South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Hi there! Thanks for replying to my post however I goofed big time!! Don't know what I was thinking about but made a mistake with the name John Elliott. I knew two "John's" personally while growing up in Shields and it was the first one (John Elliott) who lived in Frances Street I think (w...

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Anyone know of a John Elliott (sp?) who used to live up from the Nook going toward Marsden? He lived there back in the 1950's and his dad was a life guard at the beach.

For those of you who remember the Jarrow Arches! I heard that someone had been hanged right there at the Arches.........before my time for sure! I'm thinking it was around the early 1900's or late 1800's.........but may be wrong. Good reason for people to be scared going through there on foot in the...

hiya how old are we talking here ??????? do you know redwell school or hintons supermarket that used to be at the nook ?? Let's just say about 60 going on 39! :wink: Heard of Redwell School but can't remember exactly where it was as I never went there. I do remember Hinton's supermarket at the Nook...

Can't claim to be a "Shield's lass" when I haven't lived there in well over forty years!! But do claim to be by birth and running the old streets of Shields as a kid. You probably didn't know a lot of them.......most long gone now! Alexander St., Francis St., Florence St., Dean Terrace? Te...

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Well suffice to say that I'm a lady in my sixties! But don't let that fool you.....I'm still a teenager at heart! Anyway, I attended that school back in the 1950's and never heard any more about the school. I left England in the late 1950's.

To Memor: Sorry I didn't reply to your post way back when? I've been otherwise occupied and haven't had time to get on the web site lately. Anyway, you asked about my user name....... I use an abbreviated version of my real name. By the way! Is anyone on this board old enough to remember St. John's ...

Are there any older adults on this message board? Just wondering 'cos I'd like to find some long lost old acquaintances.