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Thanks to Lance Liddle & Tom Green for these photos of
Hebburn Victoria Cycling Club members. Recognise your mam, dad, grandad, grandma???? |
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This was up on the Military Rd in January 1956. The road runs from Newcastle to Carlisle keeping close to Hadrians Wall. |
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This photo was taken in the Durham countryside. Walter Wears on the left has his 'early life in Hebburn' story on the www.hebburn.org website |
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It must have been great to get away from Industrial smokey Hebburn in those days & see the beautiful British countryside. |
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Hebburn Vics cyclists in 1945 and about 60mls from home at Gretna Green, north of Carlisle in Bonny Scotland. |
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This is the life eh? all this lovely fresh air, a lot different to what we are used to.1950's cycle ride using a Tandem. |
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Ron Newton a Hebburn Vics member in the 50's |
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Names (not in order) on this 1950 ish photo are as follows. |
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Vin McGrory,Dick Blackwood,Ray Newton,Ron & Bob Creighton,Harry Strike,Eric Wilson,Pop & Lil Richardson,J Auchterlonie,Ray Makin,D Harbottle,Bob Sayers,Glad Alsop,Winnie, Al, Ian,&Dot Romanis,Winnie Sayers |
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Two smiling Hebburn lads in 1947. Is that photo taken in Hebburn? |
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Hebburn Vics on a Sunday run to Rothbury in 1948. These cyclists were amazing, because Northumberland isn't flat, so lots & lots of uphill cycling. |
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1950 photo of two club members, probably taken in Hebburn. |
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Hebburn Vics at Elsdon which up in the Northumberlands hills. 1956 photo |
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Hebburn Vics at Corbridge in 1955 |
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A late 1940's photo taken at 'Crossthwaite'. Any relatives among them? |
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