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: Derby Street Baths
- Replies: 75
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I used to go to Derby Street from Westoe. After the session we'd all troop up to the chippie on Westoe Road, (on the same side as Derby Street, a couple of blocks closer to the bridges), then go to the bakers right by Westoe Bridges to get a stottie cake, hollow the stottie out and stuff it full of ...
- Tue May 22, 2007 12:37 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: remember these sweets when you were a kid?
- Replies: 240
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Sports mixtures. That rings a bell, but I can't picture them. What were/are they? Nah man they were like wine gums in consistency, but shaped like 1/2 balls of various description - football, basketball and rugby balls come to mind, there was also a set of cricket stumps with a little ball on the b...
- Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:32 pm
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: tyne shipping
- Replies: 52
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Norm, the chandlers at the Mill Dam were Peterson Brothers, my brother in law worked for them for many years. Also a lot of seamen on the catcher boats that accompnied the whalers came from Shetland, remember years ago drinking in the legion club in Lerwick and when they found out I was from Shield...
- Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:13 am
- Forum: Tyneside History Room
- Topic: tyne shipping
- Replies: 52
- Views: 53736