very moving. Thanks for posting.

Arming both sides eh. Couldnt make this up

2:19 Just look at the wear on the stone steps...hundreds of thousands of footsteps did that..

How both very entertaining and informative. I really enjoyed listening to this.

Fantastic. Cheers for this 👍🏆🖤🤍

What interests me is peoples lives depended on heavy industry

I loved this ,have recently been walking by the old ferry. The Tyne has a rich history

My brother did his apprenticeship there

YOU Richard , are a very handsome man . Having seen your photo of your younger self made me gasp with awe at your beauty .

My grandfather worked at the naval yard as an apprentice, then a boilermaker, then as plater , until 1929 was paid off in depression. He then got work at Vickers Armstrong at Elswick once again, making tanks. Worked there until he was 64 and a half, and was forced to retire. His pension was 7s 6p a week old money after all that time as his years at Naval Yard were not counted. Some shit firm to work for! My other grandfather was a miner he retired at 54 with coal dust on his lungs. Yet as a geordie, we all love Nrwcastle. We should have strung bosses up years ago.

Amazing tears in my eyes

Pure research work with pictures... love it Sir

Majesty success and royal empress

I thought that was brilliant. Thank you. Very interesting and very informative. 👍

My father was the youngest Crain operator in the 40s

Very informative, grew up in Newburn always knew there was lots of railways round there when my dad was a lad

Fascinating talk. Thanks for this. Have recently moved to the area and have been enjoying discovering what was once here!

My dad & at least 1 ifchis of his brothers worked there, they were Taylors, wonder if related to this man?

My dad was a shipwright there in the 50s

We found this a fascinating insight into local history and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the accounts and looking at the photographs you've assembled. Great work, Andy. Thank you.

Fascinated by this. As a Wylam lad I walked to Newburn Bridge many times and know the wreck on the south side by the old ferry. Thank you.

very interesting john,my mother was a shell filler in WW2.

That was very informative and a great narrative from John looks like a lot of research has gone into this story I will now watch Gut is Good well done JT

Great talk Les! Thanks John Baig. 👍🏾

Good information

Well done John. Very well presented. 👍👏

Well done John. Lovely memories x

An extremely well researched and presented talk. Loved it. So much information and lots of humour. Beryl Reed commenting on the wire nets over the orchestra. The cowboy films , cartoons and Old Mother Riley. Well done John.