Register to find out more and create your first album! Elsie Wilkinson recalls New York village in the first half of the 20th century as a thriving busy place with many shops and farms. Spuds was a nickname for holes in your socks around these times. In 2001, the population of South Shields was 82,854. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. Located between the excellently refurbished Marine Park (fantastic children's Park and a boating lake with swans and ducks) and the brilliant beach (with skate Park , basket ball courts). The whole structure is painted red and stands 49ft (15m) in height. We didnt play games, we couldnt because the beach was absolutely packed with people, you had to see it to believe it; this was before the war about 1938/39. It wasn't unusual to see a mouse come out of the corner of the classroom and lick the milk bottle tops. The sign reads Bainbridge, a century of service. This is a 35mm slide. Apparently, they had a bookman who got the best deal he could from each Captain, and this was shared with the gang. 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An example of the police/community interaction and relationship that existed in earlier years. Here are a couple of verses about their style of play. I got a chocolate biscuit when I went along to pay the bill at the end of the week. New housing estates and factories were built, bringing increased prosperity to the area. Room 11b, The Linskill Centre As a ship comes into the river, A foyboat man will then hook on, His job will never ever differ, For the mooring ropes he will don. The barracks were glorified mud huts, made with a combination of rubble, straw, soil and camel dung. This is a 35mm slide. celebrations-events my-life transport working-life. It was full of sticklebacks and wed spend many happy hours there fishing. These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. She found four happy children covered in mud and also the walls and ceiling of the sty had been redecorated in mud. A great experience, a wonderful day and a very happy memory. Giant leeks were put on show after much secret feeding and top dressing. The new look was the replacement of high neck tunics with collar and tie. The knitted ones were terrible once you got into the water they were just around your ankles. 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s. Along with Ronnie himself and his, "It is time for art to flow into the organisation of life." Featuring The old woman who lived in a shoe. this is a festive display for children at Callers department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. We all felt we had done something good. My cousins had knitted bathing costumes. Elsie Wilkinson recalls her schooldays and teachers in New York village. WHITBY TOWN v EVENWOOD TOWN NORTHERN LEAGUE 15/4/1960. If you had no money, we used rubber from old inner tubes. [1] The Old Town Hall [ edit] The first town hall celebrations-events childhood pastimes-entertainment schooldays. [106] Previous incumbents of the constituency's seat include former cabinet ministers like David Clark and Chuter Ede, the latter acting as Home Secretary in Clement Attlee's post-war government for 6 years. The length of your dress was measured with your shoes on, and it had to have so many pleats round. I loved Collingwood Infant School. Young as we were, you knew that if a funeral parade was going to pass you, you kept still and silent until it had passed. South Shields ( English: / ilz /) is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Open today: 11:00 - 20:00. A poetic look back at a trip from Newcastle to the coast in the 1920s. We heard the drone of the engines first, coming from the sky. 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. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. At eighteen she was called up for the army where she served on ack-ack guns. Elsie Wilkinson recalls work and family life in New York village in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. I remember a gramophone that had to be wound up to play records. When I stayed in hospital for operations I used to run messages for the staff, just to keep me occupied. On Saturday morning I used to clean six doorsteps in our street and put rubbing stone on the edges. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. A bomb had hit a coal shed containing ten tons of coal, which duly vaporised, covering all who ventured out with coal dust. Watch. This is a 35mm slide. 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 My first memory was of a Christmas morning, possibly my fourth year. The date was 3 September 1939. I then let down the hem of my evening skirt, which had been pinned up clear of the bicycle chain with safety pins. [56], The Old Town Hall, a square building of 1768, provides the centrepiece of the Market Place and closes the vista along King Street. childhood local-history other royal-family transport wartime working-life. I never had to contradict a customer, because the customer was always right. The beaches were full of people. I knew something unusual was going on - my Mother was still in bed at lunchtime! celebrations-events my-life transport wartime working-life. I can recall, in canny Shields, the fish-quay and the football-fields, the sound of sirens in the night, the air-raid shelter, small and tight. It was taken in 1966. The photograph shows a bear Band in a winter wonderland display at Callers department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is a 35mm slide. In Egypt the camp had three large search lights and around the perimeter fence were forty dugouts with a guard in each one. 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!' I was born in my grandparents' home. It was taken in 1963. Our mothers would send us for hot water to the kiosk for their tea - we had pop. NRA 26003 Mather family of Newcastle upon Tyne: deeds and papers. Historic Maps of South Shields and the local area. Thank goodness for the arrival of the flyover at Forest Hall in 1964. Don't miss other visitors' Memories and maybe connect with those who have shared their memories - you may even know the names, or learn more about the locality. 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!. The town's extensive network of strategic footpaths and cycle routes includes the Sea to Sea Cycle Route and National Cycle Route 1. It dawned on me I was being trained to be a housewife. South Tyneside Historic Maps Online Contact us. In the winter, shirts used to get stiff with the cold; you could take them off the line and stand them up in the kitchen. A to Z. Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane The smell of burning coal and oil and the noise of the roaring engine will be with me forever, The waiting room it was great, just like entering a toaster as the fire was blazing away, I don't remember when I first learnt to read. I probably still hold the record for detention in a single term. It was easy to spend five evenings watching the latest films on offer. The town is a popular seaside resort with multiple landmarks and tourist attractions. South Shields Town Hall was built. childhood shops-shopping wartime working-life. At night their six exhausts spouted blue flames, rather like a steam organ but more spectacular. Now Sundays was always the best to visit for stotties and scones were getting cooked. South Shields is also home of the oldest provincial newspaper in the UK, the Shields Gazette.[38]. #7 of 24 things to do in South Shields. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. I still go to the Procession of Witness in Wallsend and I think Ive been to every one since I was a little girl. In the early days they did not weigh the fish and you had to be able to judge the weight and quality before deciding a price. We would go three or four times a week, sometimes twice on Monday. childhood my-life pastimes-entertainment working-life. Shortly after this period, whole families were summoned to the King Edwards School to be fitted for gas masks. A Whitley Bay resident recalls when she first moved into her home with her husband and baby in 1947. A birthday party was a big event because you were bombarded with presents. We didnt really play games. Approximately 1 in 4 of these men was of Yemeni background. It was taken in 1964. [9] In the 1850s 'The Tyne Improvement Commission' began to develop the river, dredging it to make it deeper and building the large, impressive North and South Piers[10] to help prevent silt build up within the channel. Our sergeant was determined to make us into first class soldiers. This is a 35mm slide. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. I went to Queen Victoria School. On washing days two families shared a wash house where there was a tub pos-stick and a boiler. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts. Population data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census return classifies South Shields as a medium-sized coastal town. Notable buildings in and around the town include: Work on the North and South Tyne Piers was begun in 1854 by the newly formed Tyne Improvement Commission, for the protection of shipping entering and leaving the river. [37], A notable landmark in the town is the reconstructed Roman fort and excavations of the ancient Arbeia Roman Castra. The UKs leading archive and publisher of local photographs A Christmas display in Callers department store, Newcastle upon Tyne. . Peter Lish left the ABC South Shields in July 1980 and I (who had . celebrations-events shops-shopping working-life. 1915. This is a 35mm slide. Plenty of rides and arcades for people of all ages. We flooded 30 sq yds of the golf course - but not a green, fortunately! I can still remember to this day the smell of the tobacco released from a freshly opened tin. We had to bath in a zinc bath in front of the coal fire or a bath in the poss-tub on a washday. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s, During the air raids, we used to use the culvert. He would try a medication, new on the market, Penicillin MB693 tablets. Take a look at our selection of old historic maps based upon South Shields earsdon monkseaton west-monkseaton whitley-bay. It consists of an upper hexagonal part (including the lantern) of wood and corrugated iron construction, sitting on twelve cylindrical steel legs. During the war National flour was packed in cloth bags, so we unpicked them, hemmed them round and used the flour bag handkerchiefs all during the war. Once you jumped in that was it, you turned instant blue, fighting to breathe because the water was that cold. 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. He had coke for eyes, a row of coal for a mouth and a carrot for a nose. 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. 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s. This is the decorated Christmas window of the Woods store in South Shields. It was taken in 1963. Sign up for our newsletters. It shows a childrens window display in Callers store, Newcastle upon Tyne. I was allowed to walk under the bellies of the 'Gentle Giants' and help feed them. [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. celebrations-events childhood health house-home pastimes-entertainment. This is a 35mm slide. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s, You went along to the dairy and bought your milk from the churn. At Christmas you got nuts as well. If youve never enjoyed a Minchellas ice cream, a stroll along its breathtaking cliffs, or tucked into a curry on the towns Ocean Road, take a trip down there. The platform at the former South Shields Metro station is situated on a bridge directly above King Street the town's main shopping area. The bag was really heavy and on Sundays I needed two, which were even heavier! Imagine the futility of car spotting these days. They are playing the Stars and Stripes! Salvation Army, free from sin, we all went to heaven in a corned beef tin. All images courtesy of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. We were the first firm in Whitley Bay to work a five day week. Our 'made-up' chant at sports events was "Western - the best 'un! I lived on Goathland Ave. near Eccleshaw shops, most of my family still live in Benton. We had lovely glass toys and tin candle holders which dripped on the branches. There is a National Express coach service direct to London. When the coalman came you had to run out and take all the washing back in again. The arcade of Callers store, Newcastle upon Tyne. 0.99 + 1.25 Postage. I took a coal lorry to the test centre to take my test. 1884-1932 The Shields Daily Gazette and Shipping Telegraph. We went on long walks with our grandfather, who always carried a 'poke' to collect scrap metal. Parcels for the station, thrown from passing trains, sometimes missed and ended up in our garden! As a treat, on Sunday afternoons, my parents took my brother and myself on a tram trip to Throckley. Local bus routes are operated by Stagecoach North East and Go North East, which are planned to integrate with Metro services. I did and I chose my own staff to work with me. Now there was always a scramble for the bag because inside the scone you would find a silver coin. We saw them go up and we saw them come down! My father wasn't impressed - he was busy with the roses in the front garden. The Roman garrison built a fort here around AD 160[2] and expanded it around AD 208 to help supply their soldiers along Hadrian's Wall as they campaigned north beyond the Antonine Wall. Children were encouraged to help out by potato picking. Once it was in full blaze the roar coming out of the pipe was like a jet engine, then at the same time the pipe would start to rattle like mad. Mat making was an example of people pulling together during hard times. It shows the festive lights of Fenwicks department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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. The Jungle was certainly a rough and tumble sort of place. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. For great art and culture delivered to your door, visit our shop. 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. This is a 35mm slide. celebrations-events childhood games house-home my-life pastimes-entertainment schooldays transport working-life. At the turn of the 19th century the celebrated Jewish resort area started in the Sullivan and Ulster County Catskills. It was harder work than keeping the Christmas rush satisfied. [100][101] In 2005 they had an Intermediate Cup run and got to Twickenham but were beaten by Morley R.F.C. Download this free history of the Collection. The ones I had between five and ten were better than the rest! We used to bathe. Recently, the town were also represented by Harton & Westoe C.W. [54], A prominent landmark is South Shields Town Hall, built 19051910, a sumptuous building "the most convincing expression in the county of Edwardian prosperity". Honour satisfied, we became friends again. 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. It was hard for families to make the decision about evacuating their children. 1968/69 SOUTH SHIELDS V GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY - NPL CUP. Cheerfulness kept creeping in." buildings celebrations-events childhood local-history music. [29], In 2009, the detective series George Gently, based on the novels by Alan Hunter, portrayed the Yemeni integration in a 1960s setting.[30]. I used to carry the cot into the shelter, also the insurance policies and three babies bottles wrapped in blankets. A pioneer project, both locally and nationally. This is a night time view of Binns department store Christmas window in Newcastle upon Tyne. We built sandcastles, got buried in the sand, and collected crabs we took them back to the cottage but they always died. A friend and I used to make a yearly pilgrimage especially to see what was in Fenwick's window that year. My mother used to let me keep the tiddlers in an old bowl in the back garden. We covered the shelter with soil from the park and my dad put an armour plated door on it. [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. Our childhood memories remain the best, the happy times, fantastic, It was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. The Shields Ferry carries tens of thousands of commuters and pleasure trippers each year. When there was a ship in distress a rocket was fired and the men had to stop what they were doing and rush to the brigade house. If he missed the train (which he often did) he would come back from the station and incredibly get back into bed for half an hour. I can still remember the doorbell tinkle as you opened the door. Register to find out more and create your first album! The snowman my granddad built for me lasted for weeks. The resultant play RIOT was staged at the venue in 2005 and 2008. We discovered life and eventually became adults. 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 . South Shields has always had a sizeable Arab community dating back to the 1890s. The parky would shout at us if we pushed the swings too hard or too high. New housing estates and factories were built, bringing increased prosperity to the area. I had a weeks holiday from school, then went straight into the yards. A photograph taken in Binns Department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. The officers served the turkey dinner to the men. Only one bomb hit us, but horribly it was plumb on the focsle. We would take our dolls and prams and dress up in our mothers' high heels. This is a 35mm slide. It was taken in 1965. You can go on the rides. The face workers, the elite, spent the shift on their knees in 4'6" of height, shovelling coal onto a conveyer belt. The photos were taken by South Shields amateur photographer Ronald Sanderson and his wife Mabel and given to the South Shields Museum . It was a haven for all the lads in the village. Migration came from up the River Tyne, with other migrants from rural County Durham, Northumberland, Scotland and Ireland. This is a 35mm slide. those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and The dairyman took his horse and cart every morning to North Shields Railway Station to collect the churns of fresh milk, 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s. When he wasn't flying around the room he was on my head being carried. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. [105] It is currently held by Emma Lewell-Buck who won the seat in a by-election held on 3 May 2013 which had been triggered by the retirement from politics of the previous incumbent David Miliband, who had served as Foreign Secretary in the government of Gordon Brown. 9 shillings a month. They handed over their wages every week and an allowance was given to each of them. Posts. Going to "the threepenny squash" picture house. Matinee Selection or Empire Selection were my favourite. Champion, Dads got a smile on his face a mile wide, so he must have got a good rebate. At 11 am the guns sound the start of the two minutes silence. My Dad made a refrigerator in the garden. St. Petersburg. South Shields Town Hall is a Grade II listed building on Westoe Road in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. Ronnie.I'm not going to ask WHY you've no socks onGoodnight! Registered charity no. They would come, marching into Appleby Street in North Shields just like a squad of soldiers on parade. No hospital exam was necessary then. Callers closed in the early 1980s. The boiler would need to be lighted early morning. South Shields plays host to an annual free summer festival and each autumn the town is the seaside finish to the week as well as public gala shows at the Customs House.