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by jimmywizz
Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:23 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Horsley Hill Stadium
Replies: 28
Views: 18674

Re: Horsley Hill Stadium

moose you can fins a bit about the seaplane here viewtopic.php?f=55&t=9085
by jimmywizz
Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:35 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Horsley Hill Stadium
Replies: 28
Views: 18674

Re: Horsley Hill Stadium

hi moose, welcome to our website
by jimmywizz
Wed May 23, 2012 4:01 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: More of the Same
Replies: 8
Views: 3481

Re: More of the Same

i also remember the toy rat the firemen used to have on a bit string, on a friday night when the woman walked past the station they used to pull the string and watched as they all started to scream when the rat wizzed past their feet :lol:
by jimmywizz
Wed May 23, 2012 3:55 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: John Simpson Kirkpatrick The Man with the Donkey (Gallipoli)
Replies: 9
Views: 19276

Re: John Simpson Kirkpatrick The Man with the Donkey (Gallip

i can never figure out why this story has never been made into a blockbuster film
by jimmywizz
Tue May 01, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: TYNE DOCK STATION
Replies: 17
Views: 8099

Re: TYNE DOCK STATION

still a strugle to place it, because there should be a pub in view and also the old school that is now the crown bingo
by jimmywizz
Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:35 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: TYNE DOCK STATION
Replies: 17
Views: 8099

Re: TYNE DOCK STATION

I know I'm three years too late but did no-one ever figure this out? Hudson Street crossed the track at Tyne Dock Station by a level crossing, later on (I don't know why) they diverted Hudson Street, dug a cutting and went under the track instead, hence the old stone arch and retaining walls that ...
by jimmywizz
Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields Railways
Replies: 14
Views: 5897

Re: South Shields Railways

little bit on here but unable to find some of curlys photos
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1532&p=24290&hilit=station#p24290
by jimmywizz
Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:11 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields Railways
Replies: 14
Views: 5897

Re: South Shields Railways

if i remember you can still see the old gate into the yard, curly did post some photos of the place a few years ago on here but not sure where they are now
by jimmywizz
Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:22 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields Railways
Replies: 14
Views: 5897

Re: South Shields Railways

hi kenny, did you know that the original south shields train station stood behind what is B & Q today ? and upto just a few years ago you could still see the platform, its now a car park
by jimmywizz
Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:18 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: sanatorium at cleadon
Replies: 18
Views: 8071

Re: sanatorium at cleadon

great photo
by jimmywizz
Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:53 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Dolly.....
Replies: 26
Views: 7574

Re: Dolly.....

funny how this should come up as i just found this on ebay today http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/statue-of-the ... 27c5c042e9
by jimmywizz
Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:50 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Evans lemonade
Replies: 34
Views: 67399

Re: Evans lemonade

welcome to our boards AL
by jimmywizz
Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:49 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Old Tyne Dock
Replies: 2
Views: 2281

Re: Old Tyne Dock

its hard to picture now when you walk along that road all those arches that used to be above your head
by jimmywizz
Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:49 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: rag and bone
Replies: 26
Views: 11129

Re: rag and bone

i lived on taylor street havelock street end close to fruit shop very close to hanrattys remember my nan getting a big high brass fender with all matching poker tongs shovel etc. for 5 shilling, used to sit on fender in front of big roaring fire, that was 55 ish bet they would be worth a fortune ...
by jimmywizz
Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:13 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Names of old towns in south Tyneside
Replies: 2
Views: 2100

Re: Names of old towns in south Tyneside

i have fixed the link marty as it was not working
by jimmywizz
Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:09 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Memories of the River
Replies: 2
Views: 2054

Re: Memories of the River

some good finds on there marty
by jimmywizz
Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:27 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Family History late 1870 ish
Replies: 4
Views: 2514

Re: Family History late 1870 ish

hi Yvonne glad to see you made it on here, i am sure someone will be able to give you a bit more info in a few days
by jimmywizz
Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:14 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Commercial road pub
Replies: 9
Views: 5421

Re: Commercial road pub

not sure if thats the right pub as the neptune hotel that was next to the commercial looks like this
Image
http://www.southshields-sanddancers.co. ... -hotel.htm
by jimmywizz
Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:53 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: golden slipper
Replies: 27
Views: 10618

Re: golden slipper

yes jarrow pete yous`t to do work for SICO [SPD [REMEMBER THE BIG FIRE] AND ALSO WARDLES timber merchants also shop fronts in dean rd Watched the SPD fire flames from Marsden Quarry,biggest fire since the war it was said. a lot of people in sima ate cooked fishfingers for a few days after that ...