He had coke for eyes, a row of coal for a mouth and a carrot for a nose. Ronnie.I'm not going to ask WHY you've no socks onGoodnight! 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. [37], A notable landmark in the town is the reconstructed Roman fort and excavations of the ancient Arbeia Roman Castra. At the same time each lighthouse was equipped with an electrically activated fog bell; these were switched on and off remotely from a control hut in the pier blockyard. Women were hooked on cleaning - there was plenty of it. 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. It is presumed to originate from the town's beach and history.[38]. Industries have come and gone, and the physical make-up of the town is much altered. buildings celebrations-events childhood local-history music. God help you if you fell in with all your clobber on! A poetic look back at a trip from Newcastle to the coast in the 1920s. [citation needed], The current town was founded in 1245 and developed as a fishing port. If you took the lemonade bottle back you got a penny. She found four happy children covered in mud and also the walls and ceiling of the sty had been redecorated in mud. Another happy playground I would visit was called Harbottles Field. 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. If it was a cowboy picture they would play fast, if it was a love scene the music would be slow and romantic. While, the 1860s-built Criterion, on Ocean Road, closed in 2012 to become a Ladbrokes bookmaker, before reopening in 2018 after enjoying a major refurbishment recreating how it originally looked in. The shipyard men had their own distinctive tea cans and red and white spotted bait hankies. It was taken in 1966. The Yemeni race riots were remarkable . 1911. This is a 35mm slide. The knitted ones were terrible once you got into the water they were just around your ankles. The memory entitled Childhood in Howdon and Willington Quay brings back some very happy memories - strange how seeing something like that tugs at the old heart strings. The photograph shows the illuminated Christmas window of Glassburgs shop in Fowler Street, South Shields. The bag was really heavy and on Sundays I needed two, which were even heavier! This photograph shows Santas Grotto in the Fenwick department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. South Shields benefits from significant public and private sector investment. [27], In 2008, South Shields resident and filmmaker Tina Gharavi unveiled plans for a plaque to mark Ali's visit. 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 . Ordnance Survey, Revised New Colour Series, Download this free history of the Collection. Friends visited specially so they could go to our shops. Cheerfulness kept creeping in." Folded sheet maps covering South Shields area are available. 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. South Shields ( English: / ilz /) is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Hills the hardware shop was an Aladdins cave. The snowman my granddad built for me lasted for weeks. A very careful calculation went into this trip. Carried out with complete disregard for his own personal safety. The five guinea investment in the mongoose proved to be finest investment the store ever made. At home, we had mountains of sheet music and my parents always held musical gatherings in their home, with other friends who were musicians. The retired 'Tyne' life boat in 1904; A tribute to all crewmen who served on her, some mistakenly think this is a tribute to William Wouldhave, South Shields once had an open-air swimming pool. This is a 35mm slide. Suddenly the bull gave a great bellow and jumped out of the wagon, straight into the crowd of people. This photograph shows the Tynemouth Police First Aid team of 1956 in the Muster Rooms after winning a trophy in 1956. Timber yards, the prop yard and the river were the playgrounds of the children living there. I was given brown paper steeped in vinegar to cure my headache. It was taken in 1965. childhood shops-shopping wartime working-life. 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. It shows the illuminated Christmas windows of the Westoe Road cooperative store in South Shields. It was a huge machine and a special room had to be prepared. Sometimes, just for the hell of it, we would go looking for a chase. A Scalextric racing kit is displayed in Fenwicks Toy department at Christmas time. Our childhood memories remain the best, the happy times, fantastic, It was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. There were vague memories of a dentist living in the big house near the Hall, with a caravan in the garden which he used as a surgery. A pioneer project, both locally and nationally. This is a 35mm slide. This is a 35mm slide. Giant leeks were put on show after much secret feeding and top dressing. South Shields County Borough Education Committee: minutes 1955-59 Gosforth UDC: new street expenses 1937-80, file on extension of the Coast Road 1972 . Everything was either flower designs or psychedelic swirls or patterns. 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 want to find out more about my dad's naval career. The barracks were glorified mud huts, made with a combination of rubble, straw, soil and camel dung. You had to clean with cold water. Any child who had freckles could get in free. I spent a happy time there in the infants and senior school. The platform at the former South Shields Metro station is situated on a bridge directly above King Street the town's main shopping area. [56], The Old Town Hall, a square building of 1768, provides the centrepiece of the Market Place and closes the vista along King Street. From HMS Ganges I got my first posting to a ship - but what a ship! This is a festive window of the Broadloom Mill shop in Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. When it first opened up again after the war it was busy. We had huge stocks of tinned food in the back shop - enough to feed the area for two weeks following any invasion. You wouldn't believe that in fifty odd plus years time we would still bump into one another for a bit natter but it has happened! When the coalman came you had to run out and take all the washing back in again. Our mothers would send us for hot water to the kiosk for their tea - we had pop. If I wanted dresses I went to Bell Bros. or D Hill Carter, they were both nice shops. Even after we told my Mum and Dad what we intended doing, they seemed to think this is a joke, they will never do it. Now and again they would give us an apple and an orange. The National Anthem was always played and sung, and a Birthday Cake was a regular feature! It was taken in 1965. There were other girls like me on the base, two or three pregnant at the same time as me. The party controlled the old County Borough of South Shields council until 1974. The next day was the best bubble and squeak! The food of the gods could never taste as glorious. 1909. The news broadcasts, with the well-known voices of John Snagg and Alva Liddell, attained almost religious significance. These colliers would run from the river Tyne down to Battersea power station. Antique Postcard. Gary. When the bluebells are up the air is scented and wonderful. 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. We used to roll our own pills and make all sorts of bottles'. I knew something unusual was going on - my Mother was still in bed at lunchtime! 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. But as we got older we used to find our way along to the Spanish City. 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. It says: Moncrieff &Beck Jewellers Ctr 14KingStreet South Shields Does anyone know about this business? In 1864, a Tyne Commissioners dredger brought up a nine-pounder breech-loading cannon; more cannonballs have been found in the sands beside the Lawe; these artifacts belonged to the English civil war. To me as a small child, about 6 or 7, the sea was wilder. [citation needed], There is a frequent pedestrian ferry service to North Shields on the opposite bank of the Tyne. This is a 35mm Slide. Water & Amusement Parks, Theme Parks. All of a sudden there was this hand on my shoulder; it was the policeman, 'if you do that again you're in trouble'. Wed go down wearing a swimsuit. The photograph shows a bear Band in a winter wonderland display at Callers department store in Newcastle upon Tyne. They were run off mains electricity (the gas lights being retained as an emergency standby). A Fruit and Veg display, taken somewhere in Newcastle upon Tyne. They make wonderful, unique and personal gifts for almost any occasion. It was taken in 1966. I was awarded a certificate for 120 words per minute shorthand and 60 words per minute in typing. Play in the arcades or the Owner, Sandford Goudie, opened a second La Strada in Sunderland in 1967. Georgie thought he was one of the family. Salvation Army, free from sin, we all went to heaven in a corned beef tin. The store cloed in 2008. The college was also home to the only planetarium in the region, and to an observatory; and in its time was a popular visitor attraction for local schools and visitors in general. South Shields Town Hall was built. In South Shields, 6.7% of the population are from an ethnic minority (non white British), compared with 5.0% in the surrounding borough of South Tyneside. It was taken in 1962. In 2007, Brinkburn Comprehensive and King George V Comprehensive merged forming South Shields Community School. Anything that stayed still got painted white, We were hanging on to an empire, they were fighting for independence. At eighteen she was called up for the army where she served on ack-ack guns. Pleanty to see and do in the Pleasure Park. A photograph of one of the football teams at Linskill School. Do I have the right time period? In went the brown paper parcel, eggs on top. Here are a couple of verses about their style of play. childhood schooldays shops-shopping working-life. My dad believed in place betting each way so if a horse came in second or third you got a bit back, You could say Mrs Burns was a blessing in disguise. It was taken in 1963. 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. WHITBY TOWN v EVENWOOD TOWN NORTHERN LEAGUE 15/4/1960. You didnt go to dances to meet anyone, just to dance. I was born in my grandparents' home. We enjoyed most I think dancing at the Covent Garden Opera House - they didnt do operas during World War Two so they turned it into a dance hall. In her delightful accent, one child said to the other, "come here now Mhari - don't disturb the wee man - he's a real artist". This is a 35mm slide. The time came for the third test and I resolved that if I didn't pass it I would pack in. I think it was the biggest travelling shop in the world at that time! [100][101] In 2005 they had an Intermediate Cup run and got to Twickenham but were beaten by Morley R.F.C. A couple of times a week a dog got on the bus. We ran races along the sands and played cricket and rounders. 15 memories of South Shields to read. A: The waves of a passing ship, tug or boat etc.. Men wore suit and tie and polished shoes to go on the beach women got all dressed up too. This sewer pipe was just like shopping at Marks and Spencers nothing but the best and all free. The baker bought ingredients for his gorgeous pasties from the local butcher and greengrocer. This story is covered in a documentary film, The King of South Shields.