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 I was a Ward Maid in a couple of local hospitals. We just thought it was a great song. Health warnings there were none. Approximately 1 in 4 of these men was of Yemeni background. 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. St. Petersburg. 0.99 + 2.75 Postage. When it came to job satisfaction you were spoilt for choice! The Church of the Good Shepherd has been a haven for me - so full of wonderful memories of people and clergy. From HMS Ganges I got my first posting to a ship - but what a ship! We fed them and befriended them, gave them a football to kick around on the lawn. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. 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. 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. Im still friendly with some of them now. South Tyneside includes the towns of South Shields, Hebburn and Jarrow and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn. We used to invade the cinema and fidget about upstairs, munching appalling concoctions of sticky goo. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. celebrations-events childhood my-life schooldays. These holidays were great fun and helped us to get to know each other well, even though we only met a couple of times a year. South Shields has always had a sizeable Arab community dating back to the 1890s. of When you need a smoke and you are both a kid and skint, dog end collecting sure saved the day. I knew something unusual was going on - my Mother was still in bed at lunchtime! 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. The Yemeni are the first, settled Muslim community in Britain and have been used to justify multiculturalism.[25]. GREETZ June bausfield van der zee email adress jrbausfield@hotmail.com. At Hawkey's Lane pool we would have a lesson in the freezing cold water, after the leaves had been scooped off the surface, We didn't write with pen and paper, we had sand trays and used to use our forefinger to write the words. The town hosts traditional, continental and farmers' markets and has high street of shops. The yard belonged to Catty Nelly and the cats and kittens were her kids so to speak. As the saying goes, here today and gone tomorrow! When she was eighteen years old Elizabeth joined the Womens Timber Corps. The damage, seen in daylight, was sheer devastation. Do I have the right time period? The ones I had between five and ten were better than the rest! Before 1820, South Shields was a predominantly sparse hamlet and village based rural economy with some small-scale shipbuilding, glass making and salt processing along the riverside. a larger than life lady who laughed a lot and knew lots of people, we would go to the Prince of Wales pub for 3 o clock, waiting for the Trimmers coming out and ask have you got any bait mister?, childhood house-home my-life pastimes-entertainment, A Whitley Bay resident remembers working as an apprentice tailor in the 1930s and 40s. Yes I have a dark side, doesnt everyone? [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. I really missed my lovely friends and neighbours when we moved into a house with a bathroom and a garden and a dog. Ellen thought that when she went to the corner shop on the corner of Rudyerd Street for her mother that the shopping she got was free! Folded sheet maps covering South Shields area are available. I became an Associate of the London College of Music and taught piano locally until I was 84 years old. St Cuthbert's (North Shields) Catholic Church football team. We always smelt of camphorated oil, no matter what time of year it was. This is a 35mm slide. 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. The officers served the turkey dinner to the men. It shows the illuminated Christmas windows of the Westoe Road cooperative store in South Shields. The centrepiece was the Hall, a grand building for indoor games, paid for by the miners. Matt Hancock made revealing admissions as he spoke about his memoir to a team of top lawyers. You cleaned your teeth with salt. The floor and windows would all move in time to the music. I was given brown paper steeped in vinegar to cure my headache. My cousins had knitted bathing costumes. My grandmother never drank, but always carried a miniature bottle of brandy in her shopping bag for medicinal purposes. 3.99 + 1.75 Postage. Theres the Boys Brigade, lets give them what forOnward Christian Soldiers. This is a mens gift display in Binns department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. We heard the drone of the engines first, coming from the sky. The principal architect and engineer was James Walker, until his death in 1862 (whereupon John F. Ure took over). New housing estates and factories were built, bringing increased prosperity to the area. See more ideas about old photos, local history, olds. Something went wrong, please try again later. The population of the South Tyneside Metropolitan borough had decreased from 152,785 in 2001, to 148,127 in 2011. I used to take 4d to buy soup and a sweet at the British Legion Canteen which was opposite the school. You can also support us by signing up to our Mailing List. The beaches were full of people. All the horsemen would spend hours making paper tissue flowers and decorate the harnesses with them. 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). See the 1960s; Share | Add to Watch list. We had to bath in a zinc bath in front of the coal fire or a bath in the poss-tub on a washday. I remember one day a tram went out of control and ran all the way down Borough Road. Peter Lish left the ABC South Shields in July 1980 and I (who had . Callers closed in the early 1980s. The town slopes gently from Cleadon Hills down to the river. [26] Throughout April and early May 2008, the BALTIC Arts Centre in Gateshead chronicled the Yemeni community of South Shields, including interviews with the last remaining survivors of the first Yemeni generation. To buy nostalgia books from ncjMedia, call Reader Offers on (0191) 2016000, or call in to our Front Reception, Groat Market, Newcastle. celebrations-events my-life transport working-life. Washing up was a male domain on Christmas Day. My father wasn't impressed - he was busy with the roses in the front garden. First impressions might not seem to be up to much but we like to take the kids on the odd Friday night when alot of the rides for the little ones are only 1 after 5pm they have a whale of a time and we usually go for chips and a walk along the beach while we are there. Then we come to the jewel in the crown - "The Chute". It is presumed to originate from the town's beach and history.[38]. childhood house-home transport working-life. Everything was dwarfed by the Esso Northumbria, which was so long you could see neither the top nor the other end. Amberley Publishing. The Two Ronnies and me (Lex) met at infant school in Percy Main Primary School in 1941 and we now play golf together every week. Open today: 11:00 - 20:00. Along with Ronnie himself and his, "It is time for art to flow into the organisation of life." Newcastle upon Tyne Gary. She was dressed all in black, quite frightening to us, but it never put us off buying her toffee. The coal was frozen solid in the railway trucks and could not be delivered on time to people. The exhibition depicted the Yemeni story as an example of early successful multi-cultural integration in Britain, as well as showcasing the high-profile 1977 visit by Muhammad Ali. In 2007, it imported two million tonnes of coal. A new book - South Shields In The 1950s - throws light on a crucial chapter in the town's history. . My grandfather walked each day to and from the pit, a distance of approximately five miles. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. 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When the bath was out the cleanest (least dirty) members of the family got bathed first, leaving grandad to get in last, with all his coal dirt. The local authority (South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council) is also controlled by Labour. 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. The first-foot had to be tall dark and masculine. 1901, Popular Edition It dawned on me I was being trained to be a housewife. Posts. It was hard for families to make the decision about evacuating their children. Our family was poor as pee but all I remember is having fun. The main reason for the Yemeni arrival was the supply of seamen, such as engine room firemen, to British merchant vessels. Dumpers (cigarette butts), picked up from the streets and re-rolled, provided a smoke. of South Shields, Q: What are salliers? Our sergeant was determined to make us into first class soldiers. They currently play in the Durham & Northumberland 3rd Division, the ninth tier of the English rugby union pyramid[99]. 1884-1932 The Shields Daily Gazette and Shipping Telegraph. The store, which is now branded as John Lewis Newcastle, moved to its current site in 1974, but the company dates back to 1838. Going to "the threepenny squash" picture house. A shovel full of coals was brought upstairs, still merrily burning, to ignite the newspaper and sticks tidily laid in the grate. If you sold 200.00 of toys it meant you had a good pay, because you got a good commission. The troop ship continues on its way across the azure blue of the Mediterranean to my destination Port Said. Newcastle could be baking hot but by the time you got to the beach it could be misty and murky. 1911. Now and again you would wake up through the night and want a jimmy riddle. One year my father decided to bring a caravan over to the North East and the first port of call was up near St Marys Island. The town became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. There is evidence that the site was used in the early post-Roman period as a British settlement. My mother used to let me keep the tiddlers in an old bowl in the back garden. Gateshead v South Shields Northern Counties Lge 1961/2. This is a 35mm slide. All images courtesy of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. The large procession escorted the Bishop into the new church. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. At 11 am the guns sound the start of the two minutes silence. Gift time at Binns. This is a 35mm slide. It was taken in 1966. Hills the hardware shop was an Aladdins cave. 9 shillings a month. . Sure enough there were a couple of beady red eyes staring at us. God help those who left prams outside - well we had to have our bogie wheels! Copyright Frith Content Inc 1998-2023. In the 70s, corporal punishment was allowed, and I was 'sentenced' to two belts from a large leather strap. Our childhood memories remain the best, the happy times, fantastic, It was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. She has been there for hundreds of years and she will be there for hundreds of years yet. A man would come with a big barrel full of vinegar and sell it by pouring you a pint. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. I spent a happy time there in the infants and senior school. Sometimes I would run to school and use the bus fare to buy sweets or broken biscuits at Kidd's shop. from Yorkshire. Any child who had freckles could get in free. This is a 35mm slide. We just romped about the place as youngsters never thinking of time we just played and played and played. All of a sudden there was this hand on my shoulder; it was the policeman, 'if you do that again you're in trouble'. I was seven years old on September 3rd 1939, the very day that Britain, and my mother, declared war on Adolf Hitler! Friends visited specially so they could go to our shops. Poultices on boils - hot bread or onion and sugar. The casino in La Strada (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn) 1963 advertisement for La Strada (courtesy of Rob Quinn) A walk of interest, history, beauty and nostalgia to me, now aged 87. I travelled quite often on the North/South Shields ferry, Of course your blackberries always had worms in when they were picked. It shows the gift display in a ladies fashion shop on Saville Row, Newcastle upon Tyne. [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. childhood house-home pastimes-entertainment shops-shopping transport. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park. To me as a small child, about 6 or 7, the sea was wilder. It was taken in 1966. Newcastle upon Tyne What life was like in South Tyneside 60 years ago - pictures of Marsden Grotto, South Shields fair and the Horsley Hill Hotel in the 1950s and 1960s Another selection of poignant photos of. The manager took pity on us and offered us a barn with clean straw by way of accommodation. Today, the Yemeni population of South Shields numbers around 1,000. At lunch time I used to go out to the YMCA, which put on a good meal on the top floor. 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. 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. flexible offerings for business. These colliers would run from the river Tyne down to Battersea power station. 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]. They would come, marching into Appleby Street in North Shields just like a squad of soldiers on parade. I told them I have to live here and they have to come into my shop so they got more friendly. This is a 35mm slide. He had coke for eyes, a row of coal for a mouth and a carrot for a nose. 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. 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. North Shields my-life shops-shopping transport working-life. You can go on the rides. I had often used the old B.A. buildings celebrations-events childhood local-history music. childhood my-life pastimes-entertainment working-life. Our 'made-up' chant at sports events was "Western - the best 'un! It was taken in 1962. Here are I would sit in the front of the van next to a small sink where the driver could wash his hands. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. I used to love to go out with the carts and then take the horses to their stables, childhood house-home my-life working-life. 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. Nice choice of rides and little But as we got older we used to find our way along to the Spanish City. Went there all the time in the 60s. You would occasionally hear an announcement Weve got a little boy with red hair, 5 years old and hes lost his mummy. Beyond 1820 and into the Industrial Revolution, South Shields expanded into an Urban settlement built around shipbuilding and coal mining. My childhood was an idyllic one and St. Josephs played a major part in this. cullercoats north-shields tynemouth whitley-bay. A friend and I used to make a yearly pilgrimage especially to see what was in Fenwick's window that year. We were the first firm in Whitley Bay to work a five day week. Matinee Selection or Empire Selection were my favourite. The baker bought ingredients for his gorgeous pasties from the local butcher and greengrocer. Everyone used to get excited about Good Friday coming along. Old historic images are the aim of the group, but more modern images are acceptable provided there is relevant historic detail attached to them. It was taken in 1962. When it came to our dancing lessons, Miss Laverick was certainly one of the best, She was the John Travolta of her day, Knocking spots of all of the rest, You always felt that she was muttering those immortal words, one to me, lads!.