Kings Meadow Island - The River Tyne | UK | HISTORY OF THE NORTH

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[@livingonthetyne]

*I said "Northumberland" I was meant to say "Tyne and Wear" How ever back in the 17/18 hundreds it was part of County Durham*

[@ColinH1973]

Also, Elswick is pronounced 'Elzick'. Thought you would have known that.

[@livingonthetyne]

@@ColinH1973 haha thanks. I am terrible when it comes to pronouncing words so appreciate the tip. 😊

[@chrisdarcy7557]

Glad you said this in the comment, I know all is Geordies noticed that 😂

[@Kizzmypixel2023]

newcastle and north was classed as northumberland county and gateshead and south was classed as county durham

[@ibana8449]

The Kingsmeadow Haugh being the main reason why the Metrocentre needed substantial underpinning & engineering work in the mid 90s, the M&S end of the centre had started to settle in the sand.

[@thabudmaster]

FYI until recently there was a tower block in Cruddas Park called Kings Meadows

[@user-jh1tt7qe3o]

Hi, I have recently discovered through my family tree searches that my 3 times great grandfather Robert Stafford is listed on the 1851 census as being the land occupier of Kings Meadows Elswick . It states he was a farmer and publican of approx 34 acres of Kings Meadows. Thank you for providing such a lovely video and history that has helped bring my family tree to life.

[@livingonthetyne]

Thank you for sharing.

[@fatboyfat9286]

As a dunston lad this is Some good local history

[@isobelwaby5800]

thankyou ir ia impoerant the history of the tyne is available for all to learn and see, for future generations - when you think of how the Tyne has changed in one generation from an idustrial hive to a quiet river where Salmon now make their way up to spawn in the higher streams.

[@ADZ01982]

Fascinating never knew! Great video.

[@harryl9yearsago788]

Interesting stuff 👌

[@jimmyoconnell6167]

Used to liive in Dunston

[@greenman2262]

My great-grandfather, grandfather, and uncles Built some of those Barges and transported goods up and down the Tyne, some of it from Armstrong's works on the other side of the river, all from the Saddlers boat yard in Dunston.

[@th8257]

I wonder if many people who live in Dunston now have any idea about what used to be along the river

[@greenman2262]

Taylor & Palister, Engineering, The CWS Soap work, CWS Flour Mill, Palmer hall saw mill, Sadler’s boat yard Clayton Davies ship dismantling, the candle works, Dunston Power station, Delta Raines Steelworks form the staithes to the Delta

[@th8257]

@@greenman2262 three of my uncles used to work at Taylor & Pallister. One of them told me how when he was a kid, he and his mate sneaked into the canteen in the then still open CWS building. The woman in charge said they could have a free meal if they cleared up all the plates :-) He also said kids from his school got into trouble for setting off detonators down there that seemed to have been left by the railway. By the 80s, only Hide & Skin was still working in the lower part of the CWS building. Sometimes used to sneak in to the CWS building with other kids. I was at Riverside primary across the road and we all used to imagine we could see a ghost on the roof.

[@thabudmaster]

you reckon you could stretch the intro out a bit longer? I wasnt ready ;P

[@livingonthetyne]

😂

[@thabudmaster]

great vid, i never knew about that@@livingonthetyne

[@livingonthetyne]

Thanks appreciate it!

[@leeharwood9624]

There was a race course on Kings meadow

[@leeharwood9624]

If you havnt seen how grade the barges were that they sailed on the river there's old paintings from the 1800s that' you can find online. Newcastle was more like London

[@superbrush12]

hi mate love the videos i'm fascinated by the riverside railway , love to meet up and do a walk since your the man who knows we're it went iv been to old carvile station and walked along to walker but woukd like to know we're it went towards the coast etc

[@livingonthetyne]

You’ve gave me an interesting idea, if my next video goes well I could very well do a walk of the entire Walker line and it’s history.

[@seansmith445]

The Island will probably make a come back due to the lack of dredging on the river.

[@craigix]

Within 10 years apparently.

[@lindagregory7572]

Yes more than likely

[@shaunquinn6322]

My school is named after that lol

[@user-xp8gk7tk7d]

Never live ther all my life

[@TheWacoKid1963]

2 minutes 25 seconds for an intro for a 7 minute video, bugger that, thumbed down for that reason

[@livingonthetyne]

I appreciate the feedback.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Yes in was very nice for an hour long presentation but it almost seemed like the whole video was going to be the intro continuing - nearly clicked away@@livingonthetyne

[@livingonthetyne]

Thanks, The intro has been redone for future videos and is much smaller and more engaging you will barely notice it. :)

[@firehorse74]

Dunston is in Tyne and wear not Northumberland

[@Kizzmypixel2023]

in 1700s was classed as county durham