What’s Happened To Newcastle?

[@apb3440]

I used to work on the West Road many years ago and to see the state of the old bowling alley, police station and nurses home is heartbreaking. The nurses home was always fully occupied but with the General Hospital being gradually closed down and demolished the home was handed over to refugees/asylum seekers who wrecked the place. Such a shame.

[@Madsoutandabout]

It’s a waste and very sad to see the government and councils have destroyed this country mate with their decisions

[@CarlBland-tn1jo]

​@@Madsoutandabout u dnt want to say your on the dark side means nonces side in HMp lol

[@iancockburn9918]

Thanks to Central and local government allowing foreigners into the country.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@Madsoutandabout isn't it funny that the hospital closed down same year as Tories got in. Check it out. Weird or what

[@leigh-mariehamilton3361]

It was Newcastle General Hospital. West Newcastle was the pits decades ago. Benwell was the worst and even made Byker look lovely.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers Leigh

[@ebikeoutdoors]

Just found your channel and subscribed it's horrible what is going on with everywhere closed down great video guys

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate much appreciated

[@MichaelCampin]

Eldon Gardens is almost devoid of open shops, possibly the high costs of rent and the "niche" shops that were in the building.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@DavidRenwick-t1e]

Eldon Garden was always a white elephant.

[@susanbeaumont6063]

Your walks are always interesting. I thank you both very much.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers Susan

[@toonarmy2798]

I have to say that the most dangerous places anywhere in Newcastle are Byker and Cowgate mind

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@guyroberts8932]

I've lived in the west end on and off for the last 25 years. So the bowling alley used to be the one that was used for local competitions, even after the big modern out of town places opened up in the 90s). The building after that was the West end Police Station, then Angel Heights was originally nurses accommodation, then was used to house refugees, a lot of whom I'm led to believe didn't get on very well and it got slowly trashed.shame beautiful building. The Hospital on the other side of the road was the general hospital, local A&E etc but is now owned by one of the universities and will get developed in the next few years.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate thanks

[@Boppa1260]

Westgate road used to be brilliant back in the day Terry, if you were into your bike's , it dead now.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Such a shame mate but cheers

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@Madsoutandabout Julie's. Didn't Viv Graham used to be a bouncer there

[@paulferri3441]

Terry/Keano another brilliant and eye opening vlog,great to see you venturing further afield showcasing the good the bad and the ugly of our region,keep them coming 😂

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate much appreciated

[@krismarshall9720]

General hospital Closed just before 2010 . The entrance yous were at was the A&E department . Now Staff from R.V.I , use that car park and get a park & ride to and from the General to the R.V.I. contractors MGL have now started the demolition on the outside grounds of the hospital

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers Kris 👍✅

[@TheWeardale1]

cracking video - i used to live around the west road back in the 80s...was a mess then but much, much worse now..! arthurs hill is the junction before the toods nook flats @ 3.37 used to go to the bowling alley a few times.. 5:09 used to be police station.. angel heights @ 5:44 - sure that used to be accommodation for student nurses back in the day..as the newcastle general hospital opposite (i was born there in 1970) was a massive complex, but hardly anything there now, the royal victoria (RVI) is near st james park and still in use now..can't remember exactly when the general hospital was knocked down (as i moved to murton in 2000!) but was done in stages and over some years.. 12:10 used to be barclays bank.. eldon garden has always been a white elephant really - even when it first opened...and i heard recently that eldon square is in trouble and that the shops there aren't paying rent, but not sure if that's true..

[@Madsoutandabout]

Excellent information mate much appreciated thanks

[@alansmith1183]

That was the old nurses accommodation for the General Hospital over the road. There is a tunnel that runs from the building under the road into the hospital. It was busy and full of hospital staff and then student nurses. It’s looks like it’s fallen into ruin, but it was a great social in the day. Last time I was in there was around 96ish.

[@Madsoutandabout]

What a shame mate to see such a great place end up like this I only hope they have replaced it somewhere cheers

[@alansmith1183]

@@MadsoutandaboutThe students moved to the university and hospital staff don’t live in shared accommodation anymore. They dissolved the general to the other hospitals in Newcastle

[@Madsoutandabout]

@@alansmith1183 thanks for that mate wonder what’s going to happen to these buildings now?

[@alansmith1183]

@@MadsoutandaboutI imagine they are listed and can’t be touched. I’m a Spenny lad, lived and worked in the Newcastle and Sunderland hospitals for a few years.

[@Madsoutandabout]

@@alansmith1183 cheers mate might pop over spenny next canny place

[@paulmcvay8655]

The hospital was Newcastle General Hospital, not the RVI. The RVI is right nxt to St James Park Newcastle ground.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate it’s sad to see it gone

[@briggsahoy1]

Shocking indeed, I had relatives on Elswick Rd., 1940/50’s, all the best, expat Geordie, Canada.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Very sad mate

[@BlackpoolRockTV]

Keep up the great work, as you two are brilliant.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate thanks

[@BlackpoolRockTV]

@@Madsoutandabout welcome, I love watching you guys.

[@psmith77271]

Wheres your sunderland hats and scarf lads haha. Last week me wife had a bump in tbe car in newcastle, shes ok, but when i got the phonecall i dropped what i was doing and rushed through. In the panic i forgot i had a. Sunderland shirt on in middle of newcastle hahh, thought i was getging a few dodgey looks, but no trouble so all good. Keep good vids coming lads 👍

[@Madsoutandabout]

Good stuff mate I was going to but Keano wouldn’t let me 😂😂 joking aside hope you and your wife got the car sorted ok cheers ✅

[@psmith77271]

@@Madsoutandabout all good mate, cheers

[@kevinstevens8910]

The herons foods by the rabbit used to be the gateshead branch of JOb lot .

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@jasonrobinson702]

Angel heights used to be for the nurses who worked opposite in newcastle general hospital most of it has now been knocked down not much left of it There was a tunnel underground from the hospital to angel heights for the safety of the nurses to go to work Angel heights then housed asylum seekers sonething like Iranians and Iraqis and they fought each other none stop and smashed it too pieces Been empty for years now

[@Madsoutandabout]

That’s so sad mate what a waste

[@angelaheslop7660]

Nurses home and there was a tunnel that helped the nurses get to the hospital safely instead of crossing the road at night.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers Angela

[@jammiesafc449]

Brilliant as always mate like going to Newcastle it's shame to see so many places closed in the northeast sunderland as well looking forward to the gateshead vid haven't been there for a few years.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@Justamandoingthings114]

Cracking video again lads, always enjoy your outings. On Westgate Road, the white building was the police station, Angel Heights was a nurses home. Police station has permission to become flats and shops and nurses home has permission to be flats. Hopefully both starting soon. The hospital is the old Newcastle General. Closed gradually over the last few years but now owned by Newcastle University and they’re about to start redeveloping it for a mix of housing and research/uni buildings. Massive site so will take years to do. Hopefully the area will look a lot different in the next few years. Can’t see much hope for Gateshead mind. It’s been slowly dying ever since the Metrocentre was built in the 80s. No reason to go there.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate that seems like all good news I’m happy that old buildings get renovated and reused to some good 👍. Was the police station that square looking building I seen

[@Justamandoingthings114]

That’s the one mate.

[@carlmayne3519]

Just after the bowling alley after, you crossed over that first building with someone sleeping in the doorway was the old police station, then next was an old nurses home for the nurses that worked in the hospital across the street. had an old underground passage under the road :D --- Not sure when they started knocking down the Hospital but I do know a lot of it now is being used by the university for studying and research. Really sad to see, I don't get up that way very often anymore living up closer to Hexham! - The RVI is down closer to Newcastle though, through Leazes park, next to St James's :D ... Wish I'd known you were popping over, might have bought you's a pint :D -- Thanks for another great video :D

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate next time we will sure go back again I’d guess thanks take care

[@patriciabailey1937]

Are the cinemas. Stoll and Essoldo still on Westgate Road?

[@Madsoutandabout]

Not sure mate didn’t see them

[@milleka3504]

That was the old general hospital. How sad to see my hometown and what it is like now. Not been back up home in a good few years. Makes me so sad to see it run down

[@Madsoutandabout]

Not good mate cheers

[@seansmith4015]

Ah, the beautiful toon.

[@manormachine100]

3:54 That's Arthurs Hill behind those flats, on the other side of the road where the cemetery is that's Elswick. 5:09 That was the former West End police station, that side of the road is Benwell and the opposite side of the road behind the former General hospital is Fenham. 10:40 No, that's the West Road straight ahead. You've been walking up it the whole way lol

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate much appreciated enjoyed it just a shame about the closed big old buildings

[@AndreaStewart-g3k]

That was not the old RVI it was the Newcastle General hospital

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@Rafiqali75]

Also ill was across the road from the bowling alley where the school is and it’s like a roundabout where the bus turns round the corner that was our Hill

[@jm8308]

Still luxury compared to 99% of Sunderland and you two looked right at home keep up the good work lads 😂

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate it’s still sad to see the world now compared to 20 years ago

[@jm8308]

It is mate and thanks for taking my banter the right way I love your football videos and these you are a top top fella

[@garyrobson2924]

The Newcastle general hospital shut about 2016 a moved to the rvi which was extended

[@Madsoutandabout]

Ok cheers mate

[@donmongoose]

That big grey building after the pelican crossing next to the Milligans was a Barclays, feels like it's been vacant for 15+ years

[@Madsoutandabout]

Really cheers mate what a shame

[@geoffreycodling8071]

You should have gone to the Greggs Outlet on Westgate Road. Stuff a day old but at about a third of the price. That is if it is still open.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate thanks

[@GarethSewell1982]

The RVI is beside St James’ Park and is a mix of Victorian and new build. That must be the old site on your video. Arthur’s Hill is on the same side as the old hospital building, I park there on match day.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate thanks

[@briggsahoy1]

Shocking deteriorating Newcastle, hard to believe, I had relatives on Elswick Road , stayed there many times as a boy, expat Geordie, Canada.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@johnbell6233]

Wasn't office's pal that used to be the west road copper station

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@craigcockburn7718]

The hospital is called the general hospital the RVI is in spital tongue's

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@richardsales6996]

The shut down hospital was called the general hospital the RVI still open on the bowling Ali when it was open was a good laugh

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate thanks

[@Rafiqali75]

How was the Old nurses house for the Hospital? The big building.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Looks class mate

[@ernestwilson5591]

There's the bridge ower there man! Having left Sunderland in the early 70's, it;s good to hear the old accent again!

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate 😂😂

[@briggsahoy1]

Excellent tour, expat Geordie, Canada, thank you.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@sarahbrand1210]

I googled angel heights and says used to be nurses quarters for the hospital.. Plans approved last year to turn it into 57 flats and some duplex apartments..

[@Madsoutandabout]

That’s good Sarah happy days

[@apb3440]

I nearly lost an ear in a rugby match in 1998 and the A and E department at the General Hospital was still fully open then.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate sad now

[@jdevlin1910]

Lived up Arthurs Hill for over 10 years a good long time back, in one of those multi storeys you walked past on the way. It was bustling then, though still pretty dangerous. It's a shame to see all the places closed, it's not likely to return to what it was. The bowling alley was canny actually though it became the go to place to pick up various drugs.. not that I would know. It's the general hospital that's closed down, the Royal Victoria is futher down towards the city (next to the uni capmpus), another shame to see.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate much appreciated info thanks it’s a real shame

[@jdevlin1910]

@@Madsoutandabout It's been a long time seeing it, it's gutting actually. Just remembering down by the bike stores, they would come down the west road in convoys of engines roaring to go hang out on the street and buy their gear on the Saturday. Plenty of bike and gear stores, 2nd hand places, cafes you could get a full English, tattoo spots and all that. Good years up there, thanks for sparking the memories. Hope you got your pasties in the end.

[@Madsoutandabout]

@@jdevlin1910 cheers mate love the old days thanks for watching

[@gingerjoe1972]

Canny video lads,(apart from the corny jokes), nice that you mentioned Bentleys in Sunderland , I drank there early 90s, I guess it’s a spoons now! Anyway, it’s canny sad that side of the toon as everything looks so run down and Gateshead looks worse. Quite what the councils plans are, who knows! Cheers from Joey, new subscriber! 👍

[@Madsoutandabout]

@@gingerjoe1972 cheers mate thanks much appreciated

[@davidnewell9175]

My mum lived just up there Hartington st stopped at the Bentley b&b a few times when we played Sunderland

[@Madsoutandabout]

Bentley is a b&b very good mate good stuff

[@Rafiqali75]

I wouldn’t have the food around here if you haven’t had a shit for six weeks if you eat the food around here, you’ll be rushing to the toilet

[@jeffbrown2401]

Now i see why i left the North East 36 years ago and moved down south what a sh..t hole so sorry to see it.

[@Rafiqali75]

The hospitals has been shot for about 10 to 15 years. I live around the corner on West Road,.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate thanks for that what a shame I wonder why it closed

[@derekoetting4245]

The west road is unrecognizable from 20 year ago its now full of barbers and grubby fast food shops.

[@Madsoutandabout]

I bet mate sad

[@michaelhamer1277]

in the early 80s we rode bikes up westgate rd... shame to see it now...

[@Madsoutandabout]

Not good mate

[@martinnorth2680]

Nice video

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Aye it used to be a police station

[@RichieClarke-g4t]

Never mind lads all these old buildings will be full soon enough,lots and lots of young doctors coming across the channel on little boats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴

[@FaalDoonagen]

Oi oi .Good video marra. Ynaa what, im not bothered what everyone else thinks ,i think you 2 are canny areet 😉 for a couple of mackems anyway😅 ...just friskin' man. Cheers freeda greaves 😂, 3degrees 😂 haha Noice one bruvaa👊

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate much appreciated 😂😂

[@glennseaward3050]

Used to sleep at Angel heights with me first love ,ahh still thinking of her❤❤😂😂😂

[@Madsoutandabout]

Good old days mate

[@NewbigginPhoto]

west end police station. suprised to see that closed. originally the nurses home then taken over for immigrant accomodation

[@Madsoutandabout]

Cheers mate

[@maddogdaz1]

Divvint ye two come roond hea again lookin at wor bad bits.

[@Madsoutandabout]

We like looking at the good bits as well it has nowt to do with footy

[@Rafiqali75]

That was the old police station

[@Madsoutandabout]

Yeah cheers mate

[@WilliamBennett-up6gs]

I thought they new Newcastle then they they call the general hospital the RVI. They don't know Newcastle . Take no notice of them because they don't know any thing about the central Newcastle or the West end. And then they don't know the West Road one of the main roads in Newcastle.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Of course we do t that’s what we were saying 😂😂😂😂

[@louisemorgan3237]

Mackem accent

[@lauriepolo4575]

Thats barclays

[@lauriepolo4575]

Thats the general

[@drydendixon2079]

Post these videos to Sunak, and watch him back pedal.

[@Madsoutandabout]

Sounds grim mate

[@RichieClarke-g4t]

R I P her majesty the queen a year today

[@Madsoutandabout]

Two years mate I think ? But yes R.I.P

[@RichieClarke-g4t]

@@Madsoutandabout aye you’re right mate my bad

[@normanbrydon2226]

Absolutely disgusted sights what do tourists think beautiful architecture abandoned councillors should be ashamed and government 😢

[@Madsoutandabout]

Very sad mate

[@RUSSELLCHADBOURN]

RATHER LIVE IN BEIRUT

[@angelaheslop7660]

General hospital

[@MariaCaseberry-hi2fw]

Need to do your homework a bit more, Lads..as I'm sure others have told you already that was Newcastle general hospital, the RVI is in town, with the Freeman hospital up Jesmond way

[@Madsoutandabout]

Yes thanks we just like to jump in deep end and have a bit of a wonder but thanks ✅👍

[@lauriepolo4575]

Nurses accommodation

[@Sunsandsea962]

The UK is in recession.

[@birtlee2078]

Too few people working and too many on benefits - increasing every day!!! In freefall decline!

[@elizabethdelgadorodriguez]

😂😂 ....dangerous??? You should see Caracas!

[@Madsoutandabout]

😂😂😂

[@Jake97x]

The mad mistake

[@lauriepolo4575]

Police station

[@millie2687]

You’re not even Geordies…..

[@Madsoutandabout]

And what’s your point I have a car 😂😂😂

[@Flyingwithoutmings]

Millie’s said it, you’re only allowed to make videos in the city you’re from apparently 😅