You know that lad, he wants to meet you, but I said, I dont know him!. We were young and indestructible. All of a sudden there was this hand on my shoulder; it was the policeman, 'if you do that again you're in trouble'. Dumpers (cigarette butts), picked up from the streets and re-rolled, provided a smoke. I was born in my grandparents' home. Decorating the tree was a very happy, cosy sort of time, rounded off with a glass of sherry. One man in Crawford Place even built himself a motor launch in his garden. Suddenly the bull gave a great bellow and jumped out of the wagon, straight into the crowd of people. Since The best player was Lottie Fleetwood, she would pound out the songs and we would all sing along. South Shields RFC have been playing at Grosvenor Road, South Tyneside College since they were formed in 1956. A trip to the movie theatre was a place for boys to meet girls and girls to meet boys - a place for relationships to begin that would last a lifetime. Leg tan was a thick liquid and you had to keep it even or you had blotchy legs. It shows the illuminated Christmas windows of the Westoe Road cooperative store in South Shields. Stone Age arrow heads and an Iron Age round house have been discovered on the site of Arbeia Roman Fort. Health warnings there were none. I was lucky enough to land a job selling both the Chronicle and Gazette papers for a man called Johnny. 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This is the Broadlooms Christmas display window. Along with Ronnie himself and his, "It is time for art to flow into the organisation of life." As the saying goes, here today and gone tomorrow! Maps of different years, series and scales available to browse and buy. The Hoyer - The man who for the time being was throwing coins. I used to carry the cot into the shelter, also the insurance policies and three babies bottles wrapped in blankets. Folded sheet maps covering South Shields area are available. We always wore our new Easter finery for the event. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park Sea Road, South Shields NE33 2LD, England. This building has hardly changed since it was built in 1837, They would sometimes come in sets of say, animals or cars or motorbikes, It was always sunny for some unknown reason it always was. Nice choice of rides and little That was what we called wellingtons when we were kids. My father wasn't impressed - he was busy with the roses in the front garden. Events. I had a weeks holiday from school, then went straight into the yards. Ho now,s Thomas Bousfield and his wife polly.frederik str number 10 He was a chip bilder and was often in pub ureka at frederik str Pleas let me now and if ther is a foto show me Pleas. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. When I was 15 years old I went to the Maternity Hospital on the Green, Wallsend as a nurse cadet. There was a lost childrens tent where you had to go. Explore the areas you know before the railways, roads and places you know became what they are today. The ground floor is open with arches on each side (and a central pillar which predates the rest of the structure); the enclosed first floor has pitched roof, topped by a wooden bell turret. [5] These raids were done to aid their ongoing siege of the heavily fortified Newcastle upon Tyne, and in a bid to control the River Tyne, and the North, and the Shields siege helped cause their battalions to maneuver south to York;[5] this may have also led to a brief winter skirmish on the outskirts of Boldon, though the topography is not favourable for a battle.[7]. We had huge stocks of tinned food in the back shop - enough to feed the area for two weeks following any invasion. The wall separated the schoolyard from the old cemetery. It was taken in 1965. Imagine the futility of car spotting these days. The Port of Tyne headquarters and international freight terminal are located at Tyne Dock in South Shields. celebrations-events childhood schooldays transport. It is the fourth largest settlement in Tyne and Wear; after Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Gateshead.[1]. I used to hold concerts and buy wool for people to knit for the forces. 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. There are If you took the lemonade bottle back you got a penny. Colliery. 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. I remember once my sister got lost and my father went to find her she came back but he didnt so we went to find him and he was in front of the punch and Judy watching the show. It was taken in 1965. How could anyone make such a mess of the traditional hot cross bun? His nurse had to bar the door to stop us escaping. The store, which is now branded as John Lewis Newcastle, moved to its current site in 1974, but the company dates back to 1838. 1884-1932 The Shields Daily Gazette and Shipping Telegraph. You go for this and you go for that no matter who your dad was. There used to be tons upon tons of sprats swimming up and down the river then. Other Viking ships were uncovered in South Shields Denmark Centre and nearby Jarrow. Every Sunday School attendance earned a stamp depicting a story from the Gospels. This might sound daft but you understood each other perfectly. It was taken in 1966. The majority of the people living in South Shields are descendants of those who migrated and settled in the area during the Industrial Revolution in order to work in expanding coalmines and shipyards. 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!' 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. Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane Since I could not show my feelings in the same way he could not show his. Anything that stayed still got painted white, We were hanging on to an empire, they were fighting for independence. When I stayed in hospital for operations I used to run messages for the staff, just to keep me occupied. celebrations-events my-life pastimes-entertainment. This will bring up all of the stories that you can listen to. Elsie Wilkinson recalls work and family life in New York village in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. After the sales, we were drafted upstairs to dust the fixtures. There was always something going on at the Rocket. Linskill Terrace At the same time the South Shields lights were themselves fully automated, with the addition of standby diesel alternators and automatic lamp changers. This is a 35mm slide. Whether it be the presence of Romans in ancient times, the arrival of a vibrant Arab population, or the towns industrial past, South Shields has a diverse history. When hailstones showered on the roof, the film sound track was lost. Its worth cooking a Christmas dinner and putting it to one side for the next day just to fry it! It was taken in 1963. This is a 35mm slide. Ordnance Survey, Revised New Colour Series, Download this free history of the Collection. This is a 35mm slide. If you had no money, we used rubber from old inner tubes. The first showing of these films was on a white bed sheet propped up at the bottom of the yard. The river at this time was bursting at the seams with ships carrying cargo or being repaired. We would go three or four times a week, sometimes twice on Monday. How Many uses was the Penny Daily paper put to? We found out later that the fumes could be dangerous. You didnt go to dances to meet anyone, just to dance. 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. In the ninth century, Scandinavian peoples made Viking raids on monasteries and settlements all along the coast, and later conquered the Anglian Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia, who hailed from Angelnen in Denmark (modern day Germany). We had to find them. enquiry@rememberingthepast.co.uk, Remembering the Past Carried out with complete disregard for his own personal safety. We always smelt of camphorated oil, no matter what time of year it was. childhood pastimes-entertainment transport. I can remember going to Redheads, on the High Street, to get the accumulator charged, which meant carrying a container of sulphuric acid around! It was taken in 1963. When it was too dark to play we sat and told ghost stories. 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. The town's museum & art gallery, includes a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and times of Catherine Cookson. Here I was, the year 1958, a boy in mans boots doing guard patrols on the Russian Border. We would take our dolls and prams and dress up in our mothers' high heels. If you sold 200.00 of toys it meant you had a good pay, because you got a good commission. People who viewed this item also viewed. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. As with many other North East towns, much has changed in South Shields as the decades have passed. Once up and ready off we would go with two borrowed shovels and a brush to start our front door cleaning. Beyond 1820 and into the Industrial Revolution, South Shields expanded into an Urban settlement built around shipbuilding and coal mining. We would eat the eggs no matter what state they were in. 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. This is a 35mm slide. Shops with every type of wine, Welch's and Maynards for toffee, Boots the Chemist, and opposite, Williamson & Hogg who roasted coffee. During the war, there was a shortage of paper and you sometimes had to take a large dish or dishes in place of paper. 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. The new church was open in time for Easter Sunday 1956. I met my husband at the Prudhoe Street Mission. The photos were taken bySouth Shields amateur photographer Ronald Sanderson and his wife Mabel and given to the South Shields Museum following his death more than 20 years ago. Giant leeks were put on show after much secret feeding and top dressing. I was seven years old on September 3rd 1939, the very day that Britain, and my mother, declared war on Adolf Hitler! With turbans on our heads, what a laugh we had. 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. A new book - South Shields In The 1950s - throws light on a crucial chapter in the town's history. Later controversially removed and the bodies interred elsewhere. 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. It would stand on the bench, enamel white and trimmed with dolphin blue, I was there, the day the Tyne Bridge was opened, This was the nickname of a corner, Down on the North Shields fish quay, Some visitors were local buskers, Who drank stuff stronger than tea. I was assigned to the toilet department and had appalling visions of being surrounded by mountains of toilet rolls. childhood schooldays shops-shopping working-life. Now finally let me introduce our Picture Palace, if my memory serves me right it was a building with a tin roof. If you enjoy what we do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. [56], The Old Town Hall, a square building of 1768, provides the centrepiece of the Market Place and closes the vista along King Street. 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. 12.99. He had coke for eyes, a row of coal for a mouth and a carrot for a nose. Wed go down wearing a swimsuit. 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. Now and again you would wake up through the night and want a jimmy riddle. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. They also have a women's team who play in the fifth tier of the Women's pyramid, the North East Regional Women's League Premier Division. 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. Beware of the pointed finger - you could never tell if it was loaded! Local schooling is generally regarded as being very good, which is reflected in continuing improvements to school results and independent inspections. A great success with over 700 people attending. We woke up to the smell of egg, bacon, sausage and black pudding frying. They include: South Shields F.C. 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. The Kppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[15]. Today, the Yemeni population of South Shields numbers around 1,000. During the summer of 1946 the Royal Family were in residence at Balmoral when Ron and a few of his mates were selected for royal duties. flexible offerings for business. The large procession escorted the Bishop into the new church. Here are If it was a cowboy picture they would play fast, if it was a love scene the music would be slow and romantic. Manufacturing and ship repair/engineering are other significant sectors. The shipyard men had their own distinctive tea cans and red and white spotted bait hankies. With an almighty swipe, I swung my leg and bang! You always tried to duck down so as not to be seen, for some strange reason. We used to invade the cinema and fidget about upstairs, munching appalling concoctions of sticky goo. It has six miles of coastline and three miles of river frontage, dominated by the massive North and South Piers at the mouth of the Tyne. more. 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. of This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom. On Sundays a big crowd of people used to gather at Marshis Ice Cream Parlour at the top of the High Street. Kitty Brightwells memories of living in Jesmond Dene in the 1930s. 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 . Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. It was a huge machine and a special room had to be prepared. I couldnt wish it on my worst enemy or anybody in the world. An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. They are a number of trade related landmarks: this includes the headquarters, warehouse and factory of the fashion company Barbour; the Customs House theatre and arts venue and the historic Mill Dam riverside. 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The boiler would need to be lighted early morning. But hang on, angels dont have a brass band do they? This is a 35mm slide. This is a 35mm slide. Spuds was a nickname for holes in your socks around these times. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This newspaper is published by Johnston Press plc in South Shields, Durham, England . Our aim is to encourage people, either living in or with a connection to North Tyneside, to share some of their life experience to create a personal context for the momentous times theyve lived through. New Yorkers hungry for mountain air, good food and the American way of leisure came to the mountains by the thousands, and by the 1950s a Half-million people each year inhabited the "summer world" of . It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. It was taken in 1966. It was taken in 1962. These industries played a fundamental part in creating wealth both regionally and nationally. When he went back to work on Monday, Father's suit would go straight back into the pawnshop until the next settling time. [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. Good news has come to the area, The River Tyne has now been blessed, We are one of the first to build super tankers, That is way ahead of all the rest, You might not see them from this angle very often, The ship caused a tidal wave and all the Swan's men had to run like mad to get out of the way. On Saturday morning I used to clean six doorsteps in our street and put rubbing stone on the edges. We had to carry our desks outside, even in winter. It shows the arcade of Callers Store, Newcastle upon Tyne. If you wanted early morning tea it was 6d (2.5p) per person and if you had meals served in your bedroom it was an extra 1/- (5p). They currently play in the Durham & Northumberland 3rd Division, the ninth tier of the English rugby union pyramid[99].