The Church of the Good Shepherd has been a haven for me - so full of wonderful memories of people and clergy. A to Z. [3] Divisions living at the fort included Tigris bargemen (from Persia and modern day Iraq), infantry from Iberia and Gaul, and Syrian archers and spearmen. of South Shields, I felt so smart in my uniform. 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. The UKs leading archive and publisher of local photographs 15 memories of South Shields to read. As with other resorts tourism is a large part of the town's economy: to attract tourists the town has an extensive network of cycle paths and walking trails; a promenade; parks-and-gardens; fairground rides; amusement arcades, crazy golf, laser tag, a miniature steam railway; boating lake; a ten-pin bowling centre and an amphitheatre.[35][36]. The school was founded in 1867 to provide education for the children of the labouring and manufacturing and poorer classes, with regard to the principles of the established church of the same name which was affiliated with the school. It is often noted that Al-Azhar in South Shields is the first purpose-built mosque in the UK, however, this is the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking. At night, each child was given one sweet, but not if they were diabetic! Wed go down wearing a swimsuit. After the wedding the car window would be rolled down and out came a hand full of coins. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park Sea Road, South Shields NE33 2LD, England. The hall was packed every night for the week. Fish cakes in those days were two slabs of potato sandwiched with flaked fish, and the whole lot dipped in batter and fried. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. I spent 15 months of my apprenticeship on board that ship. It was extremely strict. This is a 35mm slide. Miss Purdy would take a few of us girls to her home, to show us how tea should be taken. In the 21st century, the local economy primarily includes port-related, ship repair and offshore industries, manufacturing, retail (nearby Newcastle, Durham, Washington and Sunderland), the public sector and the ever-increasing role of tourism. In 1930 we played in the Tyneside Senior League and had a reputation for encouraging young, talented players. It was taken in 1963. This is a 35mm slide. : 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. These new houses were going to have water inside and, unbelievably, a bathroom! I then let down the hem of my evening skirt, which had been pinned up clear of the bicycle chain with safety pins. Something went wrong, please try again later. I can still remember to this day the smell of the tobacco released from a freshly opened tin. They put a sack over one pig's head, another sack over his hind quarters and heaved him into the seat at the back of the car. In 2008, the Bangladesh Welfare Association was opened in South Shields.[31]. Afterwards you can have fish and chips or go to Ocean Road for a curry or Minchellas for coffee and ice cream. They would come, marching into Appleby Street in North Shields just like a squad of soldiers on parade. There never seemed to be enough first footers to go round! The news broadcasts, with the well-known voices of John Snagg and Alva Liddell, attained almost religious significance. A Whitley Bay resident recalls when she first moved into her home with her husband and baby in 1947. My war brought loss of a different kind, not the loss of a death, but the loss of division no less formidable in its onslaught. 9 shillings a month. Off we would go and buy ourselves a lovely hot OXO drink. [14] Westoe village was once a separate village about a mile from South Shields, but urban sprawl has now consumed it, along with the village of Harton to the south on the main route towards Cleadon and Sunderland. childhood schooldays shops-shopping working-life. As I was the oldest girl at home after my sister married, I left school at 15 and had to stay at home to help our mother. celebrations-events health house-home my-life pastimes-entertainment shops-shopping transport working-life. NRA 37100 Mautland Street Methodist Church, Houghton-le-Spring link to online catalogue. About a week before Dorothy was born, I was so big I couldn't get out of the seat until all the cinema patrons had left. We must have been fit, running back and forth along the beach all day. At the time of the First World War there was a shortage of crews due to the demands of the fighting and many Yemenis were recruited to serve on British ships at the port of Aden, then under British protection. It looked like a peaceful day, Not a cloud in the whole sky, So when the fishing boats came into port, Everyone started to wonder why. [51] The Herd Groyne lighthouse was refurbished and repainted in 2014,[52] and still acts as a navigational aid to ships entering the River Tyne. On my journey from London to North Shields, if I stopped every fifty miles, I would have difficulty conversing with the locals. This might sound daft but you understood each other perfectly. Reflecting on a time of change for the Albert Edward Dock. childhood pastimes-entertainment shops-shopping, Just up from Whitehill Point coal staithes, There stood a small public house. Play in the arcades or the We went to the funpark but it was closed. The new look was the replacement of high neck tunics with collar and tie. This photograph shows the Tynemouth Police First Aid team of 1956 in the Muster Rooms after winning a trophy in 1956. We had lovely glass toys and tin candle holders which dripped on the branches. The Rank Organisation disposed of the Gaumont to the Brent Walker chain of cinemas from 5th October 1975 and it was re-named Focus Cinema. I had to be sure and take my Van Lad's hat, the status symbol that proved I was part of the team. A walk of interest, history, beauty and nostalgia to me, now aged 87. since 1860. I walked all the way from Dockwray Square. On moon nights, barrels were put along streets and smoke making stuff was burned in them so the enemy couldn't see clearly. [57], South Shields is home to South Tyneside College, one of the two leading maritime training centres in the UK, with facilities including a marine safety training centre and a simulated ship's bridge for the training of deck officers. celebrations-events childhood pastimes-entertainment. Going to "the threepenny squash" picture house. It is presumed to originate from the town's beach and history.[38]. A new book recalls the vibrant era of the 1950s when South Shields, like other towns, began looking forward after the dark days of war, Sign up for our free newsletter on Dave Morton's nostalgia and local history stories sent direct to your inbox. For people new to Burradon, the Camels Hump was a large heap next to the ash path bordering the Welfare. Tyne Tees Television: glass negatives and 35mm slides rel to programmes 1960s-80s Trustee Savings Bank, South Shields: records incl minutes 1841-1958, ledgers 1817-1953 Handrails were used to fasten washing lines from one side of the square to another; clean sheets would flap loudly in the breeze. Huge men ready for a fight were quelled at a glance by 4'9" Minnie. The South Pier was finished in 1895 and its lighthouse was operational that same year (it was equipped with a third-order fixed optic and a clockwork occulting mechanism, by Chance Brothers & Co.). We would eat the eggs no matter what state they were in. All these maps are available to buy as a wide range of products, including Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Jigsaws, Mugs, Tea Towels, Cushion Covers. We always got dressed up to go dancing, in a long dress and with either silver or gold shoes. In Loving Memory of Derek Scott, born 25th May 1936, died 10th October 2011. Hotels and Bungalows. I was released from Scaffold Hill isolation hospital, with the hope of never returning to what seemed more like a prison than a hospital. It shows the festive lights of Fenwicks department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. At the same time each lighthouse was equipped with an electrically activated fog bell; these were switched on and off remotely from a control hut in the pier blockyard. What nowadays would be a sea mist, in the 1930s and 1940s turned into a thick orange impenetrable fog. St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called "an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe the, "I never saw Eric Ravilious depressed. Mr Murphy had an uncanny way of making teaching interesting so that you wanted to know more. celebrations-events my-life transport wartime working-life. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The parky would shout at us if we pushed the swings too hard or too high. childhood my-life pastimes-entertainment transport. We always went to Cullercoats Bay when we were young because when the tide was in it was a very safe bay for bathing. I remember once my sister got lost and my father went to find her she came back but he didnt so we went to find him and he was in front of the punch and Judy watching the show. They were night clubs then." Thanks to Kathy and also to Lynn Mckenna who was one of many to remember it when it was. flexible offerings for business. My greatest memory is the sound of the slipway. Judge Clifton Newman, a South Carolina native who attended racially segregated schools in the 1950s and 1960s, addressed Murdaugh directly during roughly 20 minutes of comments that ranged from . A bomb had hit a coal shed containing ten tons of coal, which duly vaporised, covering all who ventured out with coal dust. We would go three or four times a week, sometimes twice on Monday. The Bangladeshi community is the third largest in Tyne and Wear, after Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland with 1.7% of the town's population being Bangladeshi or 1300 people. health local-history my-life transport working-life, north-shields northumberland other south-tyneside wallsend. It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs Louvre. First we would just look at them, then as your mouth began to water like mad, pop a bit in. Going into the Tyne Tunnel was an exciting experience for a child, especially going down the incredibly long escalators. The town became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. To go forward you would walk backwards on the drum and to go backwards you walked forward. Events. Suddenly the bull gave a great bellow and jumped out of the wagon, straight into the crowd of people. This is a mens gift display in Binns department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. As the title of the group indicates, please ensure any images and posts have local historical content. Georgie thought he was one of the family. There was a parrot which used to sit on the gate. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. This is a 35mm slide. It cost 5/- and she carried it home over her head. Facebook automatically deletes posts with less than 10 characters in their accompanying . it was taken in 1966. With turbans on our heads, what a laugh we had. South Shields has always had a sizeable Arab community dating back to the 1890s. The photograph shows a bear Band in a winter wonderland display at Callers department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. When he went back to work on Monday, Father's suit would go straight back into the pawnshop until the next settling time. Spuds was a nickname for holes in your socks around these times. We just thought it was a great song. The decade also brought rock n roll and late nights out on the town, allowing young people to experience the new nightclubs opening up in the area. Once you collected your wood it was a simple task of fitting it together and once launched you just used a couple of pieces of timber for paddles. Rabbits were a good source of food and we loved helping Dad winkle them out from the station yard buffers. It was taken in 1965. Washing up was a male domain on Christmas Day. They played their games at the Harton & Westoe Miners Welfare near Whiteleas and spent the majority of their existence in the Wearside League before going out of existence in 2019. But, away from the 50s, of course, there is much to the towns rich story. I could not show my feelings in the same way he could not show his. Angus hit the headlines again during the D Day invasion, supplying seals for the 25 miles of fuel pipeline under the channel. Tide marks were where the water either ran up your arms or down your neck, so you just let it dry or gave a quick rub with your sleeve. Amazingly, the front end of a number 17 double-decker bus was down a big hole in the road. Hi, Venerable Uncle! from Yorkshire. We were the first firm in Whitley Bay to work a five day week. We discovered life and eventually became adults. This is a view of the festive display in Callers department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. "All right Minnie, sorry Minnie". Harking back to Christmas past now, with these photographs of Christmas shop fronts and high street scenes of Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in the 1960s. The college was also home to the only planetarium in the region, and to an observatory; and in its time was a popular visitor attraction for local schools and visitors in general. He would try a medication, new on the market, Penicillin MB693 tablets. The Yemeni are the first, settled Muslim community in Britain and have been used to justify multiculturalism.[25]. As most were too big to get through the filter system, now and again we got some good sized whiting, haddock and cod that had no escape and were doomed anyway. The snowman my granddad built for me lasted for weeks. The knitted ones were terrible once you got into the water they were just around your ankles. During the war, there was a shortage of paper and you sometimes had to take a large dish or dishes in place of paper. Mat making was an example of people pulling together during hard times. I did and I chose my own staff to work with me. There was an almighty crash and out went a windowpane. There would be clouds of dust coming off and God only knows what else, probably fleas, bugs, etc. These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. Hills the hardware shop was an Aladdins cave. BLYTH SPARTANS v WILLINGTON . If you wanted early morning tea it was 6d (2.5p) per person and if you had meals served in your bedroom it was an extra 1/- (5p). A Christmas display in Callers department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. We would walk for miles around Forest Hall selling fish. Now in those good old days, if you didn't work you didn't eat! It was taken in 1965. This is a 35mm slide. Originally built and used by the Dean and Chapter of Durham, it was sold by them to the town Corporation in 1855. It was taken in 1963. Mother hated it when I brought a goldfish home! North Shields Thirty-two commemorative stones were laid that day. Gift time at Binns. This is a 35mm slide. A: The waves of a passing ship, tug or boat etc.. Men wore suit and tie and polished shoes to go on the beach women got all dressed up too. Pat Watters, chief of the Newcastle Gateshead brigade, said the blaze was the biggest in Central Newcastle for many years, and it was made all the worse, he said, because the furniture in Callers shop was highly flammable., It was the start of one of the biggest blazes ever to hit the City Centre, and was to cost the Callers 2m, a massive amount 44 years ago. celebrations-events childhood pastimes-entertainment schooldays. Often on a Friday, you would see four or six of the Docks apprentices heading up the street with their Hessian sacks, I do not think that clock ever stopped or lost time, Sometimes the ships would be two or three deep alongside the quay, A unit that created smoke so that enemy aircraft couldnt easily target the shipyards. It was digitised and first made available on the British Newspaper Archive in Nov 14, 2012 . [17] Nearly all of the ethnic minority population in South Tyneside is concentrated in South Shields town centre and suburban areas immediately to the south such as Rekendyke and Westoe. Sure enough there were a couple of beady red eyes staring at us. My childhood was an idyllic one and St. Josephs played a major part in this. After the service, every child got an orange.. The length of your dress was measured with your shoes on, and it had to have so many pleats round. We would cry, plead and beg for the money to go, asking neighbours if they needed messages, hoping for a tip and looking all over for empty pop bottles as they had a twopenny deposit on them. Long-term plans by Nexus to re-open the former Sunderland to South Shields line between Tyne Dock, Brockley Whins and East Boldon would create a direct rail service between South Shields and Sunderland[citation needed], without the need for passengers to change trains at Pelaw in Gateshead. From an upstairs window, it looked as though rather large moles had been at work. north-shields south-tyneside: 1960s: Brigham & Cowan Ltd Dry Docks: Dry dock owners and ship repairers South Shields: RtP/043/010: working-life: south-tyneside: 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s: Broken Biscuits 1960: First we would just look at them, then as your mouth began to water like mad, pop a bit in. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer, At the end of October 1959 in the basement of 39 Gerrard Street - an unexceptional and damp space that was once a sort of rest room for taxi drivers and an occasional tea bar - Ronnie Scott opened his first jazz club. #7 of 24 things to do in South Shields. The damage, seen in daylight, was sheer devastation. local history books, All the horsemen would spend hours making paper tissue flowers and decorate the harnesses with them. 1901, Popular Edition I used to wonder why she had never married again. The manager took pity on us and offered us a barn with clean straw by way of accommodation. Some stories have sound recordings attached to them and if youre interested in listening rather than reading the easiest way is to type mp3 into the main search box in the top right corner of the screen. Terms & Conditions of Use We had to carry our desks outside, even in winter. It was taken in 1963. The Metro network serves South Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Sunderland and Newcastle Airport. The 145-foot clock tower contains a Potts chiming clock and five bells, and is topped by a weathervane in the shape of a galleon. Beyond 1820 and into the Industrial Revolution, South Shields expanded into an Urban settlement built around shipbuilding and coal mining. read more, Old fashioned rides and amusements but there is a very nice sit down chippy in the complex. At Christmas you got nuts as well. She loved making colourful patterns and dying rags to help out the usual dark clippings from men's serge suits. We had to find them. Discover historic maps of the South Shields area in Tyne and Wear. There are The undertaker went as pale as the corpse and a fierce argument began. The Westoe Colliery was opened. Comments made on this page may be used in follow-up sto See more 39,850 people like this 42,967 people follow this https://www.shieldsgazette.com/ +44 191 501 5800 gazette.news@northeast-press.co.uk This is a 35mm slide. All images courtesy of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. Anything that stayed still got painted white, We were hanging on to an empire, they were fighting for independence. We used to get the bus to the Central Station and then the electric train from there to Tynemouth. A blast on the bugle heralded the arrival of the ragman. The first showing of these films was on a white bed sheet propped up at the bottom of the yard. Owner, Sandford Goudie, opened a second La Strada in Sunderland in 1967. Nexus also plans to open two new stations at Harton and Cleadon, raising the number of metro stations within the town from four to six. T Archer Lee must have dressed half of Shields in its time. The illuminated, wall mounted Nativity scene in Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. Nell's legs would start to wobble as soon as she approached the Newcastle Arms. The Hoyer - The man who for the time being was throwing coins. I was a Ward Maid in a couple of local hospitals. We were cycle troops, pedalling inland to secure a site. The isolation hospital was at Scaffold Hill, near Palmersville. It shows the arcade of Callers Store, Newcastle upon Tyne. earsdon monkseaton west-monkseaton whitley-bay. for our site. Maps of different years, series and scales available to browse and buy. childhood pastimes-entertainment schooldays shops-shopping wartime working-life, My mother and I were trapped in the cellar for 4 or 5 hours, childhood health my-life schooldays transport wartime working-life. Now and again you would wake up through the night and want a jimmy riddle. Do I have the right time period? 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s. Our 'made-up' chant at sports events was "Western - the best 'un! The floor and windows would all move in time to the music. The highlight of the event was raiding other peoples bonfires, pinching stuff when they werent guarding it, but best of all setting fire to one. This is a 35mm slide. UXB was written on pieces of paper, and two or three men went out before us and put them anywhere. This is a 35mm slide. childhood pastimes-entertainment shops-shopping working-life, I stand there in Northumberland Square, looking at the harbour view, 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s, celebrations-events transport working-life. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. Newcastle upon Tyne In South Shields In The 1950s, local author Eileen Burnett explores this significant period in the areas history and brings it to life with evocative images from the progressive years of the 1950s. We ran races along the sands and played cricket and rounders. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I can remember on a payday coming into the house shouting "We've got a body this week!". I was assigned to the toilet department and had appalling visions of being surrounded by mountains of toilet rolls. historic maps, This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. From 1985 to 2009 the area marketed itself as "Catherine Cookson Country", which attracted many visitors. The population of the South Tyneside Metropolitan borough had decreased from 152,785 in 2001, to 148,127 in 2011. A great success with over 700 people attending. Having to sit in the house by candlelight because power station coal supply was rationed. It was taken in 1966. Mother used to hard boil eggs in onion skins, which made them a nice shade of brown. childhood house-home transport working-life. [19], South Shields has been home to a Yemeni British community since the 1890s. The Bangladeshi community is the third largest in the North East of England. You would occasionally hear an announcement Weve got a little boy with red hair, 5 years old and hes lost his mummy. one or two to get you started! is the town's main football team. The Groyne shows an occulting light which marks a safe entrance course between the piers, showing white to a vessel approaching from seaward on the correct course, green to a vessel off-course to the north, and red to one off-course to the south. Sometimes I would run to school and use the bus fare to buy sweets or broken biscuits at Kidd's shop. We attempted to make versions of toffees, chocolates and fondants using some weird ingredients. Also a laser quest and bowling ally on site too. [citation needed], There is a frequent pedestrian ferry service to North Shields on the opposite bank of the Tyne. Went there all the time in the 60s. The Port has a freight rail connection. Families gave up their comfortable beds, consigning themselves to camp beds and put you ups in the back kitchen. It was taken in 1964. When we were threshing we had to tie the bottoms of our dungarees as the rats and mice were scurrying all over the place. I was always in the top section of the class and passed my eleven plus when the time came. The Shields Ferry carries tens of thousands of commuters and pleasure trippers each year. celebrations-events childhood fashion shops-shopping. We often had natural creamy ice-cream in the 1940s winters. Originally formed during the first decade of the 20th century, the team played in the Football League during the 1920s. You always loved their chips because they were cooked in proper dripping. This is a 35mm slide. Everything was either flower designs or psychedelic swirls or patterns. How many black bullets could we take from my father s jar before he noticed theyd gone? To hear some 2 dozen trained people singing in a room of 12 feet square was totally unforgettable! "Bliddy mackerel" he roared, giving me a clip across the ear, "go back tomorrow and get some herring"! I have often wondered how they explained it to the Captain and what punishment they received. Everyone would be off their seats riding along with the cowboys or flying along with Rocket Man, screaming and shouting at the bad guys. 1910. Whitley Bay, United Kingdom. For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. They were run off mains electricity (the gas lights being retained as an emergency standby). Everything was dwarfed by the Esso Northumbria, which was so long you could see neither the top nor the other end. This is a 35mm slide. We had a Cinema Club, although I seem to remember that most of the films were Laurel and Hardy. This is a 35mm slide. Fennings Fever Cure was like drinking poison! Parcels for the station, thrown from passing trains, sometimes missed and ended up in our garden! A shovel full of coals was brought upstairs, still merrily burning, to ignite the newspaper and sticks tidily laid in the grate. The town hosts traditional, continental and farmers' markets and has high street of shops. Linskill Terrace When she was eighteen years old Elizabeth joined the Womens Timber Corps. On the way home I would have a peas pudding dip and my mam and dad would have a pork sandwich each. It seems just like the other day, When the river Tyne was all a go, About a score of steam tugs, Would be pulling ships to and fro, Policing became a varied exercise as the population grew, I wish I had a pound for every time you called out to a boat your time is up! Pinterest. To buy nostalgia books from ncjMedia, call Reader Offers on (0191) 2016000, or call in to our Front Reception, Groat Market, Newcastle. We saw them go up and we saw them come down! These colliers would run from the river Tyne down to Battersea power station. [62] Demolition of the school began early October 2016 and was finalised late November 2016. This is a 35mm slide. The problem was that it would snap at full stretch and give you a nasty smack. Top Selling Tours & Activities in and around South Shields, History Museums, Ancient Ruins, Monuments & Statues. When it was too dark to play we sat and told ghost stories. This is a 35mm slide. The large procession escorted the Bishop into the new church.