Backgate Hill

[curly]

Backgate Hill, South Shields, circa 1880s.

Is anyone in here old enough to shine any light on it? Anybody know which area of South Shields it was in?

I'm about to go look at some old maps, back later.

[jimmywizz]

never heard of it curly but i bet baldy has

[Fenella]

ask keith or ann in the local studies part of central library theyve got a lot of old local maps down there , i miss that place

[comeonthen]

ask keith or ann in the local studies part of central library theyve got a lot of old local maps down there , i miss that place

Do you remember Doris Johnson from the local history section of the library. Sadly she died a couple of weeks ago. she was a very nice person and would help anybody with anything. I think she was a bit more relaxed with the rules than the others.
comeonthen

[Fenella]

was she the short lady with the bum bag or the grey haired one ? i cant remember

[comeonthen]

was she the short lady with the bum bag or the grey haired one ? i cant remember

She was short about 5ft 2ins and large with old fashioned round glasses and looked the very part of an old fashioned librarian.
comeonthen

[Fenella]

yes i know her she was never hurried , always took the time to help

[comeonthen]

I remember when I was writing my book and had to study the old newspapers on the fiche. some I could not make out because of the way they had been put onto microfilm. When I asked to look at the originals I was always told that they were too delicate. Doris never refused me and would always let me look at the originals. She was a great help. I missed her when she retired.
comeonthen

[Fenella]

what was your book , youre not tom bainbridge are you the local history book compiler ?