The Port of Tyne is one of the UK's most important and is further developing its freight and passenger activities. South Shields ( English: / ilz /) is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. it was taken in 1966. It was taken in 1966. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. Imagine the futility of car spotting these days. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts. Similar communities were founded in Hull, Liverpool and Cardiff. Hi, Venerable Uncle! Facebook automatically deletes posts with less than 10 characters in their accompanying . Gowan (that was the ferry's name). childhood holidays pastimes-entertainment transport. I thought, Im terribly out of control here. You always tried to duck down so as not to be seen, for some strange reason. When you need a smoke and you are both a kid and skint, dog end collecting sure saved the day. The whole factory workforce managed mixed measures. I met my husband at the Prudhoe Street Mission. Our aim is to encourage people, either living in or with a connection to North Tyneside, to share some of their life experience to create a personal context for the momentous times theyve lived through. since 1860. The floor and windows would all move in time to the music. He dug a big hole, tiled it round with slate tiles and put a lid on. Do I have the right time period? It was 3/6d a visit in those days and one could always see the doctor. The casino in La Strada (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn) 1963 advertisement for La Strada (courtesy of Rob Quinn) Here are a couple of verses about their style of play. Sign up for our newsletters. These are best viewed from the Lawe Top, which also houses two replicas of cannon captured from the Russians during the Crimean War (the originals having been melted during World War II).[12]. flexible offerings for business. monkseaton shiremoor west-monkseaton whitley-bay, A lot of boys and girls spend many happy nights in the Club doing all manner of activities, The coal trucks ran from Percy Main, Along and down to the Commissioners Quay, Bashing and crashing, jumping to and fro, It was a fun ride for more than just me, We loved to play in there but there was a hazard in the shape of Old Bill, The old steam engine sheds, Were just up the road at Percy Main, They were a good playground for us, But the engine lads called us more than a pain, Many a time we got a lift either one way or the other, The village had its share of wonderful characters, here are some recollections about a few of them. This is a mens gift display in Binns department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s. celebrations-events childhood community-life schooldays. Granda's long sleeved body shirts and long linings (underpants) took a long time to dry. We went on long walks with our grandfather, who always carried a 'poke' to collect scrap metal. I guess I was a bit of a special case because our family had pleasure boats on Tynemouth beach. My brother and I were warned not to touch the table, but we always had our own little selection with a bottle of Tizer to drink. Newcastle could be baking hot but by the time you got to the beach it could be misty and murky. I have a snapshot of myself, looking so smug you would think I had produced her myself. Our mothers made a great fuss of us and we had baked herring for tea for a few days. Now there was always a scramble for the bag because inside the scone you would find a silver coin. The 1950s proved to be a period of great change in South Shields, when residents were beginning to put their lives back together after the Second World War. They handed over their wages every week and an allowance was given to each of them. since 1860. A third time was not required most of the time as us kids used to put our full weight on the mangle rolling handle to get it to turn, often with your feet off the ground, bouncing like mad to get it to turn. The population of South Shields according to the census was 108,647. This building has hardly changed since it was built in 1837, They would sometimes come in sets of say, animals or cars or motorbikes, It was always sunny for some unknown reason it always was. There were no fires and no lights because the gas had been cut off. Once a year we all looked forward to the Miners Welfare Gala. NRA 37100 Mautland Street Methodist Church, Houghton-le-Spring link to online catalogue. To me as a small child, about 6 or 7, the sea was wilder. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. If it was a cowboy picture they would play fast, if it was a love scene the music would be slow and romantic. There is evidence that the site was used in the early post-Roman period as a British settlement. Linskill Terrace but if some spark good memories they are available to buy in a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas prints and personalised photo gifts including tea towels, mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion covers, customised calendars. One man in Crawford Place even built himself a motor launch in his garden. A photograph of one of the football teams at Linskill School. It wasn't just one day - it went on for most days of the week! War is very sad for everyone. celebrations-events childhood house-home my-life transport wartime, north-shields northumberland tynemouth whitley-bay. I was getting married that year, so I wasnt really bothered about the war! Once you jumped in that was it, you turned instant blue, fighting to breathe because the water was that cold. It was a period when people began looking forwards to the future, not back at the horrors of war. This is a 35mm slide. He had his marriage blessed at the Al-Azhar Mosque, one of the earliest mosques in UK. This is a 35mm slide. This photograph shows children as they meet Father Christmas in Santas Grotto, Fenwicks department store. I used to do shopping for other people, and Id get a 1d for going. 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I come down the Kings Head stairs, and there at the bottom of the stairs is Walter Offords a fish merchant at the place Im going to work. Cousin George could sing all the verses of the Lambton Worm plus many other Geordie songs. Any child who had freckles could get in free. This is a 35mm slide. We woke up to the smell of egg, bacon, sausage and black pudding frying. It cost 5/- and she carried it home over her head. At eighteen she was called up for the army where she served on ack-ack guns. 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s. The Progressives have no representation beyond South Shields. The town hosts traditional, continental and farmers' markets and has high street of shops. I spent 15 months of my apprenticeship on board that ship. Having been raised in a family of publicans with lots of noise and music, we were now living in the quiet of the countryside. Sometimes I would run to school and use the bus fare to buy sweets or broken biscuits at Kidd's shop. They currently play in the Durham & Northumberland 3rd Division, the ninth tier of the English rugby union pyramid[99]. Thats why he never called my name. This is a 35mm slide. There was an almighty crash and out went a windowpane. It was taken in 1964. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. In summertime everyone hung their washing in the street, but it was a risky business. The Select Room was Gentlemen Only and a tie was de rigueur. [41] The lighthouse currently displays an occulting sector light with white, red and green sectors; the green sector is used to indicate safe waters near the coast to the north of Tynemouth, while red indicates an area with numerous wrecks to the east and south of the lighthouse. We saw them go up and we saw them come down! [106] Previous incumbents of the constituency's seat include former cabinet ministers like David Clark and Chuter Ede, the latter acting as Home Secretary in Clement Attlee's post-war government for 6 years. Went there all the time in the 60s. It was taken in 1962. Thank goodness for the arrival of the flyover at Forest Hall in 1964. South Shields is also home of the oldest provincial newspaper in the UK, the Shields Gazette.[38]. Shields lost one of the largest proportions of Merchant Navy sailors. It was taken in 1962. Many ruins still exist today and some structures have been rebuilt as part of a modern museum and popular tourist attraction. Met some great artists and had a fab time. The Church of the Good Shepherd has been a haven for me - so full of wonderful memories of people and clergy. Your first job was to go to the wash house outside in the back yard and check if the metal pot that held water was full or not. [100][101] In 2005 they had an Intermediate Cup run and got to Twickenham but were beaten by Morley R.F.C. See more ideas about old photos, local history, olds. I can still remember to this day the smell of the tobacco released from a freshly opened tin. When it comes out of the frying pan - It brings happiness to your eyes. If you sold 200.00 of toys it meant you had a good pay, because you got a good commission. It was the flagship, HMS Ark Royal, the biggest ship in the Royal Navy. I was seven years old on September 3rd 1939, the very day that Britain, and my mother, declared war on Adolf Hitler! The last shipbuilder, John Readhead & Sons, closed in 1984 and the last pit, Westoe Colliery, closed in 1993. At night, each child was given one sweet, but not if they were diabetic! The first showing of these films was on a white bed sheet propped up at the bottom of the yard. This is a 35mm Slide. You know that lad, he wants to meet you, but I said, I dont know him!. All the horsemen would spend hours making paper tissue flowers and decorate the harnesses with them. A Whitley Bay lady talks about her fathers experiences as a taxi driver during the 1920s and 30s. We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. For two seasons 190203 and 190304 the town also had a semi-professional rugby league club, South Shields who played at Horsley Hill while the club competed on the second division of the Northern Union. It was taken in 1965. Kitty Brightwell recalls returning to Civvy Street and finding work. Matt Hancock made revealing admissions as he spoke about his memoir to a team of top lawyers. The latest issues were added in Dec 27, 2022 . The time came for the third test and I resolved that if I didn't pass it I would pack in. This is the decorated Christmas window of the Woods store in South Shields. The boys jumped on top of the shelter banging about, while all the girls went inside the shelter and screamed. We were the first firm in Whitley Bay to work a five day week. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s, You went along to the dairy and bought your milk from the churn. The parky would shout at us if we pushed the swings too hard or too high. Only one bomb hit us, but horribly it was plumb on the focsle. It was taken in 1962. She loved making colourful patterns and dying rags to help out the usual dark clippings from men's serge suits. The centrepiece was the Hall, a grand building for indoor games, paid for by the miners. With an almighty swipe, I swung my leg and bang! This is a 35mm slide. It was taken in 1966. Millions of tons of goods and fuel arrived in Berlin during the airlift to keep the residents alive and functional. In 2007, it imported two million tonnes of coal. Another happy playground I would visit was called Harbottles Field. Owner, Sandford Goudie, opened a second La Strada in Sunderland in 1967. Because of my experience I worked at Tynemouth Infirmary. The site is now a Lidl supermarket. La Strada in South Shields opened around 1962 and ran throughout the 1960s. : 1155014, A Christmas Party at the Masonic Lodge North Shields, All About Tea Cans and Spotted Bait Hankies, An account of two incidents occurring early in World War II, An Old Cottage memories of a happy childhood, Another Kind of War Through a Childs Eyes, Burradon Memories Part 4: Village Memories and Characters, Burradon Memories Part 6: Georgie A Flight of Fancy, Burradon Memories Part 7: The Picture Palace, Call of the East Working Life 1950-2000, Childhood in Willington Quay and East Howdon, Childhood memories of North Shields shops 1920s-1930s, Childhood Memories Of Shopping in North Shields, Christmas at 14 Backworth Street, Percy Main, Christmas on National Service Egypt 1954, Danny Green Blue Five RnB Group early 1960s, Days at Tynemouth Beach and Saltwell Park, Fresh Air and Nature as the Century Closes, Games and Entertainment in Forest Hall (1980s), Games In the Three Cornered Field Dares, Good Friday Marching with Cullercoats Methodist Church, Good Friday Marching with Stephenson Street Congregational Church, Good Friday Marching with the Cubs and Boys Brigade, Growing up in North Shields in the 1920s and 30s, Growing up in Tynemouth and Marden (from 1954), Home Life Health in the 1920s and 30s, Home Life in Willington Quay and East Howdon. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park. Now and again you would wake up through the night and want a jimmy riddle. The cost for the corrugated structure was 260. The problem was that it would snap at full stretch and give you a nasty smack. This is a 35mm slide. One of South Shield's seafront amusement parks was attacked in a Zeppelin airship raid during World War I. 1862. One of the most historic parts of the town is the quaint and beautiful Westoe village, which consists of a quiet street of first grade and second grade Georgian and Victorian houses, many of which had been built by business leaders from the coal and shipping industries in the town. 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The isolation hospital was at Scaffold Hill, near Palmersville. South Shields in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a Town, by Eileen Burnett. At the same time the South Shields lights were themselves fully automated, with the addition of standby diesel alternators and automatic lamp changers. In 2001, the population of South Shields was 82,854. Founded in 1245, South Shields quickly developed into an important fishing port, with industries such as fishing and salt-panning attracting workers from far and wide. This photograph is part of a set that has been created to celebrate the opening of South Tyneside Council's new leisure centre, Haven Point, on 28 October.
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