South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Greencroft and consett 1963
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Cheers Brian.

How was the coal delivered to the powerstation.? There were railway lines running to it which linked it with St Hilda and Westoe Collieries, and there was a coal depot right next door to it as well fed by the same source. I had to look at an old map to confirm it and it clearly shows the railway se...

How was the coal delivered to the powerstation.?

Wasn't there a sico wharehouse off dean road behind dean tce.One of my relatives worked there he was called John Thompson.

Any Idea why it was called the battery.Was there an anti aircraft gun there maybe?

My thanks to "EDDIEG" for the pics of the six lads and the one of the mams in Dean Tce backlane I can remember a lot of the women on that pic. but one I would like to know is the name of the lady standing second from the left, next to Mrs. Copping who is first on the left, others I recogn...

My uncle,George Lynn used to work for Hanlons as a manager and they were taken over by Moores. I did not live in Malvern street until 1963 but used to have friends around Dean Terrace, a girl called Ann Murray who had a brother Eddie or Ted. The name Copping also rings a bell. Used to get my coal f...

My gran lived on Dean tce.I can remember one of the Indian lads gettnig married.He rode down Dean tce on a white horse.His name I think was Talla.My Gran thought it was great the whole street was out.She lived at No 10 Dean tce.

There's been a load of bother with Hebburn photo's.about the same problem

Isabella richardson lived at 91 Campbell st with her father william a ships carpenter born in south shields and her mother Jane, nee young born in North shields.They were married in sept.1874 in south shields. He was 29 she was 26 in 1881 census.Hope these are what you're looking for.

What was her maiden name? and what was the sons name.We need more information to go on .

I think this is to do with a glass works.Ihave seen Patent slip bottles for sale on Ebay,they had a red hand on the bottle stoppers.

Mr Smith wrote:

geordielass wrote:yes i left in 1967 my boyfriend worked at whitburn pit and got a transfer to new ollerton so we got married and started life down there. had a few brief spells in shields before moving to cumbria in 1978

Not Hutton moor end by some chance. My mam and dad had a caravan onn there for years.

My Aunty used to work in the kitchen in here on a night time .Hot dogs an stuff.

My Dad used to say that American troops were on there.And that there was a murder commited by one of them .There was a dispute over a lady.?Any Ideas?

There was big slabs of concrete lying there on friday must have been at least 9 or 10 inches thick.Thats what made me think the bunker was being removed.

Look like they're digging it out .Passed a couple of times this week and there's a digger pulling it to bits.

Do you remeber Cecil Gates paper shop.My Gran lived on Dean tce.

And here they are!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxAr66vtUoQ