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by brian c
Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:08 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Old Tyne Dock
Replies: 2
Views: 2156

Re: Old Tyne Dock

My memory of Tyne Dock is passing through the arches surrounded by the smell of coal dust.
by brian c
Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:53 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Dolly.....
Replies: 26
Views: 7139

Re: Dolly.....

Mr Smith wrote:I don't ever recall a wooden dolly in South Shields.
The one in North Shields was of a fisher woman and not Dolly Peel.
I can remember that, is it stll there or has it gone?
by brian c
Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:27 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Spanish city
Replies: 1
Views: 1582

Re: Spanish city

Ah yes, remember it well 8)
by brian c
Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:02 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields Power Station
Replies: 10
Views: 6518

Re: South Shields Power Station

The high staiths in 1934 with the old glassworks building behind and the power station chimneys behind that.... http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6977/lowstaithes146.jpg The remains of the raillway line to the staiths still in situ in West Holborn http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6513/holborn.jpg...
by brian c
Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields Power Station
Replies: 10
Views: 6518

Re: South Shields Power Station

Map of the railways serving the area....

Image
by brian c
Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:42 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: bottom of West Walpole
Replies: 3
Views: 2139

Re: bottom of West Walpole

Funny he knows every pub that there is or was in Shields :?
by brian c
Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:20 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: grocer in laygate
Replies: 42
Views: 20094

Re: grocer in laygate

Mr Smith wrote:Congratulation to you both, got my 45th on 1st December. =D>
Beat you it's our 45th tomorrow :D
by brian c
Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Young Codger
Replies: 47
Views: 12408

Re: Young Codger

:wink: and don't call me dafty. :D It was me that was daft :oops: - I kept that newspaper to show my grandchildren one day :lol: :lol: I like the Diedrie Barlow glasses :D Thanks Brian C - I did too at the time (I've still got them somewhere haha), along with the big hair thing of the 80's, what a ...
by brian c
Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:56 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Young Codger
Replies: 47
Views: 12408

Re: Young Codger

StottieCake wrote:Image
Who am I to judge :lol: :lol: :lol: - This one is from the early 1980's

Come on, there must be more of us ugly mugs
I like thh Diedrie Barlow glasses :D
by brian c
Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Harpers Buildings
Replies: 9
Views: 4023

Re: Harpers Buildings

This is an old photo of Harpers Buildings. My father was born at number 14 in 1915, my grandparents lived there until my grandmother and her mother in law died in 1917, they both died about the same time so I'm assuming it was due to some sort of illness going around at the time. It could have been...
by brian c
Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:29 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: the comando pub
Replies: 65
Views: 16063

Re: the comando pub

Is that photo looking towards the ferry landing direction?
by brian c
Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:24 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: the comando pub
Replies: 65
Views: 16063

Re: the comando pub

That photo was taken during or just after WW2 which accounts for the white lines on the mudguards and the the black and white stripes on the lamposts.
by brian c
Mon May 09, 2011 11:22 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: What is something you miss that is not here now?
Replies: 28
Views: 7423

Re: What is something you miss that is not here now?

martymont wrote:Stickleback fishing as a kid, playing split the kipper, knocky door neighbour
We used to call it knock down ginger
by brian c
Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:28 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: What is something you miss that is not here now?
Replies: 28
Views: 7423

Re: What is something you miss that is not here now?

Crabbing on the rocks by the Groyne.
by brian c
Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: mental
Replies: 3
Views: 1959

Re: mental

I thought there was one at Boldon or was that just a workhouse?
by brian c
Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:49 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Lytton Street/Portberry Street
Replies: 4
Views: 2538

Re: Lytton Street/Portberry Street

1910
by brian c
Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:03 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Lytton Street/Portberry Street
Replies: 4
Views: 2538

Re: Lytton Street/Portberry Street

This is the only photo I have of Portberry Street.

Image
by brian c
Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Ghandie's Temple
Replies: 4
Views: 1979

Re: Ghandie's Temple

Ok, thanks lads.
by brian c
Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:07 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Ghandie's Temple
Replies: 4
Views: 1979

Ghandie's Temple

When was it built.

I can't remeber seeing it in the 40s/50s :?