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The well known Felling Male Voice Choir outside Gateshead Civic Centre but no year or decade was given to me unfortunately |
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The old 1812 built 'Peartree' Public House on Sunderland Rd. Nice memories for some ex-pats! |
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The remains of St Patrick's Dance hall a few years ago in 2006. How many couples must have met under that roof? |
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This pic shows the 'New Imperia' cinema opened in 1930 but like a lot of cinema's it ended up as a Bingo Hall. |
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So this is where Dragone's made there ice cream probably hoping it was better than Hebburn's Fionda's Jarrows Reas & Shields's Minchellas. |
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The Corona Picture Hall in 1920s Coldwell St. It was built in 1911 & lasted just 49 yrs before demolition |
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The sad looking 1800s Pub 'The Duke of Connaught' on Sunderland Rd in the Felling just a few years ago. |
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A little girl in 1950 buying her Dragone's Ice Cream. Felling ex-pat
Alan Foster in Brisbane suggests the Queue is for the Corona Pictures |
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Another Dragone's ice cream vehicle going round the streets selling ices |
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The aftermath of the Imperial Cinema fire in Wellington St, 1929. |
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The old 'Grand' Pictures at Pelaw. It opened in 1914 as World War one was starting, became a ballroom 1961 & demolished in 1993. |
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Trams going back & forth from St Mary's Heworth to Gateshead in 1930 |