There has been a cross-river ferry service between the two towns since 1377.[107]. Families gave up their comfortable beds, consigning themselves to camp beds and put you ups in the back kitchen. Spuds was a nickname for holes in your socks around these times. See the God help those who left prams outside - well we had to have our bogie wheels! It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. We were cycle troops, pedalling inland to secure a site. Old historic images are the aim of the group, but more modern images are acceptable provided there is relevant historic detail attached to them. The children got all new clothes for Easter, I loved Good Friday because we did the marching. You didnt go to dances to meet anyone, just to dance. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. 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!. New housing estates and factories were built, bringing increased prosperity to the area. Met some great artists and had a fab time. We were returning home when the sirens started. In went the brown paper parcel, eggs on top. South Shields in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a Town, by Eileen Burnett. We would take our dolls and prams and dress up in our mothers' high heels. [5] They also seized the town of Newburn. The food of the gods could never taste as glorious. If I only had tuppence hapenny I would only be given two and a half cigarettes. I was assigned to the toilet department and had appalling visions of being surrounded by mountains of toilet rolls. I probably still hold the record for detention in a single term. I had often used the old B.A. Originally built and used by the Dean and Chapter of Durham, it was sold by them to the town Corporation in 1855. Sometimes it was an effort to eat it all but being three healthy growing lads, we always gave it a damn good try. A shovel full of coals was brought upstairs, still merrily burning, to ignite the newspaper and sticks tidily laid in the grate. They were night clubs then." Thanks to Kathy and also to Lynn Mckenna who was one of many to remember it when it was. Local schooling is generally regarded as being very good, which is reflected in continuing improvements to school results and independent inspections. A third time was not required most of the time as us kids used to put our full weight on the mangle rolling handle to get it to turn, often with your feet off the ground, bouncing like mad to get it to turn. celebrations-events childhood house-home my-life schooldays. In these days the first year of an apprenticeship was being a go-for. A colliery house, a large living room with a ladder staircase up to the sleeping area. I have often wondered how they explained it to the Captain and what punishment they received. No matter how clean your hair was, the dragon had magic fingers and eyes like a hawk, because she always found some stragglers. This is a 35mm slide. I come down the Kings Head stairs, and there at the bottom of the stairs is Walter Offords a fish merchant at the place Im going to work. celebrations-events childhood house-home my-life pastimes-entertainment schooldays shops-shopping wartime working-life. At eighteen she was called up for the army where she served on ack-ack guns. One winters day the travellers were so cosy in the waiting room that they were unaware of the train having stopped, and then moved on! It was taken in 1963. Can you come and collect him?. As the title of the group indicates, please ensure any images and posts have local historical content. I had to clean everyone's shoes and put them in the monk's bench in the hall, and they had to be absolutely parallel. 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." The town became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. 15 memories of South Shields to read. 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. 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 was taken in 1962. A Whitley Bay resident recalls her time in the ATS during World War II. The new integrated bus and Metro interchange opened on 4 August 2019 on Keppel Street - across the road from the original Metro station at King Street - on the site of the former head post office and Royal Mail delivery office. It drew families very close and gave us a real sense of togetherness. The National Anthem was always played and sung, and a Birthday Cake was a regular feature! Afterwards you can have fish and chips or go to Ocean Road for a curry or Minchellas for coffee and ice cream. Watch. It was hard for families to make the decision about evacuating their children. A number of notable people have been associated with South Shields. This is a 35mm slide. "Mother, I've been put down into 2b." 24th May, Queen's birthday, if you don't give us a holiday we'll all run away. At the end of the war, the Yemeni population of South Shields had swelled to well over 3,000. It wasn't unusual to see a mouse come out of the corner of the classroom and lick the milk bottle tops. In 2007, Brinkburn Comprehensive and King George V Comprehensive merged forming South Shields Community School. "Oh, there's plenty of time for sleep when you're laid out", she'd say. We were all given an orange each at the end of the day. 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. Volunteers bridged the gap to supply goods on a not-for-profit basis. Send a personal message with a photo to anyone, anywhere. The party controlled the old County Borough of South Shields council until 1974. Houses had no numbers, they were all named or known by the people who lived there. 1960s; Share | Add to Watch list. The coal was frozen solid in the railway trucks and could not be delivered on time to people. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. childhood games health pastimes-entertainment. On Remembrance Day we used to march from the British Legion Club to Benton Church with the Cubs and Scouts. Website hand-made by Frith, since 1998. 9 shillings a month. [42], In 1928, both the South Pier and the Groyne lights were converted from incandescent gas to automatic electric operation. Other Viking ships were uncovered in South Shields Denmark Centre and nearby Jarrow. celebrations-events childhood house-home pastimes-entertainment, The period I am reminiscing about is the late 60s and 70s. Several times the trams had run away on Borough Bank and ended up in the cafe at the bottom. My childhood was an idyllic one and St. Josephs played a major part in this. An album is a way to save a selection of Frith photos, maps and memories that are of interest to you. It was taken in 1962. [21], Disputes over jobs led to race riots also called the Arab Riots in 1919 and 1930. Thank goodness for the arrival of the flyover at Forest Hall in 1964. The Groyne shows an occulting light which marks a safe entrance course between the piers, showing white to a vessel approaching from seaward on the correct course, green to a vessel off-course to the north, and red to one off-course to the south. 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. We used to lie under the lorry and catch the drips from the melting ice that brought the fish to Geordies fish shop. Fly away Valiant Heart on your silver wings. It was taken in 1964. This is a 35mm slide. There is a good choice of restaurants, cafes, public houses and nightlife as well as hotels, guest houses and caravan parks in and around the town. South Shields in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a Town I used to take 4d to buy soup and a sweet at the British Legion Canteen which was opposite the school. If you enjoy what we do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. She loved making colourful patterns and dying rags to help out the usual dark clippings from men's serge suits. My father wasn't impressed - he was busy with the roses in the front garden. I was asked if I wanted to go to the Empress Ballroom in Whitley Bay, to run the bar there. I then let down the hem of my evening skirt, which had been pinned up clear of the bicycle chain with safety pins. 1910. Subscribe. 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They now play in rugby's seventh Tier, the Durham & Northumberland 1st Division. 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. Washing up was a male domain on Christmas Day. childhood house-home schooldays working-life. Beware of the pointed finger - you could never tell if it was loaded! It was taken in 1963. Elsie Wilkinson recalls her schooldays and teachers in New York village. buildings celebrations-events childhood local-history music. The Westoe Colliery was opened. It was a regular thing to see the men dressed up, often in women's clothes! 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. We always smelt of camphorated oil, no matter what time of year it was. The ice cream boy was clad from top to toe in white. Pat Watters, chief of the Newcastle Gateshead brigade, said the blaze was the biggest in Central Newcastle for many years, and it was made all the worse, he said, because the furniture in Callers shop was highly flammable., It was the start of one of the biggest blazes ever to hit the City Centre, and was to cost the Callers 2m, a massive amount 44 years ago. God help you if you fell in with all your clobber on! I travelled to night school on the old fashioned buses, with the driver up in the cab on his own. He had coke for eyes, a row of coal for a mouth and a carrot for a nose. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 6 photo books on South Shields and the surrounding area. of In 1943 and 1944 in Italy there was a war. This is a 35mm slide. 1960s. Coming home from school, I turned into our street to see a huge silver barage balloon wedged sideways in the street. War is very sad for everyone. 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. Millions of tons of goods and fuel arrived in Berlin during the airlift to keep the residents alive and functional. Kitty Brightwell remembers her time in the WAAF. The butter boat used to go past our front room window. Poultices on boils - hot bread or onion and sugar. [1] The Old Town Hall [ edit] The first town hall [29], In 2009, the detective series George Gently, based on the novels by Alan Hunter, portrayed the Yemeni integration in a 1960s setting.[30]. The National Archives | Search other Archives | Accessions to [47] This was in turn replaced by a radio link to an automatic fog detector when the latter lighthouse was automated in 1967. Our mothers made a great fuss of us and we had baked herring for tea for a few days. is the town's main football team. I well remember sitting behind a slight young lady with pigtails (Miss M) and finding her pretty cute, which I think I showed by tugging her pigtails. 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. These new houses were going to have water inside and, unbelievably, a bathroom! There was a wire to cut the cheese and a slicing machine for the bacon, The goods were delivered on Thursday or Friday, beautifully wrapped in parcels with brown paper and string. When she was eighteen years old Elizabeth joined the Womens Timber Corps. for our site. The new church was open in time for Easter Sunday 1956. [6] In 1644 Parliament's Scottish Covenanter allies, in a lengthy battle, seized the town and its Royalist fortification,[5] the fortification was close to the site of the original Roman fort. But, away from the 50s, of course, there is much to the towns rich story. We heard the drone of the engines first, coming from the sky. 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. This is a 35mm slide. The whole factory workforce managed mixed measures. 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). St Mary's C of E Primary School was a Christian voluntary aided school educating children aged 311 located in South Shields. enquiry@rememberingthepast.co.uk, Remembering the Past We flooded 30 sq yds of the golf course - but not a green, fortunately! Also a laser quest and bowling ally on site too. You had to clean with cold water. You can go on the rides. My grandmother never drank, but always carried a miniature bottle of brandy in her shopping bag for medicinal purposes. 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. Wed go down wearing a swimsuit. This is a 35mm slide. 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. It was taken in 1966. 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. This is a 35mm slide. Choose one to see a larger version. I never had to contradict a customer, because the customer was always right. We didnt really play games. The damage, seen in daylight, was sheer devastation. One man in Crawford Place even built himself a motor launch in his garden. The Select Room was Gentlemen Only and a tie was de rigueur. Hotels and Bungalows. If you had no money, we used rubber from old inner tubes. The club recently shot to fame with a run to win the FA Vase in 2017. Read and share Theyd been there for 100 years passed down through the generations. On Sundays a big crowd of people used to gather at Marshis Ice Cream Parlour at the top of the High Street. [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. It was taken in 1962. One of South Shield's seafront amusement parks was attacked in a Zeppelin airship raid during World War I. [44][45] This very unusual lighthouse resembling a 1940s sci-fi movie space craft was built by Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House in 1882 (ownership was passed to the Tyne Improvement Commission the following year). It was taken in 1962. The Port has a freight rail connection. Population data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census return classifies South Shields as a medium-sized coastal town. [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. Here are South Shields | Familypedia | Fandom one or two to get you started! The casino in La Strada (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn) 1963 advertisement for La Strada (courtesy of Rob Quinn) At home, we had mountains of sheet music and my parents always held musical gatherings in their home, with other friends who were musicians. We went on long walks with our grandfather, who always carried a 'poke' to collect scrap metal. And you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It was sheer heaven! Download this free history of the Collection. cullercoats north-shields tynemouth whitley-bay. from Yorkshire. The river at this time was bursting at the seams with ships carrying cargo or being repaired. I loved the Royal on the Tottenham High Road, it had a wonderful sprung floor and a revolving stage so you could have two bands performing in one evening. I can still remember to this day the smell of the tobacco released from a freshly opened tin. Long trains arrived, which were the length of Whitley Bay station platform, to be met by boys with their bogies. [37], A notable landmark in the town is the reconstructed Roman fort and excavations of the ancient Arbeia Roman Castra. 0191 258 4623 Hills the hardware shop was an Aladdins cave. You cleaned your teeth with salt. We fed them and befriended them, gave them a football to kick around on the lawn. English: View of a band playing at the Majestic Ballroom, South Shields, September 1961 (TWAM ref. The place was more than likely lousy with fleas - but you never gave it a thought. Our family was poor as pee but all I remember is having fun. childhood holidays pastimes-entertainment. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 75,337. I lived on Goathland Ave. near Eccleshaw shops, most of my family still live in Benton. Copyright Frith Content Inc 1998-2023. Manufacturing and ship repair/engineering are other significant sectors. In 2001, the population of South Shields was 82,854. South Shields has always had a sizeable Arab community dating back to the 1890s. I had to be sure and take my Van Lad's hat, the status symbol that proved I was part of the team. That was what we called wellingtons when we were kids. Gas was 1d in a slot machine which was collected every three months and you also got a rebate back. A very careful calculation went into this trip. The arcade of Callers store, Newcastle upon Tyne. [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. [14] Westoe village was once a separate village about a mile from South Shields, but urban sprawl has now consumed it, along with the village of Harton to the south on the main route towards Cleadon and Sunderland. At lunch time I used to go out to the YMCA, which put on a good meal on the top floor. South Shields (English: /ilz/) is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.
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