South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Very interesting photos thanks, My parents ( Jim and Alvie Young ) had the Vigilant from the mid to late fifties when I was in my last years at Mortimer Road school.

Hi memor,

First time I have visited the site in quite some time and am glad to see you are still active.

Have a great Christmas and New Year.

Regards

Youngjim

I used to live at 66 Garwood street and also 310 Taylor street, one of my most vivid memories is looking up the road through the bridge to Redheads shipyard gates and seeing all the men lined up waiting for the luchtime siren to go and then it was like the charge of the Light Brigade. Whoa betide an...

Hi Memor,

Haven't been on this site for ages, but it's good to see you are still posting lot's of messages.
Sorry I can't help you with finding Jane Duncan, but just thought I'd say hello.

Regards

Jim

Hi Sandy, I will have a look at those other sites tonight, at the moment we are going out to the beach to enjoy the lovely Easter monday weather. According to the forecasters Easter was going to be wet and stormy but so far every day has been fine and around 25c. Have your clocks gone forward this w...

Spot on Baldy, I have just had a look at Mowbray Rd and Dean Rd schools and there is nothing on them so Mortimer isnt doing too bad. You are doing well to remember that many names, I posted some photos on here and also on Friends reunited site and filled in as many names as I could remember and aske...

You have certainly stirred the memory with those tokens that Allans had, I had forgotten all about them.
Was there also a mens outfitters called Arthur Orange in Laygate ?

Hi Guys,
It's been a while since I have been on and I thought there would be lots of posts, but no such luck everyone must be too busy.
You were right Memor it was Dean Road school I was thinking of that burnt down

Hi Sandy, and Memor, Just goes to show how out of touch I am, I thought it had burnt to the ground. Are the Derby street baths still around ? I have memories of walking crocodile file to swimming lessons and calling at a biscuit or wafer factory for a pennorth of broken biscuits in a newspaper or if...

The name Dawn Thompson seems familiar Sandy but couldnt be too sure about it. Do any of you remember a teacher called Mr Coxon, I believe he lived in one of those big three or four level houses overlooking the Marine or Bents park ? I hope you can scan your photos when you get them Sandy as I find t...

Hi Sandy and Memor sorry for the late reply but have been away for the last few weeks as it is summer here in NZ and therefore the annual holidays. You mentioned in one of your posts that you used to live in St. Vincent Street Sandy, well so did I for a while at number 253, stayed with my Grandma fo...

And a very merry Christmas to you too Sandy and Memor.
Hope we get a few more replies to this site.
Best wishes for the New Year and hope the weather is not too cold back in Shields.

Hi Memor,
When were you at Mortimer Road School ? I left in 1959.
I have tried to post a photo on the site but how successful I have been I don't know.