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by captain beefheart
Tue May 28, 2013 11:23 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: 2nd hand Bookshop Near Market Place
Replies: 4
Views: 4175

Re: 2nd hand Bookshop Near Market Place

Great to get the info, my sister who is over from Australia was wanting to know his name so we also asked the question on facebook, my sister remembers that he met an untimely end but couldn't remember the details, all is now clear.
by captain beefheart
Mon May 27, 2013 3:08 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: 2nd hand Bookshop Near Market Place
Replies: 4
Views: 4175

2nd hand Bookshop Near Market Place

Anyone know the name of the 2n hand bookshop in the row of shops where the scarlet coat restaurant was
by captain beefheart
Wed May 22, 2013 6:47 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Crown Temperance Hotel
Replies: 14
Views: 8385

Re: Crown Temperance Hotel

there is a picture of a Temperance Hotel in South Shields just been posted on facebook under "South Shields in Old Photos"
by captain beefheart
Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:53 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: ST VINCENT ST GHOST
Replies: 70
Views: 23921

Re: ST VINCENT ST GHOST

Bloody hell good to hear Podgy Pete again, when i first joined it was a good laugh with Memor, Pete, the bus driver and others winding each other up, the good old days without the you know what. We might even get Sless to rejoin the fray
by captain beefheart
Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:01 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Where did you hang out?
Replies: 76
Views: 29643

Re: Where did you hang out?

Cleadon Hills, Marsden Quarry, the ponds and old railway tack at the limestone quarry in Marsden and of course Marsden beach especially the velvet beds. We used to rake around the old tip next to Trow rocks after school sometimes. Who needed skate parks, playgrounds, theme parks and the like when we...
by captain beefheart
Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:14 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields folk working in the yards Narrow escapes.
Replies: 30
Views: 9538

Re: South Shields folk working in the yards Narrow escapes.

I see you have moved your abusive posts to this forum as you have been stopped in Curlys, lets hope the they get some moderator on here, how about it Ry
by captain beefheart
Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:31 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: South Shields folk working in the yards Narrow escapes.
Replies: 30
Views: 9538

Re: South Shields folk working in the yards Narrow escapes.

Having worked in the shipyards from my apprenticeship i will try to take some heat out of the argument, yes there was demarcation, as it was the case in every industry, it was seen as a way of protecting jobs for different unions, bosses were dealing with very large unions at the time and it was jus...
by captain beefheart
Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:42 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: The big freeze
Replies: 6
Views: 3293

Re: The big freeze

Its good to see the pictures of greencrft and consett, i live in a village not to far away and the old timers still talk about 47 and 63 how they were cut off for up to 6 weeks for other than some special trucks that could get through with supplies,
by captain beefheart
Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: new suite
Replies: 10
Views: 3869

Re: new suite

my mum was a seamstress at prices factory at western approach, she was a fantastic craftswomen, the directors used to ask for her to make their clothing even when it was run by the major company based in leeds
by captain beefheart
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:13 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Egner Butcher's shop.
Replies: 44
Views: 15295

Re: Egner Butcher's shop.

My aunt who lived in the old family home on thornton avenue until she dies used to work in Benny Balls butcher shop in the 60's, i believe it was the second or third shop down from the top of the bank, the first being a grocer which was run by a very scary fella.
by captain beefheart
Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Four Ships
Replies: 22
Views: 5800

Re: Four Ships

i recall a ship built at hawthorn leslie called the emilio zapata, this was a gas tanker looking very much like the picture
by captain beefheart
Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:32 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Good Grief! Who ARE these people?
Replies: 43
Views: 13944

Re: Good Grief! Who ARE these people?

I used to go to the jungle when, if i remember correctly, an ex rugby league player of some renown used to be the manager, anyone remember who this may have been.
by captain beefheart
Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:30 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Name slips me
Replies: 23
Views: 4374

Re: Name slips me

i was his roady for a while
by captain beefheart
Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:39 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: VILLA POP
Replies: 12
Views: 3033

Re: VILLA POP

Bri next time your out try Ventemens, its traditional pop made in Hexham
by captain beefheart
Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:05 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: top of lizard lane
Replies: 26
Views: 5763

Re: top of lizard lane

Anna, afraid so he's married, i assume we are talking about Tom Maxfield the ex Sage businessman and not the snooker player, only problem he has is that he is a mackam. He would be a good catch for some lady, he owns Seaham Hall Hotel and spa which is supposed to be top notch, think of all the free ...
by captain beefheart
Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: top of lizard lane
Replies: 26
Views: 5763

Re: top of lizard lane

we used to play around the hall when we were kids, there was always a rumour of a tunnel connecting it to the grotto for use of smugglers
by captain beefheart
Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:50 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Westoe Lane Station
Replies: 60
Views: 103536

Re: Westoe Lane Station

anyone remember the lad from horsley hill juniors who got his foot trapped in the line and the rattler ran over it, it must have been around 1960 give or take a year
by captain beefheart
Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:09 pm
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: Town Hall and surrounding areas
Replies: 38
Views: 6127

Re: Town Hall and surrounding areas

I used to go to the nursery that was the big corner house opposite the town hall on the corner Beach Rd / Fowler St.
by captain beefheart
Thu May 21, 2009 8:46 am
Forum: Tyneside History Room
Topic: A Newbie Asks (poss pub content)
Replies: 17
Views: 2648

Re: A Newbie Asks (poss pub content)

the pub outside readheads was i believe the neptune, not sure if it is offices now
by captain beefheart
Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:33 pm
Forum: South Shields General Notice Board
Topic: COLLECTING COAL
Replies: 12
Views: 6580

Re: COLLECTING COAL

There is an iconic film called Sea Coal made by the tyneside studio Amber Films, its a bout the community near Lynemouth Colliery who collected sea coal as a living, many call them travelers (gypsies) but i don't think they were although they lived in caravans and had horses http://www.amber-online....