The shipyard men had their own distinctive tea cans and red and white spotted bait hankies. This is illustrated by the new multi-million Haven centre, Dunes centre and seaside improvements in the coastal area and a new multimillion-pound library The Word. This is a 35mm slide. of How Jean managed to escape being hit by the oven door I just don't know. "South Shields' Herd Groyne lighthouse is shipshape after facelift", "Town Hall Weathervane - South Tyneside Libraries", "South Tyneside council: building description", "Planetarium's future saved with move out of town! We had passed the fried mouse in a stew stage (a sure cure for bronchitis) by the 1930s. My last job before leaving at night was to scrub the big stone flagstones in the kitchen. Pinterest. We often had natural creamy ice-cream in the 1940s winters. In Egypt the camp had three large search lights and around the perimeter fence were forty dugouts with a guard in each one. It was taken in 1962. celebrations-events childhood pastimes-entertainment schooldays. This is a 35mm slide. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. The Kppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[15]. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and I heard an air raid siren which was based on the roof of the local Social Club. Their marriage was re-arranged to the Friday because the foot handicap finals were held the next day. [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. The first-foot had to be tall dark and masculine. 497 Reviews. In the 19th Century, coal mining, alkaline production and glass-making led to a boom, and South Shields population increased from 12,000 in 1801 to 75,000 by the 1860s. A festive display at Fenwicks department store shows a variety of bottled christmas spirits, Newcastle upon tyne. It was taken in 1963. We would take our dolls and prams and dress up in our mothers' high heels. This is a 35mm slide. This photograph shows the Tynemouth Police football team that played against the Felling Division in the Northern Police Orphanage Cup in March 1949. 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It was taken in 1966. If I only had tuppence hapenny I would only be given two and a half cigarettes. We were young and indestructible. Marsden Bay, with its famous Marsden Rock and historic Grotto public house and restaurant set in the cliffs, is home to one of the largest seabird colonies in Britain.[13]. After the wedding the car window would be rolled down and out came a hand full of coins. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s, During the air raids, we used to use the culvert. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. However, the rapid growth in population brought on by the expansion of industry made sanitation a problem, as evident by Cholera outbreaks[8] and the building of the now-listed Cleadon Water Tower to combat the problem. - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. The new school was built at a cost of 19 million on the King George V School site and was opened in September 2011. Everyone ate fish that day and it had to be fresh. The place was more than likely lousy with fleas - but you never gave it a thought. This is a photograph of the illuminated windows of Allens department sore in South Shields. They handed over their wages every week and an allowance was given to each of them. Only one bomb hit us, but horribly it was plumb on the focsle. In January 2011, the Guardian reported the unemployment rate at 6.5%, and at 7.5% in October 2011.[34]. Nine pictures of South Shields in the 1950s and 1960s - former resident shares his memories One man's photographic reminder of the 1950s fairground scene went down a storm with Gazette. More recently this has included primarily the town centre, riverside and foreshore areas, given the decline of once-traditional heavy industries with the town's growing importance as a major commercial centre and tourist destination. Plenty of rides and arcades for people of all ages. Our childhood memories remain the best, the happy times, fantastic, It was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. When Metro services were introduced, the railway line at the former High Shields LNER station at Laygate was re-routed eastwards to the then-new Chichester Metro and bus interchange. The length of your dress was measured with your shoes on, and it had to have so many pleats round. It is presumed to originate from the town's beach and history.[38]. It was taken in 1963. Georgie thought he was one of the family. See 15 rare images of South Shields from the 1920s to the 1990s which will feature as part of a screening at The Customs House in January, Muhammad Ali visit in 1977: one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, Places and faces 1954 - Marsden Rock: one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, South Shields Road Safety (c.1950) - one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, The Passing of a Tyne ferry - one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, The Passing of a Tyne ferry 1972 - one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, Catherine Cookson - one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, Palmers Hebburn: one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, My River Tyne, 1986: one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, A World of My Own, James Mitchell 1969 - one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, Opening of the St. Aloysius Infant School, Hebburn - a fascinating image from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, South Shields road safety, circa 1950: one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, Palmers Hebburn, 1949: one of the fascinating images from the bill going on show at The Customs House in South Shields, Popworld launch 'search' for Newcastle United fan with offer of free bar tab after flag tribute, Popworld Newcastle took to Facebook in a bid to track down a NUFC fan who was at the Manchester City game, Iceland announce closures of UK stores from today - full list, A UK staple since 1970, several of the frozen food stores will be shutting up shop for good over the next few weeks, 'It feels great!' This is a 35mm slide. I was assigned to the toilet department and had appalling visions of being surrounded by mountains of toilet rolls. I had to be sure and take my Van Lad's hat, the status symbol that proved I was part of the team. It was digitised and first made available on the British Newspaper Archive in Nov 14, 2012 . Shortly after this period, whole families were summoned to the King Edwards School to be fitted for gas masks. Newcastle upon Tyne War is very sad for everyone. We only had three tin hats, so we had to supply white paper serviettes that they put on their heads first. Facebook automatically deletes posts with less than 10 characters in their accompanying . From an upstairs window, it looked as though rather large moles had been at work. 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. A birthday party was a big event because you were bombarded with presents. Tate, Mate, Misere, Carlin, Palm and Paste Egg Day. It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs You go for this and you go for that no matter who your dad was. After we'd made them, boogies used to be pushed, pulled and ridden for mile after mile. This is a night time view of Binns department store Christmas window in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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. I travelled to night school on the old fashioned buses, with the driver up in the cab on his own. This is a 35mm slide. celebrations-events childhood house-home my-life schooldays. We had to find them. When I was a young girl, I lived in Fourth Street, Down by the shipyards. If we wanted to make a couple of pennies we would just call in and asked if he wanted any bundles of sticks made up or any sacks filled. It is a Christmas display in Callers department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. memories of South Shields. UXB was written on pieces of paper, and two or three men went out before us and put them anywhere. Since We were returning home when the sirens started. It was taken in 1963. Theres a thing about being in large groups of people, irrespective of the fact that you dont know them, that everybodys there enjoying themselves and its infectious. celebrations-events my-life pastimes-entertainment working-life. [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. He built a model Mississippi paddle steamer in his garage workshop. It was taken in 1965. childhood house-home shops-shopping working-life. Anything that stayed still got painted white, We were hanging on to an empire, they were fighting for independence. The thing I remember mostly was the smell of the chloroform. We built sandcastles, got buried in the sand, and collected crabs we took them back to the cottage but they always died. I can remember on a payday coming into the house shouting "We've got a body this week!". I can still remember to this day the smell of the tobacco released from a freshly opened tin. 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. My favourite time was haymaking or bringing in the stooks. [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. for our site. We drank, smoked and whatever else we could get up to through the early 1960s. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. celebrations-events childhood games house-home my-life pastimes-entertainment schooldays transport working-life. It was taken in 1964. Off we would go and buy ourselves a lovely hot OXO drink. I lived on Goathland Ave. near Eccleshaw shops, most of my family still live in Benton. God help those who left prams outside - well we had to have our bogie wheels! Historically in County Durham, the town has a population of 75,337, the third largest in Tyneside after Newcastle and Gateshead. It shows shoppers in the decoration department of Woolworths in Newcastle upon Tyne. Everyone would be off their seats riding along with the cowboys or flying along with Rocket Man, screaming and shouting at the bad guys. This is a 35mm slide. 3.99 + 1.75 Postage. health local-history my-life transport working-life, north-shields northumberland other south-tyneside wallsend. Children were encouraged to help out by potato picking. This is a colourful display in Bainbridges department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. We just romped about the place as youngsters never thinking of time we just played and played and played. 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. For all of that I got 5/- a week. You can walk around it. It was a haven for all the lads in the village. Sky Scraper City has more about the 1969s Christmas display at Callers: On that November evening of 30th November 1969, some mechanical characters in the Callers display caught fire and led to one of the worst fires Newcastle City Centre had seen for decades, Within two-and-a-half minutes of my call, said the Manager of the Northumberland Arms, all the windows shattered with a crack and the building burst into flames., Within a few minutes the entire display, built mostly of papier-mch and polystyrene, was alight, the flames being helped along nicely by the electric fans powering the toy windmills decorating the ceiling of the stores arcade entrance, As police closed Northumberland Street, firemen tried desperately to contain the blaze, but the flames spread to Michaels nightclub and Richards fashion shop. There was always a carnival king, queen and jester. 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). I do know it has been a lifetime passion, I wish I still had a book called King of the Golden River. A crowded South Beach, from the book South Shields in the 1950s, by Eileen Burnett, on Amberley Publishing, Alma Caffery's grocery store, Harton Village, from the book South Shields in the 1950s, by Eileen Burnett, on Amberley Publishing. 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. This is a 35mm slide. Elsie Wilkinson recalls work and family life in New York village in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. I literally had to lock the doors and hand in the keys, One corner was lined from ceiling to floor with finely pleated white linen. [27], In 2008, South Shields resident and filmmaker Tina Gharavi unveiled plans for a plaque to mark Ali's visit.