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Quayside at Night - April 2015

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Taken on 2 different visits during April 2015 to the Quayside.
Decent results for a cheap camera but I know it will still do better when I get the hang of it.































Leazes Arcade After Fire

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Reader Alan Ogle sent in these two great photos of the Leazes Arcade after the fire. Thanks Alan.


Old Photos of Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Shipyard, Wallsend

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The building of the Mauretania - Wallsend, Newcastle

A view looking forward from the aft end of the engine room during the building of the Mauretania. The vessel was built for the Cunard Steamship Co. in 1905/7 by Swan Hunter of Wallsend and launched from the Tyne in 1906. (The photograph is taken from "Q.T.S.S. MAURETANIA", The Shipbuilding Souvenir. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Mauretania Rotor - Swan Hunters - Wallsend, Newcastle

The Low Pressure (L.P.) Rotor fully bladed - a component part of a turbine of the Mauretania. The vessel was built for the Cunard Steamship Co. in 1905/7 by Swan Hunter of Wallsend and launched from the Tyne in 1906. (The photograph was taken from Q.T.S.S. Mauretania', The Shipbuilder, Souvenir Number 1907 Figure 73.) Car in foreground. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Construction of the Mauretania at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardsons - Wallsend, Newcastle

Construction work on the SS Mauretania at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardsons. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Assembly Shop - Swan Hunters - Wallsend, Newcastle

General view of the Assembly Shop at Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co (became Swan Hunters). From album from The Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co No 3. 1905. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Mauretania on the slipway at Swan Hunters - Wallsend, Newcastle

Stern of the SS Mauretania on the slipway at Swan Hunters shipyard, Wallsend, c1906. (G L Drury Collection - Chief Electrical Engineer for NER). Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Launch of the Mauretania - Swan Hunter - Wallsend, Newcastle

Launch of the SS Mauretania from the slipway at Swan Hunters shipyard, Wallsend, c1906. (G L Drury Collection - Chief Electrical Engineer for NER. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection




Lifeboat deck of the Mauretania at Swan Hunters - Wallsend, Newcastle

View along lifeboat deck of SS Mauretania at Swan Hunters shipyard, Wallsend, c1906. (G L Drury Collection - Chief Electrical Engineer for NER). Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Cranes of Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardsons Shipyard - Wallsend, Newcastle

View from crane of Floating Dock under construction at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardsons Shipyard, Wallsend. (Photographed for Flannery, Baggally & Johnson). Ward Philipson Ref P167. Jan 1961. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipyard - Wallsend, Newcastle

Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson ship yard - Ship No 1785 on stocks. (Photographed for Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson). Feb 1950. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection





Launch of DAGLAND from Swan Hunter - Wallsend, Newcastle

Ship DAGLAND going down the ways during launch at Swans Shipyard, Wallsend. (Photographed for Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson). July 1952. Photo courtesy of Beamish Collection

Old Photos of North Shields Fish Quay

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North Shields Fish Quay a fishing port located close to the mouth of the River Tyne, in North Shields, 8 miles (13 km) east of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The quay began life in 1225 as a simple village of shielings (seasonal huts used by hunters or fishermen - the term appears in place names throughout Northumberland) around the Pow Burn (stream or river) from which the town of North Shields takes its name. The quay was originally located here to serve the nearby Tynemouth Castle and Priory. The original site is now largely derelict industrial land which lately belonged to the original Tyne Brand canning company.The pow Burn runs from nearby Northumberland Park and disappears underground at Tynemouth Road and the Metro urban transport line. It eventually reappears at the 'Gut' at the eastern end of the Fish Quay flowing into the Tyne.

The growth of North Shields was at one time restricted due to fear that it would take trade from neighbouring Newcastle upon Tyne, which was the region's leading port at the time and its Trade Guilds resented trade outside of the city, so much so that coal mined in North Shields within 300ft of the river had to be transported on land 8 miles to Newcastle to be loaded onto boats.

The most striking buildings are the now defunct High Lights and Low Lights lighthouses which, in the 18th and 19th centuries, provided a line of sight for vessels entering a fairly treacherous river mouth. Until the north and south piers were built many ships foundered on the treacherous rocks known as the 'Black Middens' which lie to the east of the quay and can be seen daily at low tide.

The site actually has an original Old High Lights and Low Lights as well as a slightly differently positioned later High Lights and Low Lights, so called because they were positioned low (at river level on the quay) and high (on the bank top some 150ft higher.

The quay is still a working fishing port with a trade fish market. Its proximity to the Dogger Bank has meant that a number of fishing boats from Whitby and elsewhere on the north east coast have relocated there.

Adjacent shops include many fresh fish outlets and fish processing, mainly crab and prawn, continue in industrial units.

The Quay was once the biggest kipper producer in the UK, but the fall in herring stocks has reduced the trade to a single smokery. A number of traditional smokehouses still exist but have been converted to other uses.

Today the area is best known nowadays for a lively collection of restaurants, pubs and gastropubs - great for traditional fish and chips!

Clifford's Fort, located on the Fish Quay was built in the 17th century (1672) as a coastal defence against the Dutch. The Fort also played a role during the Napoleonic Wars. The fort was named after Lord Clifford of Cabal. It is now a scheduled Ancient Monument. The old Low Lights building has been converted into a heritage centre as part of the recent improvement of Cliffords Fort.


Every Spring Bank Holiday (since 1987) the Fish Quay hosted a mammoth free family festival, with hundreds of stalls and entertainments stretching the full length of the Quay. The Fish Quay Festival generally has several stages featuring different styles of music from the area and around the world, along with copious amount of food, and the traditional "blessing of the fleet". The Festival was sponsored by the mobile phone company Orange in 2001 and 2002 and was known as the Orange WOW (Window on the World) festival at that time but they discontinued their support as part of a redirection of marketing when they were taken over by a French company. The 2001 was held over the weekend of 26-28 May. The line up included The Levellers and Arthur Brown.

The 2002 line up included performances from over 80 artists and bands from all over the world, including Bob Geldof and Iona. There were five stages of music - Jazz, Dance, World Music, folk music and local bands. It was the biggest free festival in Europe, attracting thousands of visitors.

Other headline acts over the years have included Jools Holland (1999 - aired on Radio 2), Eddi Reader, Paul Young and Asian Dub Foundation.

The festival was scaled back in 2003 and relocated to east of the Quay.

In 2006 North Tyneside Council decided not to hold the Fish Quay Festival, due mainly to the long-term redevelopment work (including construction work) that was ongoing on the Fish Quay - the original western Quay, over 100 years old, and built over the river was unsafe. A council report recommended that the future of the festival should be heritage based. The building work in the Fish Quay area was completed but the area was redesigned making it unsuitable for large scale events. The Mouth of The Tyne festival currently continues the local festival tradition. This annual free festival is held jointly between Tynemouth and South Shields and includes a world-class open-air concert at Tynemouth Priory.

Description courtesy of Wikipedia - North Shields Fish Quay


Plenty of modern day photos of North Shields Fish Quay and North Shields Lighthouses taken by me.



Herring Boat - Gratti
A Scottish herring boat ['Gratti' of Buckhaven] being manouvered at North Shields Fish Quay. c 1900




Low Lights Tavern North Shields c.1990s
Low Lights Tavern North Shields c.1990
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay North Shields North Tyneside 1969
North Shields Fish Quay 1969
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay Festival North Shields, c1987
North Shields Fish Quay Festival c1987
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay, North Shields, 1963
North Shields Fish Quay 1963
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay North Shields 1990s
North Shields Fish Quay 1990s
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Morning Catch Fish Quay North Shields 1969
Morning Catch North Shields Fish Quay 1969
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




North Shields fishwives C.1900
North Shields fishwives C.1900
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of North Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of North Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




North Shields Fish Quay pre 1896
North Shields Fish Quay pre 1896
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay North Shields c. 1900
North Shields Fish Quay c.1900
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay North Shields c. 1900
North Shields Fish Quay c.1900
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries



Fish Quay North Shields C. 1940
North Shields Fish Quay C. 1940
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay North Shields c. 1900
North Shields Fish Quay c. 1900
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of Norrth Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay, North Shields, 1963
North Shields Fish Quay 1963
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Undated photo of North Shields Fish Quay
Undated photo of North Shields Fish Quay
Photo courtesy of Ouseburn Trust




Stacking boxes on the Fish Quay North Shields c.1890
Stacking boxes on the North Shields Fish Quay c.1890
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




North Shields Fish Quay c.1890
North Shields Fish Quay c.1890
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Loading fish Fish Quay North Shields c.1890
Loading at North Shields Fish Quay c.1890
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Fish Quay North Shields c.1890
North Shields Fish Quay c.1890
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Herring boats Fish Quay North Shields c.1890
Herring boats at North Shields Fish Quay c.1890
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries




Links to more old photos of North Shields Fish Quay at Structural Images of the North East

Woolsington Hall

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Woolsington Hall is a Grade II listed country house in a 92-acre (37 ha) estate, in the village of Woolsington, north-west of Newcastle city centre. In addition to the hall, the stables and coach house, orangery, walled garden and east wing are Grade II listed.

The hall is not habitable and requires full restoration. It has been on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk register since 2002.

Woolsington Hall was the seat of the Bell family, landowners in Dinnington. In 1828 Matthew Bell, MP for Northumberland and Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland was listed as living at the hall. All four battalions of the 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade camped briefly at Woolsington Hall in May 1915. Conditions were bad at Woolsington Hall that many soldiers who lived locally went home rather than stay there. The brigade trained in trench fighting at nearby Ponteland, and paraded through Newcastle city centre before departing from Woolsington for Salisbury Plain.

Woolsington Hall was bought by businessman Sir John Hall's Cameron Hall Developments for £1.32 million in 1994. Since 1994 Hall has proposed several developments of the Woolsington site including a football academy for Newcastle United, which was later built in Little Benton. A luxury hotel and golf course was later planned for the Woolsington Hall estate. Hall was threatened with legal action by Newcastle City Council in 2005 unless he carried out repairs to Woolsington Hall.

The hall was put up for sale for £2 million in October 2012, but withdrawn from sale in May 2013. Due to the dereliction of the hall, it has been described by the Daily Telegraph as a "distressed asset". In 2013 the councillor for the Woolsington ward, George Pattison, said that “It is a complete waste for it to be standing empty. It is a beautiful building and has a lot of historical significance...If it could be restored to something of the calibre of the Mansion House in Jesmond then it would be a great asset to the ward.” The house was made weather tight in 2008.

Since 2002 the Woolington Hall estate has been on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk register. The register said that the hall "...is vacant and showing signs of roof failure." It is rated Category C by the register, defined as "Slow decay, no solution agreed".

The Leaze Gates, a set of two tonne monumental gates from Newcastle United F.C.'s St. James Park stadium, were stored in the grounds of Woolsington Hall until their restoration in August 2013. It had been hoped that they would form the entrance to a new football training centre at the hall.

Description harvested from Woolsington Hall - Wikipedia

Photos of Woolsington Hall from a 2009 visit can be found here Woolsington Village
























More info:
English Heritage - Woolsington Hall
Details emerge of five-star Woolsington Hall hotel proposal
Greenbelt campaigners say Woolsington Hall transformation will set a 'dangerous precedent'
Plans unveiled to turn historic Woolsington Hall into Newcastle's first five-star hotel

Old Photos of Shields Road, Byker

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Somewhere on my PC I have some more old photos of Shields Road but I can't find them at the minute. I will put them up on here when I find them.


Apollo Cinema Shields Road Byker 1956
Apollo Cinema, Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne 1956
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road Byker Newcastle Upon Tyne c.1910
Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne c.1910
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker 1908
Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne 1908
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Parrish's Store, Shields Road/Brinkburn Street, Byker
Parrish's Store, Shields Road/Brinkburn Street, Byker. Undated.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne
Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne. C. 1970
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Warkworth Street/Shields Road Byker
Warkworth Street/Shields Road, Byker. I'm pretty sure that is my Auntie Carol obscured by the boy.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Northern Counties Meat Company, Shields Road, Byker c.1907
Northern Counties Meat Company, Shields Road, Byker c.1907
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



St. Mark's Church, Shields Road, Newcastle upon Tyne c.1910
St. Mark's Church, Shields Road, Newcastle upon Tyne c.1910
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Bus Inspectors' Cabin, Shields Road/Heaton Road, Byker 1974
Bus Inspectors Cabin, Shields Road/Heaton Road, Byker 1974. Or, as we called it, The TARDIS!
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Apollo Cinema, Shields Road, Byker 1967
Apollo Cinema, Shields Road, Byker 1967
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Jacksons, Shields Road, Byker 1996
Jacksons, Shields Road, Byker 1996
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker 1974
Shields Road, Byker 1974
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker 1974
Shields Road, Byker 1974
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker 1996
Shields Road, Byker 1996. Very little changed here in almost 20 years.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker 1974
Shields Road, Byker 1974. The Raby on the far right.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Inman's Stores Ltd, Shields Road, Byker c.1900
Inman's Stores Ltd, Shields Road, Byker c.1900
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Apollo Cinema, Shields Road, Byker 1933
Apollo Cinema, Shields Road, Byker 1933
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Chemist, Shields Road, Byker
Chemist, Shields Road, Byker. Directly opposite The Raby.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker, 1982
Shields Road, Byker, 1982
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Hope and Anchor Inn. Now known as Jacksons
Hope and Anchor Inn. Now known as Jacksons
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



The Heaton Hotel, Shields Road/Brinkburn Street 1974
The Heaton Hotel, Shields Road/Brinkburn Street 1974
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker c.1910
Shields Road, Byker c.1910
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Odeon Cinema, Shields Road, Byker 1957-1958
Odeon Cinema, Shields Road, Byker 1957-1958. Where the petrol station is at the top.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



The Ford Arms, Shields Road, Byker 1967
The Ford Arms, Shields Road, Byker 1967. My local for a while in the late 80's.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road/Heaton Road, Byker. Mid 1970's
Shields Road/Heaton Road, Byker. Mid 1970's. My mam and my siter in this one!
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker
Shields Road, Byker. Note the Apollo was then a garage before demolition. Site now occupied by Morrisons.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Lord Clyde Hotel, Shields Road 1996
Lord Clyde Hotel, Shields Road, Byker 1996.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker c.1970
Shields Road/Raby Street, Byker c.1970. Nat West bank and Dampneys to the right which was to become Tandy.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



The Grace Inn, Robinson Street/Shields Road 1996
The Grace Inn, Robinson Street/Shields Road 1996
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Raby Hotel, Shields Road/Raby Street 1974
Raby Hotel, Shields Road/Raby Street 1974
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker c.1970
Shields Road, Byker c.1970. Sawyers on far right used to sell the best Saveloy Dips in the world.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Tap and Spile, Shields Road/Toward Street, Byker 1996
Tap and Spile, Shields Road/Toward Street, Byker 1996
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



The Blue Bell, Shields Road, Byker, 1996
The Blue Bell, Shields Road, Byker, 1996.
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Shields Road, Byker c.1904
Shields Road, Byker c.1904
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



O'Briens(The Heaton Hotel) Brinkburn Street/Shields Road, Byker 1996
O'Briens(The Heaton Hotel) Brinkburn Street/Shields Road, Byker 1996
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



Lipton Grocers, 222 Shields Road, Byker c.1920
Lipton Grocers, 222 Shields Road, Byker c.1920
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



St. Silas Church Workshop, Shields Road, Byker 1975
St. Silas Church Workshop, Shields Road, Byker 1975
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



The Grace Inn, Robinson Street/Shields Road, Byker 1996
The Grace Inn, Robinson Street/Shields Road, Byker 1996
Photograph courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.



A video slideshow of old photos of Shields Road.





More Information:
Remembering Byker Woolies’ Mr Corson and his Staff
Old Woolies fascia exposed as Byker Wetherspoon’s readies for October opening
Shields Road - Byker Lives. More old Photos.

Heaton Stannington v Darlington RA - Northern League Div 2 - 11th April 2015

Hebburn Town v Heaton Stannington - Northern League Div 2 - 18th April 2015


Wallsend Civic Hall Grounds 2015

Heaton Stannington v Ryton and Crawcrook Albion - Northern league Div 2 - 14th Feb 2015

Quayside Seaside 2015

Walker - Woodside Avenue

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2 rows of houses make up this very small estate in Low Walker overlooking the once thriving shipyards. According to the Your Homes Newcastle website, which probably needs updating...

Woodside Avenue is a small street south of the Eastfield estate, close to the river. There are 36 three bedroom terraced properties which are very popular. These houses have been improved internally and externally as part of the Modern Homes Programme and have a front and back garden. There is a residents group on this small estate.

Subsidence has become a major issue on the estate and it is deemed cheaper to demolish than repair. As of May 2015 there were 3 tenants left living on the estate and all the rest of the houses are boarded up.


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The Hoppings 2015

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Photos from a visit as soon as it opened on Friday afternoon when there was'nt many people around. I'll be going back to get some night photos on Tuesday.


























Back with some evening photos in a couple of days.

North East Sunday League Photographs

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Nothing much here at the moment but this page will contain links to last and next seasons North East Sunday League photos I've took.


All league games unless stated.

2014-15

2nd Nov Blakelaw v St Peters
9th Nov Willows v Heaton Meadowfield


Coming soon

16th Nov Daisy Hill v Springbank
23rd Nov St Peters v Blakelaw
30th Nov St Peters v Daisy Hill
7th Dec Heaton Meadowfield v Tyneview Pk
14th Dec Daisy Hill v Rising Sun
4th Jan Heaton Meadowfield v Blakelaw Towers
18th Jan Rising Sun v St Peters
25th Jan St Peters v Slatyford Tenants
08th Feb County Cup SF Rising Sun v North Shields Formica
15th Feb Westfield SC v Daisy Hill
22nd Feb MC Cup SF Lemington Social v Daisy Hill
01st March Blakelaw v Daisy Hill
08th March St Peters v Blue Star
15th March St Peters v Greenside
22nd March Daisy Hill v Willows
29th March Blue Star v Daisy Hill
05th April Cup Final Blakelaw v Springbank
09th April Blakelaw v Lemington Social
12th April County Cup F Rising Sun v Burradon New Fordley
14th April Blakelaw v Willows




2015-16

Blakelaw v St Peters 2nd November 2014

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Can't remember the score from this game but it was a blakelaw win. Let me know on Twitter if you know the score and I will add it here.






















9th November 2014 Willows v Heaton Meadowfield

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This was a cup game that went to extra time but I can't remember the score. I also had to leave before extra time and penalties.































Daisy Hill v Springbank Social 16th November 2014

Byker & St Peters v Blakelaw 23rd November 2014

Byker & St Peters v Daisy Hill 30th November 2014

Heaton Meadowfield v Tyneview Park 7th Dec 2014

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