South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Finished in 1931

I remember it from the 50s too.

NAME BORN LICENSED FROM DIED WIFES NAME BEDLINGTON, William 1811 07.03.1836 1891 Margaret BEDLINGTON, William 1844 1872 1884 Dinah WILKIE THE ABOVE IS WHAT THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE TYNE PILOTS SHOW.

Do you know the names of the one's who became Tyne Pilots ? As I have a definitive list going back a long way.

If he did it 100 years ealier he might have been transported and this would be an Aussie site

Noooooo Jarrow Pete was a few years ahead of me Not to mention Baldy

The roundabout near the Marsden Inn was close to where I lived, we would sit on the railing near the handle the conductor had to jump off and pull for the bus to go round the roundabout, once in a while we would signal the conductor and pull down the handle for him, then just before the bus reached ...

Chopping up the kitchen table and chairs one freezing cold night when the coal ran out.

School, the best days of your life Mr Rigby and Mr Stanley you'll both be well dead by now, have a nice day! Hope there's a big brute down there standing over you with a stick =D> =D> =D>

My son went to school with a John Egan in the 1980s at Harton Comp, this John Egan would be born about 1971 ish.

I used to go in the 1960s I remember it was a bit rough and the ladies and gents tiolets had "Squaws" and "Braves" on the doors.

Its been emptied for cleaning a few times since then

By the condition of the hull I don't think the gas tanker was a new ship we used to get a lot of these ships, usually Norwegian, running to Velva Liquids into what used to be Esso main jetty the tug looks to be the Seasider or one of her class built between 1980 and 1985.

The ship is either the Kron prinz Frederik or the Kron princess Ingrid as far as I can remember, they used to run up to Newcastle quay

I seem to recall the eagle vaults having a certain reputation in the 1960s raising the question of what were these lovely ladies doing in the Eagle Vaults in 1960 ?

These cutting s are old and done when scanners were not so good but hope it gives some insight. http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102/Pilot_04/Wellesleyablaze.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102/Pilot_04/Wellesley.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102/Pilot_04/Wellesleyablaze1.jpg ht...

Ah ok

Was it not Vassel Dean?

Franchi's served burgers in the market place in the 60s too.

All the old Shields Pilots are now retired.