Wallsend Memories Pt 2

More memories from bygone days.

[@kevinlander46]

Wow so chuffed i have come across this set of pictures, i loved living there in the 70's, i can still hear and smell the atmosphere going to school on Howdon Lane to my school Stephenson Memorial Middle School, and the jazz bands and the bridge over the track 14 storys used to play in the lifts if they worked lol so many memories loved this place and so glad i can call it home lived at 12 Lisle Grove

[@sg4l542]

I grew up in these streets as I was from wallsend. Do you have any footage of Rawdon Court.

[@fossildog]

That picture from the 14 stories looking over to the college is amazing. I was brought up in Battle Hill and can remember walking to school along the black path when Battle Hill was still being built so I suspect that photo must have been taken early 1970's

[@Glenn1967ful]

The 14 storeys will always be remembered for one thing, Terry Collier ended up living there in 1976 when his parents old house was demolished.

[@paulcrombie9623]

I remember everything you show in this video. I can even remember when they were building the new coast road and the dug outs for the flyovers, just off where I live on Station Road, I may have only been about four or five at the time, but I remember seeing the deep dugouts, the horrible smell and the watchies cabin next to Fergies corner shop!

[@geordielassie1]

I was just telling my kids how we used to have the fireworks displays and the fair (until poor Hal mulligan was killed, he was a lovely lad and in my class at school) they didn't believe me I'll have to show them these pics xx

[@karenm12161]

My nana lived in the 14 storeys Memories.. I used to go to the disco at the east end... ah life as a teenager eh !!

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Great video of pictures. Cheers 👍🇬🇧

[@jennytalia226]

Nice memories, born there in 1958, lived in Terraced housing overlooking the Dry Docks and Swans, hate to say it, but glad I moved in 2010 when the estate I lived on became overrun with druggies and alcoholics.

[@peterdickinson7842]

3rd Tyne Sea Scouts, Esso Northumbria echo sounding?

[@Glenn1967ful]

Excellent, and also the flats at Howdon being shown in their last days. Love them or loathe them, these three blocks of flats really stood out and were a landmark for 30 years. Now there isn't a trace of them and Willington Square is low rise.

[@markuswilliams3190]

my home town

[@allancorfield8164]

Excellent photos. Memories of Simpsons

[@IanPike-zm7uz]

Spot on pictures, I remember going to the burn to watch motorbike trials - good memories

[@rosbell5113]

Loved it, lots of memories.

[@alistairwilson2261]

please help at2.01 the photo shows what now is the battle hill housing estate pre houses! in the background is the rising sun pit what is the 4 storey building in the centre of the picture? i have lived in wallsend then battle hill since 1974 i have asked other locals older than me but no-one seems to know!

[@newmillmarketing2096]

Hi Alistair I think the building you refer to is the North Tyneside College which is situated at the end of Embleton Avenue. It is now also accessed from the main road through Battle Hill, which obviously didn't exist when this photo was taken.It is still there but obviously on a much larger scale now and is very visible from the Coast Road. I had a mate who live in Embleton Ave and I actually went to that college for a year in the mid 1970's. I would guess this photo must have been taken sometime in the 60's as the coast road doesn't even exist in dual carriageway form. I was born and lived about half a mile away from the location of this photo and I can never remember it being so undeveloped. Some great old photos on this short video and I especially smiled when I saw Howdon station with the little bridge overpass next to the overpowering smell of Howdon gasworks. Its very different in lots of respects now but some things have never moved on and now they look very sad. Last time I went past Wallsend baths it looked dreadful. I suppose we are all getting old and a bit battered around the edges. Happy memories.

[@stephentonks4773]

Love this, was brought up on sedley road in the seventies with my grand parents went to carville school for a bit before moving to north east Scotland, 50 seconds in is my auntie lilly walking her dog, wow ❤

[@rosbell5113]

Loved it, lots of memories.

[@jean2740]

My best friend Stella lived right behind shipyard ,I used to get bus to work and bus would be packed to rafters with shipyard workers , great times all gone it's sad really 😔 love all pictures keep em coming memorise must be kept alive 😢

[@johnsayers2506]

if that is taunton close, then i can identify the house i was dragged up in

[@l1trappy75]

Ghost town now

[@jean2740]

Very true .

[@thegreyman7449]

What's the soundtrack on this anybody know?

[@plasterer69]

It was from KZbin's library, can't remember it's title.

[@thegreyman7449]

Thanks.