A History of Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1960s and 1970's

[@NewcastleLocalInterest]

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[@bettyboop4830]

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[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

Newcastle is the most endearing place ever. Shipping, mining, rail ways, and tons of other stuff built, engineered and mastered there over the past few centuries . The people are great, friendly, always have time for you, and down to earth. The City is mostly fantastic, lots of history, and places to go. One of the best places in Europe for all around every thing you want, and the coast not far away either. I love stopping there.

[@leeharwood9624]

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[@mrdrifter3925]

I watched a guy getting stabbed in the bigg market yesterday. Yeah lovely place, lovely people.

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

@@mrdrifter3925 That happens very where... isolated incidents like that. , the druggies, alcoholics, crime, etc. On the whole, a brilliant place.

[@jean2740]

Eh !!! How long since you visited newcastle , it's a pure run down non English city, dirty ,filthy, your feet stick to the pavements as council never ,!!!! Sweep pavements as to busy paying for the freeloading migrents

[@jean2740]

Your so right there it's not our newcastle any more it's filthy dirty dangerous where you get mugged, stabbed, or worse. And 90 per cent non English, our newcastle is long gone ,😢

[@Mayerling52]

Thank You so much! I loved going down Memory Lane! and I shall watch this many times, no doubt! I am a Geordielass living in California, but the era of the 60's -70's were our hey day! Since my Geordielad and I left for USA in 1979. I worked in Swan House from 1972-1979

[@alneal100]

Where in California? I am from Gateshead, and used to live in Fresno, California...then Colorado, and Washington State.

[@elizabethsmith8609]

I went thereto see grandpatents at3 years old..there were train travks that went thru gardens for coal trainsbut icantfind it

[@jean2740]

Your in the best place now, well out of it ,I grew up in same era aswell, it's not our lovely newcastle it's filthy, dirty ,non English, full of beggars on every corner ,stabbings muggings ,purse snatchers. And not a shop in sight ,all eateries owned by non English, ,know place to go for a night out or a decent English restaurant?

[@chasidahL]

What a trip down memory lane! .......

[@jean2740]

You mean what a tip it is now ,all we have is memories cos it's now not our newcastle

[@richardcoffeygeneral]

It's amazing how much the area around the monument had changed since the early 70s

[@janesmith9024]

1960s and 70s were my years there. It was not easy so like most of my ancestors I had to move for work just as they moved to the NE in the 1800s from Scotland, Ireland. Lincolnshire when the NE was booming.

[@jean2740]

Eye !!! At least they where English and where part of united kingdom, they !!! Came to work !! Unlike this lot who cross 16 countries to get here and get a free everything life, and work !!!! Is ladt thing on there minds ,when they run our country into the ground, do big differences

[@jean1244]

You have knowledge Steve King. It's my home and means a lot to me.

[@Yet_Another_Steve]

The three towers in Shieldfield are named King Charles Tower, Pandon Court and Lort House. When Charles I was held under arrest in Newcastle during the civil war, he was allowed to play golf in Shieldfield and rested at King Charles House, which was demolished to make way for the new development. The Saxon settlement of Pandon was to the east of the Pandon Burn stream in Pandon Dene, running along Barras Bridge and into the Tyne. The Lort Burn stream ran the route of Dean Street and the lower part of Side into the Tyne, through the site of the old butcher shops/stalls, who threw their offal into the stream, which kicked up quite a stink. Both Pandon Burn and Lort Burn are covered over now but I believe they still run in culverts under the present roads. Newcastle has a fascinating history including Lord Admiral Collingwood who took over command from Nelson when he was fatally injured at Trafalgar and Mosley Street, which was the first street in the world to be lit by incandescent lights.

[@jamiefender6909]

I love my city. Isn’t incredible that the Theatre Royal, for example, can be built with such majesty and beauty allegedly in the late 1800s with Horse and Cart and no modern cranes…. Yet the shite erected in the 1960s and 70’s with more equipment and ‘architects’ is so appalling. However it was great to see the footage.

[@jean2740]

Loved the films so much 😊

[@Stevenhamer82]

I moved up Newcastle in 2009 with my wife from Hertfordshire, and never looked back. Newcastle is a wonderful place to live in. The history is brilliant.

[@jean2740]

Really !! If you think our newcastle is nice ,I would hate to see where you originally came from, ?? I'm a true northerner English and I saw our , newcastle at it's finest, cleanest ,friendliest, But as it is now it's not english anymore ,it's filthy dirty ,full of beggar's robbers muggars and non English, and your feet stick to pavements as streets so filthy as council never clean any more as to busy paying for all the migrents eho have destroyed Our !!!! Newcastle???

[@ianclarke9192]

I think the footage you post Colin is fantastic, it's great that it can be shared with all.

[@johnsimpsonkirkpatrickhist1372]

Amazing footage.

[@kingshearer2]

I live in the middle Shieldfield tower block. The place has never been the same since they got rid of the yellow buses.

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Do you have any videos or pictures of the construction of Eldon square shopping centre?

[@jean2740]

Oh yes please !!

[@madnessfansskaworldwide7347]

A pleasure to have watched

[@jean2740]

I used to go to the old town hall with me mam when I was just a little bairn I wasn't even old enough for school but I still remember

[@johnhiscott-walsh5198]

The Eldon Pub Grey Street/Blackett Street , great times mid 70s

[@jean2740]

I second that, back in the good bad old days, but it was still our lovely newcastle back then ??

[@johnhiscott-walsh5198]

@@jean2740 Too true Jean

[@garethlloyd7103]

A History of Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1960s and 1970's

[@jean2740]

I went to the opening of Elton square, I remember it well, I had me flares , petrol blue trousers suit on, they where in high fashion back then, all the lasses bought them a had a couple loved them

[@Questioneverythingg730]

It’s amazing to see how with progression, all we have managed to do is construction buildings that’s are not only vulgar but poorly constructed compared to ones from the 1800. Nothing is built to last now

[@claremaidofthewave251]

Agree, progression has created shocking ugly buildings with no imagination or craftwork. Brings down the areas and the life source of the people!

[@jean2740]

There all tin sheds put up now threw up in a couple months, nowt will outlast the once great victorian buildings that council are pulling down at will, mostly to build apartments for free rent for migrents??

[@MrTrevglyon]

I remember the Civic Centre opening, my mam and me went to hear the Blaydon Races playing on the hour. i was 8

[@iTsRidIey]

Scumderland worse

[@chrissnowdon8235]

I worked on blackett street from about.1969 a hifi shop rsc

[@jean2740]

Same here same era

[@jean2740]

My newcastle ❤❤❤❤❤. As was ,never to be seen again, ,it's newcastle in name only ,it's a dirty filthy ,third world non English slum now, thank you for the memories, without out this film know one would know😢

[@robertlagan8441]

Straight to the point indeed.

[@artworks76]

nice video.

[@jojackson1573]

Are these on dvd ?

[@Jeffybonbon]

its changed a lot still love the place I would never leave Newcastle x

[@jean2740]

You must be mad !! It's not even newcastle any more ,. I got out 15 years ago , just when it started to fill up with the undesirables,

[@andyallom4357]

Them cars man

[@mcreal109]

Andy Allom people's standards definitely slipped dramatically in that section

[@Drevilbreakfast]

thanks

[@Hellsconsort]

6:20 ish. The old square shaped market, with four entances from each side. You know it or you don't I guess.

[@gyalsnextman4725]

Hellsconsort Grainger market is still running

[@hoojeemaboojee]

Did you work in the Nash or the UBO ? I was in the UBO from 1975-80.

[@S1000xrhp]

Then we've probably spoke because I was at Bentinck Road, Supp Ben from 76 - 80. Good old days working there, not many remember the Nash.

[@michaelloughlin734]

@@S1000xrhp They were always okay with me at the nash when I was unemployed at the time swan house roundabout I remember signing on going through the underground walkway employees at that time had to put up with some stick off the claimants who blew their tops in there I honestly had no problems what so ever with any staff they were always very polite and helpful great service everytime thumbs up from me.

[@michaelloughlin734]

Bentinck road staff were good always helped me and my wife out with our claims we were very satisfied with the customer service side of all the staff we encountered mind their could be some really nasty claimants there one group kicked the suggestion box off the wall which was very childish and the bad language was over the top but still the staff got on with their jobs very well done to them all....

[@jean2740]

Ee!!! We used to call it the nasty

[@jean2740]

Everyone used to be more civil and clean then when going to sighn on , unlike today they take there entire family with them all dirty ofcourse ,the non english

[@maimanamazar]

Im watching this video in 2021❤🙃

[@stanszaforclearskin8352]

Ok....

[@maimanamazar]

@@stanszaforclearskin8352 hhh😉

[@gyalsnextman4725]

1:30 they’re still standing or 1 atleast

[@idontknowwhatnameshouldiput]

It sad about New castle map in Driver PS1 (secret map in DRIVER game).

[@conordixon6915]

From there, Do not miss it. Will never return.

[@robertcleminson3100]

why

[@Jeffybonbon]

WE all know there was coruption in the City BUT? you can say at the time the Local Politicans did make huge changes I know a lot were bad and the 1960,s buildings in my opinion are awfull But in future years the next genarations will think they are fantastic Nothing is new in life ??? the world goes around in circles good and bad comes but thats life WE all come and go in life and the young genarations will reinvent the wheel again and so it goes on

[@jean2740]

Eye but the world never !!! Changed like this ,people of different origins taking over every country that isn't there's and destroying it, ti's Isn't change, this is some thing els ??

[@goonluv]

My mother was the first person to get married in the civic centre

[@pandapaws70]

Hi , my Mam n dads marriage was the first registered marriage before it's officially opening , they didn't get married at the Civic and me Mam said Tyne Tees filmed her wedding , I'd love to find some footage of the show A birth, A death and a marriage 1968 x

[@goonluv]

@@pandapaws70 my mother got a crystal bowl. Lol

[@goonluv]

@@pandapaws70 yes that would be good

[@JoeDnufc4life]

Wey Aye Man!

[@tonyanderton3521]

JoeDnufc4live, if you're still there, it's "why, aye", as in the American exclamation "why, yes". Where do you get the Wey Aye from?

[@juliantaylor2223]

Brasilia of the north...

[@DaRovmeister]

Did anyone else notice the lad on the roof at 3:51? No bloody health n safety. tsk tsk tsk.

[@jean2740]

Yes not like today when men where men your so right

[@zeddeka]

@@jean2740 you a russian troll?

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

@3:55 some gadgie on the roof

[@christinehales4222]

I've not her the word gadgie in 50 years ,a school friend used to describe Grey's monument as "a gadgie up a pole "😆

[@cycleSCUBA]

Wy-aye, bonny lad, and a bottle of broon dog, like!

[@kenquinn84]

Errrrr......no

[@Mrc172]

Those tower blocks are depressingly ugly.

[@thehappyhippiewitch8738]

wow okay

[@TheWeardale1]

@ 1:08 quality builders haha

[@robertlamb1962]

One of the pictures shown is taken from Eldon Square looking down to Percy Street and it was in this location that Farage ( of Farage Hall) deported himself and his toad like face on a visit during which a quick thinking local Geordie lad took the opportunity to introduce ‘Toadface’ to a milkshake. - (dead accurate). I saw it coming, you saw it coming, we all saw it coming - except Farage. To this day I can still see a crestfallen and irate Farage beating a muttering retreat along Percy Street followed by his minders. I lived in Newcastle for five years and have many happy memories of this time not the least of which is this ‘Farage’ episode. (Howay the lads)

[@paulthomas3841]

Men worked Hard then

[@zeddeka]

and went to very early graves. They were used and exploited.

[@jean2740]

Unlike today

[@bettyboop4830]

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[@pandapaws70]

My Mam n dad were the first registered marriage at the Civic Centre before it was officially opened n Tyne Tees filmed they're wedding

[@garethlloyd7103]

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[@Mayerling52]

awww,... but gotta say it was a bit ugly! I worked in DHSS ON THE 4TH FLOOR! 1972-1979!

[@paulconnor2261]

Those flats …90s 2000s gone bar 3

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Our local market sellers just belt out nonsense in that strange cupped by another person's hand testicle voice.

[@kopynd1]

after 69 they wrecked the city centre

[@jean2740]

Yes they destroyed it .

[@garymcteer7620]

I agree Trevor, lovely buildings demolished to make way for that Eldon Square monstrosity 🤬

[@jean2740]

It was well after 69 ,as it was still canny back then ,it's more recent than that?

[@jean2740]

Its not Elton square that ruined our newcastle it's the beggars robbers, closing down of all shops replacing them with hundreds of non English eateries , and non English??

[@jojogizmo9244]

People divven believe uz when ah tell them ah sell clockwork toys on a stall in the Market, thu say am a friggin wind up merchant

[@pam164]

It hasn't changed that much! Only you see homeless people everywhere now and drug addicts.

[@jean2740]

Hasn't changed much !!! Only zero shops ,filthy dirty streets hundreds of non English scruffy eateries ,purse snatchers , muggers beggars of non English who claim benefits begging oh what other delights no ??

[@ronnieparkerscott6223]

I haven't lived there in more than 50 years...thank god!

[@JD-lp5rw]

What you on about, it's an amazing place. My favourite place in the UK

[@GeorgeStephenson-y8o]

Where do you live then pal

[@ianmacbeth5874]

Good we divvint want ya

[@uttaradit2]

Get Carter

[@christinehales4222]

The opening scene was filmed at the crem on the West Rd.I remember my dad & younger brother going to watch it bring filmed 😆

[@uttaradit2]

@@christinehales4222 well at least gimme a thumbs up !!

[@hthharrison7764]

My dad worked for the guys the film was loosely based on. Michael Stafford, John Lovaglio and Angus Sibbet.

[@gaagsl]

The birth place of Black metal.

[@mrdrifter3925]

Don’t know who Ronny Gill is but there’s blokes looking for him all over the city centre.

[@jean2740]

Chronicle eye that's what they would shout, a miss the paper sellers 😢

[@zippy2175]

No foreigners better days

[@zeddeka]

russian troll