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Ellison Hall from the park a long long time ago, late 1800's early 1900's. |
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This is a 1929 photo of Hebburn's 'first lake' with part of the Slag Heap, Monkton Village & Home with surrounding trees in the distance. |
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Carr St was a main shopping street in the 1800's right through to well into the 1900's.This photo is about 1900. |
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Outside Winnie Gallagher's Papershop looking along Lyon St in 1941.The shop was on the corner of Bewick?Lyon St |
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Argyle St in early 1950's. First left is Albert St where the 'Gem' was & also 'The Albert' Pub, which is still there today. The 'Gem' is long gone. |
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Andrew Leslie's Shipyard in the mid 1800's |
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Mr Leslie was a Scottish islander & he came down to Hebburn to start a Shipyard in the mid 1800's. |
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1977 View of Hebburn riverside from Walker. When I was young these green hills were the towns rubbish 'Tips', dirty, smoky, rat infested. |
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1960's Mons Avenue. My grandmother lived in this street so as a child I spent a lot of time here. Clegwell is at the far end over Campbell Pk Rd.. |
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Hebburn railway station 'Porter' from the days when the old electric trains ran from Shields to Newcastle. Ticket's please! |
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We think this is a Tennant St photo taken from Station Rd near the Whickham Rd junction. Reyrolles is right at the end. |
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The Royal Yacht 'Britannia' sailing up the Tyne past Leslies in 1977. Tailing her is a Royal Navy warship. |
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A photograph of the old Band Stand opposite what we called the 'Second Lake'. Note the boathouse & Monkton on the skyline. |
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