Five more AMAZING things you didn’t know about Newcastle!

[@ThomasHawes-q7f]

Eddie I am really enjoying your videos you have taught me a lot about Newcastle and different places 😊😊😊

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you Thomas 👊🏻👍🏻

[@gillbaldwin712]

Just discovered your videos they're great,my mam was from Northumberland, and my daughter lives in Gateshead I visited her in September and was blown away by how nice, everything and everyone was a beautiful city and such friendly people. I will share your videos with my daughter

[@TynesideLife]

Aww thanks Gill 😊 glad you enjoyed them

[@willbee6785]

Well done. Also, the nicest accent in the U.K. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Will 👊🏻

[@jamesmcleary1917]

Eddie, you're the David Starkey of Newcastle history! I didnt know this stuff so please keep it up. I think that you should wear a morta board in future videos as a demonstration of you academic Geordie knowledge.

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Cheers James! I’m far from being an academic though, I left school in 83’ with not a single qualification 🙈 Glad you’re enjoying the videos 👊🏻

[@musicmetropolis2955]

As someone who's not from the North East but lived here for 26 years I've always been interested in the history of Newcastle / North East, I knew some of the stuff you've mentioned but you've certainly added to that. Great video's keep them up, really enjoying them.

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoy them. Cheers bud 👊🏻

[@robertarthur2482]

Your dog heard the witch after 4:12 You are sending out some great content. Thank you

[@TynesideLife]

Spooky 👻 haha! Thank you Robert 👊🏻

[@kevin4havis]

Interesting Eddy, I've learnt a few things from the latest 2 I've watched. Great to bring up Tiffany's unfortunately I knew it as the "Oxford" before that. Great Times, we used to parade around the upper balcony. 😊

[@TynesideLife]

Great times Kevin 👍🏻

[@janinebrown9067]

Watch till the end…Father Christmas was obviously a Geordie too!! 🎅🏼 😀 I’m proud to be a Geordie and love our city for lots of reasons….you keep giving me more and more reasons! Great content on your channel, your research and delivery is much appreciated!

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you for the lovely words again Jan 🙏🏻

[@psychokittyproductions4984]

NGL i'm a Teessider studying in newcastle and have been here for 3 years, i would of never knew this stuff without you, great content really enjoyable to watch. Keep it up!

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you 🙏🏻 glad you’re enjoying them 👍🏻

[@antdb4]

Class, again!! Am proud to be Geordie from Benwell but I learn from this...I used to gan to Tiffany's 😀I tell everyone ootside the Toon aboot the Toon moor and they don't believe me so will share your ace video with them!! Keep them coming Eddy

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks again Ant and chuffed you like and share them 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@royston0157]

Really enjoyed these history video's keep up the good work. A video showing the many vinyl record stores & venues in Newcastle would be great as the city is also famous for its music scene

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers bud. Yeah a couple of people have said that but I’m wandering out of my limited knowledge field with music 😅

[@TheOriginalBowers]

Love the videos Eddy. I'm from Dunston and it's mad how much I don't know about our area. Fellow collie owner too 👍

[@TynesideLife]

That makes you a top lad in my eyes Martyn 🤜🏻

[@jammiesafc449]

Iam from sunderland but found this really intresting it's nice to learn as much information about the Northeast keep up the good work brilliant 👍

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers bud 👍🏻

[@jammiesafc449]

@@TynesideLife all the best mate your knowledge and vlogs are brilliant

[@TynesideLife]

@@jammiesafc449 that means a lot cheers 👊🏻

[@newcastleasbestosremovalsr3420]

Great content Eddie easy to digest info, you're more informative than the councils , keep up the great work.

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Cheers bud 👊🏻

[@elliottheatley200]

hey eddie i told you about the gateshead queys arena! a few weeks later i hear about it in your vid. what a great guy and youtuber you are, really enjoyed this.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jamie and thanks for the heads up. I loved finding out more about it 👍🏻

[@neilmurray7330]

Just discovered your channel and have enjoyed the videos I've seen so far and look forward to going through your back catalogue. I hope you do more of these videos and in time expand across the whole north east area. Living not too far over the other side of the wall, its an easy option for a wee short stay and I try and visit some part of the area at least once a year. Also great to see the much maligned T Dan Smith get a mention, an interesting character I learned about from watching the great Our Friends In The North. Keep up the good work and all the best.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Neil and glad you’re enjoying them 🙏🏻

[@Vee_Cee_Bee]

Fabulous. I always assumed Pendle Hill was more notorious. Wow! ❤

[@nicted9308]

A great history lesson Eddy especially the Geordie lamp didn't know that one.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Nic 🙏🏻

[@elenij.6682]

I just love these videos, keep being original and yourself, no need for a script! One of my favourite parts is the information you shared in a previous video on the Bigg Market and the detail that went into renovating the whole square with the barley and all 🙂 It’s also great to learn about any future plans and developments!

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you Eleni and glad you’re enjoying them. More to come in the new year! All the best 😊

[@billycarter747]

Something I've never considered until I watched this video, with you discussing the town moor being protected land. As diesel engines etc are being phased out, I wonder how it will affect the the Hoppings and travelling fares in particular?

[@marcdinning2249]

Tremendous information at last a channel that is about our history told by one of our own!

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Marc 🙏🏻

[@steviepee8624]

Loved Tiffany’s back in the day....you were one of the cool kids at school if you went there

[@TynesideLife]

I don’t think anyone would have described me as cool as a kid 😬😅

[@smullen2000]

Discovered your channel last night, as you know from our chat about the angel this morning. Really enjoyed these two history vlogs, which I have to say, you have researched well. Not really into football that much so I’ll most likely skip those but looking forward to hearing more about the history of the North East so I hope you can tolerate another subscriber tagging along.

[@TynesideLife]

Welcome aboard 👊🏻 yeah just ignore the footie ones but plenty more history ones coming up

[@archiebald4717]

Nice Collie! The Stuarts loved their witch hunts. James I of Scotland brought that unpleasant pastime with him when he ascended the English Throne.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Archie 👍🏻 I’ve got two and love them to bits. James I links in nicely to my story about Charles I in the Part I video. It’s all fascinating stuff 👍🏻

[@johnmelvin5804]

James VI of Scotland. First of England.

[@TynesideLife]

@@johnmelvin5804 👍🏻

[@Jadetchii]

Thanks for making these videos, so interesting learning about my local history! Also… cute dog 🥺

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Jade 🙏🏻 I’ve got the two collies and you see a lot of them in my video about The Old George 😁

[@lisaingham834]

Absolutely loving watching these! 💖 Thank you 💖

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you Lisa 😁 glad you enjoy them

[@Vee_Cee_Bee]

Loving your confidence. I wish I had confidence to do this. I hate my face & Geordie accent. Yet I love my roots. Well done. ♥️👏🏻

[@TynesideLife]

Hate your face and Geordie accent? How come?

[@Vee_Cee_Bee]

@ I guess I’m a bit of a shy recluse these days. I love local & British history. Had a tough few years since divorce. Anyway, I love you doing Newcastle history. Really intriguing. My roots are Benwell, obvs not now, God forbid! My Granny was part of the ‘Women’s Land Army’. She was brutal! 🫣

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you for sharing. You’ll love my Industrial West End Video 👍🏻

[@williamanderson5437]

Great presentation. As for those 'Geordie Santa's.....' - brought a smile, Cheers Eddie.

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you liked it William. Couldn’t believe my luck seeing the Santas!

[@liamjh81]

Love these videos, always love visiting Newcastle

[@TynesideLife]

🤛🏻

[@peterstabler2321]

More great content Eddie, I like that you recap the essential points before moving on - it helps with understanding. What about digging a big hole at St James's to put the stadium in, when you go through the turnstile you would be in the upper tier and make your way down to your seat? Onwards and Upwards.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Peter 👊🏻 I’m not a structural engineer or architect but I can’t see how the trigonometry would allow that without expanding the outside area of the stands. I’ve covered this in other videos and it would appear a non starter

[@penaluna1341]

Hi Eddy. Just a quick reply to say thanks for these videos. Really fascinating to hear more about the history of our city. I’ve also went back and watched some of your older videos, which are equally as interesting. Thanks for being so candid in them.

[@TynesideLife]

Oh wow! I feel a bit embarrassed about those now and although I’m still on a steep learning curve, I cringe at those now 😅 Glad you’re enjoying the content 👊🏻

[@penaluna1341]

@@TynesideLife You’re doing a brilliant job mate. Looking forward to more of your vids 😊

[@TynesideLife]

@@penaluna1341 🙏🏻

[@anthonysmith15]

It great listening to your videos. I must be the same age as you as I went to the Tiffanys under 18 discos. I also joined the RAF but I was sent to Gibraltar for three years in the early 90's unlike you going to Hong Kong then. I'm sure our paths must have crossed more than once 🙂

[@TynesideLife]

Ahh great years Anthony. I loved the RAF

[@marcusoreallly]

I remember this, Eddy. I wasn't promoting your channel earlier. Haven't really paid attention to the social media for the most part for most of a decade 2013-2023.

[@rossfbeake1264]

Loving these videos mate. My grandad used to walk me around Newcastle as a kid telling me of all the history, he was the caretaker at the old Newgate shopping centre. Theres a nice bit of the old city wall just along from there near that big art deco building, I forget the name

[@TynesideLife]

Great message Ross cheers 👍🏻 I’ve included that section of the wall in 2/3 videos now but I’m building myself up to do a video on the whole wall 😅

[@raymondboakes]

Wow Ed so much information there man .I really enjoyed that ,your a natural in front of the camera.Excellent vid mate ,your like a roving reporter.Keep them coming .Fancy a win on saturday?

[@TynesideLife]

You’re very kind, cheers Raymond 👊🏻 Yeah I fancy us to win but time and maths are weighing heavily against us 🤯

[@chrissythornhill]

Feel like I’m back home while I sit here watching! ( that’s pretty special as I left Geordie-Land more years ago than I want to mention, typical woman stuff!! ) The changes are Astounding, I’d never know where I was if I visited again, so it’s just the ticket taking a long distance nosey. Love it 😍 👍🏼 💖

[@TynesideLife]

Aww thank you Christine 😊 glad you’re enjoying the videos. More to come!

[@chrissythornhill]

@@TynesideLife I’m loving every single minute ! From being born in the General Hospital, way back …till leaving in my early teens, the thoughts are flooding back. I must share these with my family and friends, there’s never a dull moment in a Geordie household, they’ll really get the stotties oot wi this un ! 🎄🎅🏼🎄👌🏼

[@TynesideLife]

@@chrissythornhill haha! Brilliant! Where are you living now? I’m actually out in Newcastle today filming for another video about what people love about Newcastle 😃

[@chrissythornhill]

@@TynesideLife At the moment I’m in Suffolk, but have traveled many a Mile before settling ! ( still helping my South Korean son- in - law to translate our special ‘sayings’ , he loves them ! ) Looking forward to your next episode 😊

[@matthewdaly4524]

Great video. Would be awesome for you to do a video of all the plans the Reuben Brothers have for the city in detail

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Mathew 👊🏻

[@dillcarver7731]

Good stuff. Interesting and exciting in respect of how much new development is planned in Newcastle

[@TynesideLife]

The next decade is going to be amazing for Newcastle in many respects!

[@dillcarver7731]

@@TynesideLife I've been to Jesmond many times (wife is from there) and I always wondered what that huge piece of natural moorland was doing in the middle of the City. Well, now I know. Cheers!!

[@TynesideLife]

@@dillcarver7731 my pleasure 😃

[@bimush123]

Your dog heard the witch haha... poor thing hid away 😀. Great video as always mate 👍

[@TynesideLife]

She did 😂 👍🏻

[@alanclark8857]

Great stuff… really enjoyed both parts to your post, I’d gladly listen to that all day

[@TynesideLife]

Really glad you enjoyed them 🙏🏻

[@kieron-wright]

6:40 used to go there with my mate do admire the graffiti and walk along that walkway all the time and its pretty cool how there is some history about it, this channel is amazing

[@TynesideLife]

Wow thanks Kieron 🙏🏻

[@andrewthompson720]

Where abouts is walkway where the graffiti is ?

[@TynesideLife]

@@andrewthompson720 the old hotel 50m behind Laing Art Gallery

[@SkatingAdventures]

Definitely need more of these videos!!

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers 🙏🏻

[@jimberry7411]

Thanks Eddie. All of your historical titbits were new to me apart from the King George one. I look forward to your next one

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jim. Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻

[@mickbaker2483]

Do well bonny lad, I'm a Geordie by blood and I love all the history of Newcastle good and bad it's all part of my heritage and I've learnt thing's I didn't know thank you.

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you’re enjoying it Mick 👊🏻

[@peterr11]

Enjoyed the video Eddy, appreciate the time and effort to put it together.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks very much Peter 🙏🏻

[@NEFILTA]

Love the videos mate. Very interesting. Love hearing about the history of Newcastle. Keep up the good work 👍🏼

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoy them 🙏🏻 don’t forget to subscribe 👊🏻

[@NEFILTA]

@@TynesideLife already have mate

[@jeffyoung321]

Fascinating stuff. Lived here all my life and only new a handful of that info. Cheers.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jeff 👍🏻

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Jeff 👍🏻

[@jimmibarr6433]

Haha grand man.. even your pup behind ya got up and backed off at that witchy cackle lol great work lad beautiful dog ya have too.. lovin the camera

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Cheers Jimmi 👊🏻 check out the video I released yesterday. You see a lot of both my dogs in that one

[@christopherdalziel2239]

Great vid! :) should do a video on Newcastle Castle and that area of town :)

[@TynesideLife]

It’s definitely on my list Christopher 👍🏻

[@socialmediasevil]

Well impressed with the retention especially for being off te cuff .. what a fountain on knowledge really love the content . Keep up the good work .

[@TynesideLife]

Wow thank you! 👍🏻

[@joppadoni]

Very good on the Geordie origin. I was gunna say it isn't the lamp entirely. But then you went right in to the rest.

[@TynesideLife]

Fascinating stuff isn’t it 👍🏻

[@vlnow]

Would love a video on Jesmond Dene. ( and Heaton dene) I spent my childhood getting up to mischief there. And my teen years, more mischief. All i know is the legend that Armstrong built it and made it protected. Great place for cycling and walking.

[@TynesideLife]

☝️👍🏻

[@DJ-jn3on]

Another enjoyable video on our great city although I'm perhaps one of the few Geordies that doesn't care much for the night life and the drink. :) Well done. :)

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Cheers 🍻 bud 👊🏻

[@susanslavin4508]

love the channel mate all the best

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you Susan 😊

[@brianmclean643]

Fantastic, mate especially about the witches and the wizard getting hung, more of that please

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you enjoyed it Brian 👊🏻

[@Dandryds]

Love the channel Eddie mate

[@phildawson2470]

GREAT VLOG EDDY.

[@janianomicon2656]

Earned a sub lad, born in Gateshead and have lived in North East my whole life, so great stuff to hear about the history of one of my favourite places. Side note I will have to ask him but I think my da went to that club

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you’re enjoying the videos mate 👍🏻👊🏻

[@LeeStewart]

I miss the Oxford which was a nightclub called Liquid and Envy. My grandparents met there in the 1950's.

[@TynesideLife]

My Mam said she used to go to The Oxford too 👍🏻

[@keithrichardsom1898]

Brilliant videos love but a little bit of history I learnt on a recent Nufc stadium tour apparently some of the witches they were hung on the Town Moor were actually buried under the pitch at St James Park obviously long before things we're developed around that area ,keep up the great work

[@TynesideLife]

I’d never heard that Keith but during my research I read that they were all dumped in an unmarked grave at the church in Newgate St.

[@magscheshire8375]

Best to try and increase the capacity of the Gallowgate end I'm sure I've read it could increase to 60k for the stadium. It's unique in the city where it is and personally I want to stay at SJP

[@TynesideLife]

It can’t be extended unfortunately. I’ve done a couple of videos on this topic and you may like to check out my ‘St James’ Redevelopment’ video. In fact the stadium can’t be extended at all, without a significant rebuild. I hope we stay too. It just needs a clean up and capacity will increase when we have designated standing areas. Thanks for your message👊🏻

[@TynesideLife]

@@geegee3826 the Gallowgate can’t be extended as there’s no land to extend it onto. I’ve had a few suggestions about lowering the pitch but it was explained to me by an architect that to lower the pitch you would need the extra trigonometry angle by extending the stands out. Again, back to the same problem 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@vlnow]

Those walkways are amazing. Used them to cycle from byker to work in the city often. Way safer than the alternative.

[@brettharter143]

Personally wouldnt want to loose the town moor and the cows. Love them

[@TynesideLife]

Don’t worry, nothings going to be built on the town Moore

[@petergrossett6763]

Lindisfarne’s Fog on the Tyne and other songs made Geordie culture popular in the mid seventies.

[@TynesideLife]

I’m not suggesting they didn’t. My point was that a kind of ‘Geordie Mania’ swept the nation during those years I mention, that hadn’t been seen before. Also it ignited a fierce local pride that had rarely been seen. Just my opinion Thanks for reaching out 👍🏻

[@rgray83z]

Nice work, hope you’ll get some more well deserved subscribers.

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks Richie 🙏🏻

[@Hawks1980]

Another brilliant video Eddie, thanks.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers again Tom 🙏🏻

[@helencraig620]

Remember going to Tiffany’s U18’s disco…..felt so grown up 😂

[@TynesideLife]

Haha! Me too! Great times 😆

[@nixonsmateruby1]

When we were kids we could ride our bikes from shieldfield into town with just one road, Chester Street to cross.

[@JohnnyPeacock1959]

Very interesting. I enjoyed that.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers John 👊🏻

[@markcowen39]

Excellent well presented

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Mark 🙏🏻

[@itchygooch3805]

Great videos, excellent content 👌

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers bud 👊🏻

[@ianbedwell8795]

Another great video. Talking to my dad here about the St. James'

[@ianbedwell8795]

Try that again, fat fingers. We were talking about the St. James' extension and thinking laws were there to be changed with doing back so many years. I know when you did the video with Adam that the light issue at the Leasses Terrace stop that stand from being build up. Just hope that can change in time and possibly be the answer. More pressing issues are a win tomorrow, here's hoping.

[@TynesideLife]

Great message Ian cheers. Personally, I can’t identify any wriggle room that wouldn’t cost a fortune and a very long time to sort out. Having said that, I’m not on authority on the matter, I’m just piecing together the evidence as it stands and presenting the likely outcome. The capacity can increase when standing is allowed in certain sections. Other than that, unless they build 4/5 miles outside the city centre, I think we’ll stick with what we’ve got. The city centre stadium is integral to the community and the local economy.

[@paulrenwick4108]

Hi Eddie I hope your well, I was born in Kettering but raised in Gateshead from the age of 3. I always find your videos very interesting, my Mam was born in Shieldfield, I just wondered about the history from around that part of the city. A little information would be much appreciated. Many thanks

[@TynesideLife]

Thanks for the message Paul. I’ll do some research 👍🏻

[@justincaruana9453]

Another Great Video! Keep them coming

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Justin 👊🏻

[@justinbarkby3580]

Great vid. Can you do one about Sand Dancers as I keep hearing different stories about them?

[@TynesideLife]

Hi Justin, have you see my video I did about South Shields? I can’t remember if I covered this but I did do some research and I could only find 2 or 3 half baked theories. Maybe I’ll do a bit more digging and do a video about things we probably don’t know about in South Tyneside 👊🏻

[@zulu3621]

The name Sandancer originally came from the influx of foreign workers in the late 19th century. Seaman from the Far East would stay in South Shields awaiting work on the ships as stokers. Many boarding homes wouldn’t take them so there would gather on the beaches in makeshift tents living there until work was available. At night they would sing and dance there traditional songs around there camp fires. The locals started to call the them sandancers, it’s sort of stuck with people coming from South Shields mainly as a derogatory term used by peoples from Newcastle.

[@TynesideLife]

@@zulu3621 that’s one theory. I’ve also read about the process of removing lumps from sand with their feet that was later transported to a nearby glass factory (back in the day). I’ve heard this from local town folk too 🤷🏻‍♂️ I couldn’t find anything definitive, unless you can point me to the historical reference you’re referring to? It’s all very interesting stuff! 👊🏻

[@zulu3621]

@@TynesideLife This story was passed down from my great grandfather who lived and worked in South Shields back in those days . He said he remembers the men of the town would go down to the beach to sell them alcohol even though most of them were Muslims and they referred to them as the Sandancers. I don’t think your going to find and literal evidence anywhere as these where just local events.

[@TynesideLife]

@@zulu3621 fascinating stuff! It sounds very plausible that this could be the origin of the term and I’m certainly not in a position to say it’s not. I’m not in a position in a video to state as fact though either, as there are 1 or 2 other plausible origins. I’ll keep digging to see if I can corroborate it. Thanks for sharing this Malcolm 👊🏻

[@joinmeonthedarkside2]

Always remember my grandad.. called George being referred to as Alreet geordie. Great vid loving the channel Any thoughts on visiting more local areas ? Old mining towns even in North Durham etc ?

[@TynesideLife]

Glad you’re enjoying them bud 👍🏻 I am planning on doing more videos on other areas of Tyneside and there’s so many places to do so maybe later in the year I can hopefully spread out a bit 👍🏻

[@neilt7145]

Born in Benwell, Strathmore Cres. I reckon that makes me a Geordie....... Lived in Scotland for 28yrs but hey ho, gotta go out there and teach all nations

[@TynesideLife]

I’d say you’re a Geordie Neil 👊🏻

[@alreid12345]

Brilliant Eddie. Love the content.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers bud 👊🏻

[@The160879]

Loving these videos do you remember in the Beano they had a strip called “The Jocks and The Geordies” and all they did was fight each other 😂

[@TynesideLife]

Yep 😂

[@billycarter747]

Great memories Eddie. Me and a couple of mates went to Tiffany's on a Saturday afternoon to go breakdancing! Lol

[@TynesideLife]

Love it 😆

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Good video. On TV divant forget Byker Grove and the brilliant Jossy’s giants!

[@TynesideLife]

Legends! Great times! 👊🏻

[@garymillican4343]

Being part of "Geordie Folklore" My mother used to babysit Alan Hull of Lindisfarne fame my mothers brother gave Jimmy Bradford his name Jimmy Nail ! And Mary Bell knocked on my mothers door when I was a bairn to take me for a walk! How lucky was I ?

[@greamewilson1960]

Brilliant Eddie thanx again mate

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Graeme 👊🏻

[@neilallen9281]

Mad fact for you regarding T Dan Smith, the Amber Films production; T Dan SMITH: A funny thing happened on the way to Utopia DOCU/DRAMA co-starred my best mate and another friend at school, Paul Heslop and Lee Ross. He Got £50 odd quid for it in about 1985/6 ish.... we got hammered on Olde English cider for a fortnight.... I fricken hated cider, but it was a poond a bottle, and you got 10 pence back for the empty lololol ................... By the way Eddie, on TTR tonight you got plugged left ,right and centre, I brought up the mackem vid up and everyone joined in saying how great your vids are, expect a few subs in the next few days. Also, yes defo do those walks, there's a million mysteries in our wonderful city, and surrounding areas. I'd love you to do a vid on some of our film stars like Stan Laurel and Alan Young from Mr Ed (the talking horse, both brought up in my home town, North Shields), I'm a friend of a Professor of Nottingham University that has wrote numerous books on Stan Laurel and his family (born in Ulverston), but came to Shields aged 6 months and left at about 15 to be Charlie Chaplin's understudy in Scotland before they travelled together to the States. Locals would love to find out about some of those stories.

[@TynesideLife]

Neil, you’re a mine of brilliant information and stories! Thanks for letting me know about the TTR and bringing up my Mackem Video 🙏🏻 I’m actually planning to do a video soon about North Shields and Tynemouth. I never knew Stan Laurel spent his childhood in NS so I’ll add that thank you!

[@neilallen9281]

@@TynesideLife You've got my email address, I've tonnes of info on Shields and Tynemouth. I'll keep it to emails so no spoilers for your followers. ........ and not kidding about TTR, I'll watch it again and let you know the times you were mentioned to save you watching the whole thing.

[@TynesideLife]

@@neilallen9281 thank you again Neil 🙏🏻

[@neilallen9281]

@@TynesideLife Proud Geordies, with similar passions. Anytime Eddie.

[@neilallen9281]

Check your email's I've got some GREAT news for you regarding Stan Laurel. Probably the most knowledgeable man in the world on Stan Laurel and North Tyneside history is happy to help. 👌

[@yellowoceanoriginalsongs7142]

Enjoyed watching your video thanks 😊

[@TynesideLife]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@nixonsmateruby1]

Build it where it started, the stadium/tip between shieldfield and Heaton.

[@conorsmith8551]

Love history myself mate and it’s so interesting to learn about the history of the north east !! A curious connection to Ireland, the Northumberland fusiliers were originally formed as a battalion in king William of oranges army for the battle of the boyne in the 1690 in Ireland, a very famous battle at that still celebrated to this day . It’s a great tour to do just outside Dublin , about 30 minutes drive and can head on to Belfast if you wish ! I wasn’t aware of the connection til I read up on the Tyneside Irish brigade of the First World War and how far back the Northumberland fusiliers date back to 😃

[@TynesideLife]

Interesting stuff cheers Conor 👍🏻

[@don2483]

Belta videos mate, would love to hear a bit history about Gateshead as well!

[@TynesideLife]

I’m from there so it’s definitely on my list 👊🏻

[@colincharlton9339]

The " vampire rabbit" looking towards St Nicholas cathedral..does anyone know why it was put there for...

[@TynesideLife]

Something to do with The Masons. I did look at doing a piece on that but it hasn’t struck me as very interesting 🤔

[@theindividualizt]

Eddy, I have heard he Oxford (Tiffany's) is going to be regenerated. Any news on that front? Also, the Oxford was the home of architect; John Dobson, who designed it.

[@TynesideLife]

No I hadn’t heard that and didn’t know that was John Dobson home 😮

[@theindividualizt]

@@TynesideLife yes, fascinating. Love the videos!

[@TynesideLife]

@@theindividualizt thanks Sandi 😊

[@TheIkaraCult]

I remember that town moor path, walked it many times, there was a rumour that a girl lied down on a bench and froze to death. I hope thats not true

[@andrewelliott4436]

Alan Hull. "All Fall Down." Have a listen.

[@TynesideLife]

Very poignant! Thanks for sharing that Andrew 👊🏻

[@lewymartain8267]

I used to go to Tiffany's on a Tuesday night . Best time of my life, especially upstairs in the tunnels Ho, Ho, Ho.

[@TynesideLife]

😂

[@toonboy2658]

Sundays when i was 14

[@johnridpeath1728]

Cracking vid m8.

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers John 👊🏻

[@zakdilmen4655]

6:51 ahhhh red alley what a place

[@daveyeddie8176]

Keep the vids coming Eddie, always very canny. 😉

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Davey 👊🏻

[@JacobScott0000]

Another belta 👍 Was that bloke who built the walkway the same guy who knocked down a bunch of listed buildings to errect eldon Square around the green next to monument?

[@TynesideLife]

He he was. He also knocked down some slum areas and built the high rise flats. I knew he’d cleared the way for Eldon Square to be built but there must have been some high level permission granted in order to knock down listed buildings. It’s something I haven’t researched yet but I will and maybe mention it in a future video 👍🏻

[@guineagirl5078]

Very interesting.

[@darkbydesign1031]

great video love this stuff

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers bud 👊🏻

[@cloggsy1971]

Excellent video 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TynesideLife]

Cheers Clive 🙏🏻