Town Hall and surrounding areas

[jemr57]

and me in my back yard
1960



1959


1959/60

[jemr57]

Oh I remember the paper shop too!..I used to buy ha'penny chews and a mars bar for my mum , the spaceships were good but my fav was pirates tobbaco..long bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon and sugar!...hard to find and only a few corner shops had it...but I knew where to find them

[Pilot]

Jem, I know your Uncle Ken Lubi, he wasn't on the tugs he was a pilot cutter skipper before he went on to work for the Port of Tyne in the Port ops, as far as I know he's still there but he must be approaching retirement.

[jemr57]

funny you should say that I was about to post a correction after talking to mum , she also said he's been there since he was a young fella..heres couple of photos..
The bottom one is dated 1975
Do you see Uncle Ken at all Pilot?

[Pilot]

Last time I saw him was at a retirement do two years ago, but I've known him for about 35 years mainly through work, but also the odd function, he is a very keen photographer and must have thousands of river shots. The first picture is probably take on the Tertia and the second definately on the Caer Urfa.

[jemr57]

Wow this is a small world isnt it.. =D>
I havent heard from Uncle Ken in years..you know what? I'm going to call him suprise the old fella !!!Yep just checked I still have his number...any messages Pilot??

[Pilot]

Well I do know when he left the Pilot cutters to take the office job, we lost one of the best skippers we ever had, we relied on those guys to get us on and off ships, sometimes in really bad conditions and he was one of the safest pairs on hands we had. But I think his career move was a good thing for him. =D> Just tell him Jeff. Egan was asking after him and wishing him well.

[jemr57]

I've just got off the phone but Uncle Ken was at work so spoke to Aunty Dorothy and passed on your message , he has all my details so hopefully he will call me back soon, if he doesnt I'll call on the weekend ..he can run but he can't hide!

Thats nice to know about how Uncs was respected like that,when I was little I thought he was just the bees knees .I'll keep you posted on all this.
Hugs to ya Pilot

[gtirbri]

hey Pilot I knock about with a lad called Egan, his dad used to go to sea too. My mate is Richard Egan and has 2 brothers Donny and John and a sister Kathleen. Any relation to you

Cheers

Bri

[Pilot]

I dont have any Egan relations in the north east, my father was from Liverpool and all his family lived down there, my mother was a Shields lass.

[anna]

lovin your photos Jem ,,, =D> =D>
keep them coming

[captain beefheart]

I used to go to the nursery that was the big corner house opposite the town hall on the corner Beach Rd / Fowler St.

[gtirbri]

was this the nursery

[jemr57]

SO DID I !!!!! =D>
but someone there stole my gold bluebird bracelet..

[Pilot]

That's not the nursery, that is on the corner of Anderson Street and Beach Road the nursery was Fowler Street/Beach Road. Opposite you can see St Johns church where I had my first of two christenings.

[gtirbri]

wasn't sure which one he meant, the other one is the one I posted with the st signs on

Cheers

Bri

[jemr57]

whats the building in the photo and what was it before?

but I did go to the nursery school that captain was talking about.

[malaymac]

whats the building in the photo and what was it before?

Over the last 10 or 20 years, I can recall it being the offices of a local insurance broker (at street level)
but unsure about years prior to that, or offices on other floors.

[gtirbri]

I know of it being a Nursery, social services and solicitors offices. May have been a shared building of which I'm not sure