Weeds were cleared off the quays and slipways, tools were unpacked and sharpened. The staff were given the job of painting a big red 'V' onto each of the cream drinking mugs. There were no fires and no lights because the gas had been cut off. It was taken in 1963. I've always liked a wander by fields and hedgerow, having roamed around Billy Mill district in my childhood. At Christmas you got nuts as well. Fly away Valiant Heart on your silver wings. A walk of interest, history, beauty and nostalgia to me, now aged 87. The town is a popular seaside resort with multiple landmarks and tourist attractions. When I was seventeen I did my bit for the war and joined the National Fire Service as part time firewoman. This is the window of Waring and Gillow, Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 shillings a month. It was taken in 1963. [56], The Old Town Hall, a square building of 1768, provides the centrepiece of the Market Place and closes the vista along King Street. Many ruins still exist today and some structures have been rebuilt as part of a modern museum and popular tourist attraction. St Cuthbert's (North Shields) Catholic Church football team. When they came out of the water the legs of their costumes reached below their knees. Particularly, a bomb shelter in the market place of South Shields, where the deceased were commemorated in a cobblestone of the British flag. The snowman my granddad built for me lasted for weeks. 1915. This is a 35mm slide. Another industry that was introduced, was that of salt-panning, later expanded upon in the 15th century, polluting the air and surrounding land. 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. Guns were going and I said, Mum, look at all the shrapnel. She said, Never mind the shrapnel!. 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. It was such a novelty to see a car in those days it was put into a car showroom window while he went to the match. It is the fourth largest settlement in Tyne and Wear; after Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Gateshead.[1]. Past. This is a festive window display in Fenwicks of Newcastle upon Tyne. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Can you come and collect him?. A shovel full of coals was brought upstairs, still merrily burning, to ignite the newspaper and sticks tidily laid in the grate. It wasn't unusual to see a mouse come out of the corner of the classroom and lick the milk bottle tops. I then let down the hem of my evening skirt, which had been pinned up clear of the bicycle chain with safety pins. I was a Ward Maid in a couple of local hospitals. Cousin George could sing all the verses of the Lambton Worm plus many other Geordie songs. The principal architect and engineer was James Walker, until his death in 1862 (whereupon John F. Ure took over). Oh happy, happy days, when everyone made their own entertainment. celebrations-events childhood health house-home pastimes-entertainment. Industries have come and gone, and the physical make-up of the town is much altered. #7 of 24 things to do in South Shields. The children rode the bicycle over 100 miles to the nearest port and addressing it to Miss Ella Gordon, Liverpool, shipped it off. Once a year the working mens club funded an outing for the members children and that was usually the first week of the school holidays, but for weeks leading up to that we used to be so excited. [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. We had crinolines made out of crepe paper and soldier's jackets made out of a piece of red mattress covering. This is a 35mm slide. You didnt go to dances to meet anyone, just to dance. There were vague memories of a dentist living in the big house near the Hall, with a caravan in the garden which he used as a surgery. It was originally intended that the North (Tynemouth) Pier and lighthouse would mirror their South Shields counterparts, but a series of breaches and collapses meant that the North Pier was completed much later and to a different design. [1] The Old Town Hall [ edit] The first town hall Download this free history of the Collection. : 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. I thought, Im terribly out of control here. A Whitley Bay resident talks of entertainment at the coast during the 1930s and 40s. We're they prominent Jewelers? During election campaigning we targeted people according to their political affiliation. 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The first-foot had to be tall dark and masculine. He had coke for eyes, a row of coal for a mouth and a carrot for a nose. As a treat, on Sunday afternoons, my parents took my brother and myself on a tram trip to Throckley. [4] The name South Shields developed from the 'Schele' or 'Shield', which was a small dwelling used by fishermen. We had a Cinema Club, although I seem to remember that most of the films were Laurel and Hardy. Even after we told my Mum and Dad what we intended doing, they seemed to think this is a joke, they will never do it. 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. The length of your dress was measured with your shoes on, and it had to have so many pleats round. She found four happy children covered in mud and also the walls and ceiling of the sty had been redecorated in mud. Plenty of rides and arcades for people of all ages. When you need a smoke and you are both a kid and skint, dog end collecting sure saved the day. I met my husband at the Prudhoe Street Mission. Originally built and used by the Dean and Chapter of Durham, it was sold by them to the town Corporation in 1855. childhood games health pastimes-entertainment. Washing up was a male domain on Christmas Day. Discover historic maps of the South Shields area in Tyne and Wear. Imagine if you have something knitted like a swim suit, cos it was all in one, and when it got wet it was sort of sodden and it used to drag. This is a 35mm slide. Although attracts alot of young people with cans of lager etc. earsdon monkseaton west-monkseaton whitley-bay. I got lost lots of times. The baker bought ingredients for his gorgeous pasties from the local butcher and greengrocer. On my journey from London to North Shields, if I stopped every fifty miles, I would have difficulty conversing with the locals. Fish cakes in those days were two slabs of potato sandwiched with flaked fish, and the whole lot dipped in batter and fried. Everything was either flower designs or psychedelic swirls or patterns. 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. When it came to job satisfaction you were spoilt for choice! [18] Most of the Asians in South Shields are Bangladeshi, with the Beacon and Bents ward that covers South Shields town centre, had 9.9% of the population registering as that ethnicity. After the sales, we were drafted upstairs to dust the fixtures. It was a regular thing to see the men dressed up, often in women's clothes! celebrations-events childhood house-home my-life pastimes-entertainment schooldays shops-shopping wartime working-life. You may be interested in these old maps of the area nearby. The Bangladeshi community is the third largest in the North East of England. This is a 35mm slide. We were the first firm in Whitley Bay to work a five day week. 1960s; Share | Add to Watch list. Before he went to sea, my father was a midden man who emptied the netties, as the toilets were then called. The sign reads Bainbridge, a century of service. This is a 35mm slide. Salvation Army, free from sin, we all went to heaven in a corned beef tin. Population data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census return classifies South Shields as a medium-sized coastal town. How many black bullets could we take from my father s jar before he noticed theyd gone? Subscribe. The retired 'Tyne' life boat in 1904; A tribute to all crewmen who served on her, some mistakenly think this is a tribute to William Wouldhave, South Shields once had an open-air swimming pool. 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. There used to be tons upon tons of sprats swimming up and down the river then. Angus hit the headlines again during the D Day invasion, supplying seals for the 25 miles of fuel pipeline under the channel. I thought it was the countryside - it was all fields! To buy nostalgia books from ncjMedia, call Reader Offers on (0191) 2016000, or call in to our Front Reception, Groat Market, Newcastle. The Port has a freight rail connection. To hear some 2 dozen trained people singing in a room of 12 feet square was totally unforgettable! one or two to get you started! 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 never had to contradict a customer, because the customer was always right. They now play in rugby's seventh Tier, the Durham & Northumberland 1st Division. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park Sea Road, South Shields NE33 2LD, England. On Remembrance Day we used to march from the British Legion Club to Benton Church with the Cubs and Scouts. Taken from original Ordnance Survey maps sheets and digitally stitched together to form a single layer, these maps offer a true reflection of how the land used to be. Its the Yanks - theyve arrived.. The children got all new clothes for Easter, I loved Good Friday because we did the marching. Sometimes it was foggy down here and you would see people all dressed up and it was just thick fog but they still went and sat on the beach. Everyone would be off their seats riding along with the cowboys or flying along with Rocket Man, screaming and shouting at the bad guys. 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. Call: +44 (0)1722 716 376 On washing days two families shared a wash house where there was a tub pos-stick and a boiler. When he wasn't flying around the room he was on my head being carried. Our favourite place for doing blackberrying was a place called John Pye Hill. We'd paint a seam up the back of our legs too. This is a 35mm slide. [citation needed] It is said in local folklore that a Viking ship was wrecked at Herd Sands in South Shields in its attempts to disembark at a cove nearby. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. The Flashbak Shop Is Open & Selling All Good Things. 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]. It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs I was getting married that year, so I wasnt really bothered about the war! Once a year we all looked forward to the Miners Welfare Gala. "Sell those first and then let us know when your money's gone.". 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. 1925, 3-Map Boxed Set The beaches were full of people. Our mothers made a great fuss of us and we had baked herring for tea for a few days. We just thought it was a great song. It was full of sticklebacks and wed spend many happy hours there fishing. What a wonderful sight there were eggs everywhere you looked! We went on long walks with our grandfather, who always carried a 'poke' to collect scrap metal. It was taken in 1965. Imagine the futility of car spotting these days. How Many uses was the Penny Daily paper put to? more. I remember growing up in Burradon, a little village, in a beautiful old colliery cottage which I loved. Passengers were pushed onto the trains, dripping wet. In 1832, with the Great Reform Act, South Shields and Gateshead were each given their own Member of Parliament and became boroughs, resulting in taxes being paid to the Government instead of the Bishops of Durham. The wall separated the schoolyard from the old cemetery. 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. flexible offerings for business. When we went to the firing range we had a target made of paper with a mans silhouette on it, floating in the air. NRA 23979 Maude and Ogden families of Sunderland: corresp and papers. Mother used to hard boil eggs in onion skins, which made them a nice shade of brown. I remember one day a tram went out of control and ran all the way down Borough Road. This is a 35mm slide. Elsie Wilkinson recalls her childhood in New York village during the 1920s and 30s. Our family was poor as pee but all I remember is having fun. There are hardly any in Jarrow, Hebburn which are the other two major areas in the borough. She loved making colourful patterns and dying rags to help out the usual dark clippings from men's serge suits. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. When the coalman came you had to run out and take all the washing back in again. It consists of an upper hexagonal part (including the lantern) of wood and corrugated iron construction, sitting on twelve cylindrical steel legs. It was taken in 1962. Millions of tons of goods and fuel arrived in Berlin during the airlift to keep the residents alive and functional. I was seven years old on September 3rd 1939, the very day that Britain, and my mother, declared war on Adolf Hitler! It was taken in 1962. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. With her being a coal burner there was soot and smoke everywhere! Hotels and Bungalows. [5] They also seized the town of Newburn. The Hoyer - The man who for the time being was throwing coins. This is a 35mm slide. The town is well connected to other areas of Tyne & Wear and to the strategic road network the A194(M) motorway provides a direct link between the Borough and the A1/A1(M). There is a National Express coach service direct to London. One day we thought we would get some slabs and sell them uncut from the shop, I think our venture only lasted a couple of days and we only made a few bob. 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 celebrations-events my-life transport wartime working-life. Our childhood memories remain the best, the happy times, fantastic, It was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. read more, We went to the funpark but it was closed. It was taken in 1965. It was re-named Gaumont from 12th March 1951, and the Ocean Road entrance was closed in 1960, and was converted into a furniture store. With an almighty swipe, I swung my leg and bang! Historic Maps of South Shields and the local area. As a young woman my mother was asked if she would be prepared to take an appointment as a Nanny to the local Spanish Consul in North Shields. [22], After World War II, the Yemeni population declined, partly due to migrations to other industrial areas such as Birmingham, Liverpool and Sheffield. Our sergeant was determined to make us into first class soldiers. 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. The Shields Ferry carries tens of thousands of commuters and pleasure trippers each year. Now and again they would give us an apple and an orange. I was born in my grandparents' home. It is illuminated by many festive commercial signs and decorations. This photograph shows the Tynemouth Police First Aid team of 1956 in the Muster Rooms after winning a trophy in 1956. There was a wire to cut the cheese and a slicing machine for the bacon, The goods were delivered on Thursday or Friday, beautifully wrapped in parcels with brown paper and string. We would walk for miles around Forest Hall selling fish. Houses had no numbers, they were all named or known by the people who lived there. 1960s. We drank, smoked and whatever else we could get up to through the early 1960s. It serves as the headquarters of South Tyneside Council. The bag was really heavy and on Sundays I needed two, which were even heavier! 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As Father was forgetful regards water in the radiator and petrol in the tank we were stranded a few times. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s. A new book - South Shields In The 1950s - throws light on a crucial chapter in the town's history. At the end of the march we were all given an orange. We all spent the day together it was wonderful it always seemed to be long sunny days just like the Riviera. They were night clubs then." Thanks to Kathy and also to Lynn Mckenna who was one of many to remember it when it was. DT.TUR/2/27286). Coordinates: 545931N 12544W / 54.992, -1.429 South Shields is a coastal town at the mouth of the River Tyne, England, about 4.84 miles (7.79 km) downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne. Right lads, give it plenty of wind. All the horsemen would spend hours making paper tissue flowers and decorate the harnesses with them. We want to find out more about my dad's naval career. The dress you got had no sleeves and was made of cotton. We had huge stocks of tinned food in the back shop - enough to feed the area for two weeks following any invasion. Despite a skilled local workforce, for many years South Tyneside had the highest unemployment rate in mainland Britain,[33] although between December 2002 and December 2008 unemployment in South Shields fell by 17.8%,[33] and that of South Tyneside by 17.7%,[33] the best performance in the North East region over that time period. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. You can browse through the collection or, if youre looking for something specific, you can use the search facility below. Why? A photograph of one of the football teams at Linskill School. It was always happy times and you always enjoyed yourself. A great success with over 700 people attending. A pioneer project, both locally and nationally. This is a 35mm slide. [50] The installation of this powerful light (which is visible during the day as well as by night), rendered the High and Low Lights of North Shields redundant, and they were therefore decommissioned at the same time. Please consider making a donation to our site. When he went back to work on Monday, Father's suit would go straight back into the pawnshop until the next settling time. 0191 258 4623 During the war there used to be smoke screens lit on moonlit nights to hide the yards from bombers. Sure enough there were a couple of beady red eyes staring at us. People who viewed this item also viewed. The photograph shows a bear Band in a winter wonderland display at Callers department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. You always tried to duck down so as not to be seen, for some strange reason. It is a Christmas display in Callers department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. The big change came in 1966 when the firm acquired a computer. Sometimes it was an effort to eat it all but being three healthy growing lads, we always gave it a damn good try. The ones I had between five and ten were better than the rest! The boys jumped on top of the shelter banging about, while all the girls went inside the shelter and screamed. [62] Demolition of the school began early October 2016 and was finalised late November 2016. [19], South Shields has been home to a Yemeni British community since the 1890s. Gas was 1d in a slot machine which was collected every three months and you also got a rebate back. South Shields, King street .Road Safety 1950`s arbeia76 93 subscribers Share 38K views 11 years ago An amateur film made by a policeman from the South Shields Constabulary on a busy. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. 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. If you took the lemonade bottle back you got a penny. I was assigned to the toilet department and had appalling visions of being surrounded by mountains of toilet rolls. 1915-55 The Shields Gazette and Shipping Telegraph. We would borrow ropes from the girls at Haggies. The large procession escorted the Bishop into the new church. 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