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Alyson Buglass photo showing St Oswald's boy scouts in 1937. Recognise anyone? |
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Another lovely old photo from Alyson Buglass showing the Colliery school kids. Look how poorly dressed they were in those days! |
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Alyson sent this photo showing Rev Cosserat among this group of people outside St Cuthbert's Church 1955/56 |
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Les Gibson kindly sent this photo with him, his Merchant Navy friend & friend's wife in Ellison St 1965ish. |
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Alyson Buglass's dad Jimmy Haig in Wreigh St possibly 1959ish. Wreigh St was straight opposite Albert St, across Argyle St. |
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Lord Mountbatten playing bowls at Leslies in 1939 which is the year WW2 started. |
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Leslies versus HMS Kelly at Leslies Sports Field 1939. That must be the old Slag Heap on the horizon. |
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This photo was kindly sent by Andy ( Jarrow website)showing the bottom terrace of houses in Ellison St. Why were they demolished? what a shame. |
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Alyson Buglass's sister Beryl Haig performing at 'The Powerhouse' one of Hebburn's 'entertainment venues' in the old days.eg dances, panto's, films. |
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This is to show how even though people were poor, they could still drum up enough for a big wedding.This is NOT a triple wedding! |
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A Jean Black photo of the Pyro Xmas party, but When????? anyone know? surely Jean will know? |
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Les Gibson sent this 1960ish photo of Hebburn Station in the days of the electric trains, from the platform for Shields. |
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