South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Thanks for that, Delilahcat. Don't suppose you remember the surnames of any of the shop owners? Charlie Coser, perhaps?

can anybody remember the name of the doctor who lived at the broadway?

can anybody tell me anything about the sanitorium at cleadon - was it just for those with tb?

My dad also spent a lot of time hanging around the pilot jetty in the 1940s - his dad was also a captain in the merchant navy!

but why oh why can i not just attach from my pictures?

oh - you beat me to it pilot - you had a much better picture than i did - but i'm still trying to post - still can't work it out!

was hoping to post an image but can not for the life of me work out how to do it!*@?

The war memorial was paid for by the residents of wellington street as many of those named on the memorial lived in wellington street - including one of my relatives. I once read a very interesting article on the memorial and it talked about the ' wellington street pals' - can't remember where i rea...

do believe the stewarts were also pilots

just wanted to say that i LOVE this forum - and i'm a long way off from being an old codger - it's great to be able to read people's memories of south shields and get queries answered - it's all to do with having a sense of place and a local pride, i'm sure (having grown up in the suburbs of london ...

sorry-another plea!
can anybody tell me anything about the crown and spectre at comical corner- where would i find a photo of it?

thanks baldy

thanks for responses so far - bit more info (though, it makes no sense to me!) shop was apparently an "off-door beer license and general store" and a "tied house to Tucker's Beers" - hope this is useful

Does anyone remember a grocer's in palmerston, or south palmerston street in 1950s - was owned at one point by florrie swallwell, taken over by a couple - jimmy and nora and then by a chap called charlie? would love to know where the shop actually was.