I used to live in Wallsend, and watched a few ships get launched doon at Swan Hunters one of which was HMS Illustrious. Newcastle and the Tyne has changed massively just in my short life, I'm 46
Wow. That must be what kings meadow school is named after! I bloody love these videos! Thanks again Eddy. For imparting your knowledge which is second to none!!!
A canny vid Eddy, Me and my BIL used to go to the scrap yards in the early 80's along Dunston. We would get parts for our mk1 Cortina's. Then they cleared the area for the garden festival. Happy days.
Another fabulous video Eddie, many thanks! I subscribed. Pit mining with staithes goes back to at least 1500 on Tyneside. Origin: Old English staeth, meaning shore or landing place.
Another great educational video Eddy thank you. I’ve always been interested about these sort of structures made out of timber. How on earth do they not quickly decay, open to the elements & sitting in the river, Whereby a newly fitted window made out of timber can be rotting after 5 years?😮
Thanks for that . I saw the Staiths in 1990 when at the Garden Show, all the way from New Zealand. I was born in London but my family were all form Swawell and Wickham . Dad was a miner till the war, as was Grandad and my uncles . When ever I visited I felt as though I was going home, between 1996 and 2005 I had been back six times to find family members . Found a few but there were lots more I didn't find.
Brilliant video Eddie. Really appreciate all your hard work putting these together. Newcastle is steeped in history, fascinating facts that i know little about. Thanks for educating me. 👍👍👍
Hi Eddie, not sure if it’s of much interest but would love it if you could make a video on the old co-operative building next to The Gate where I work. From the 1800’s, lots of history, tunnels beneath it leading around newcastle, right by gallowgate. Can be eerie in the building working night shift.
Hi just seen this video as a random choice on youtube. Very interesting. Having worked in the area many times i have seen this construction but not known the significance of it. Thank you for this and will look out for more.
Fascinating, Eddy, I learnt a lot there. Every time I see coal staiths I'm reminded of "Get Carter". I think I'm right in saying that was filmed at Blyth staiths though. It's great that the Dunston staiths are protected and part of the Derwent Way trail. 😀
I can recall The National Garden Festival in 1990. I was only a child but I do remember being on the Staiths with a giant ball of rope as the attraction. Those were the days!
Remember walking along it as a kid when The Garden Festival was on in 1990. Shame I never got to see them in action. If I'm not mistaken, Dunston Staith was for export of coal from pits along what is now The Tanfield Railway. Shame it's never been repaired after the little knackers set fire to it. There's a very good podcast by Nick Richardson on the coal mining industry on the 'Railway Mania' podcast series (youtube doesn't like me posting external links). Something I never knew is that the staithes were all different, as some coal is harder than others, meaning some needs more careful handling (ie more shutes and conveyors) so it doesnt all break up into tiny bits. Also of interest is The Bowes Railway (see the video 'Bowes Line' on youtube). Loaded wagons of coal descending down to the river by gravity (albeit attached to a rope), the momentum of which pulled the empties back to the top of the hill. Their staith was at Jarrow. Possible future video, Eddie? Not from a mining family myself, but have found it fascinating since I was a kid. Nothing but respect for the men who toiled away in darkness hundreds of feet below the ground to power the nation.
Very interesting Eddie, my son lives right next to the Staithes on the Gateshead side and next time we are there I’d like to do the walk that follows up the Derwent. Those men would need to be well paid for the back breaking work they did day in day out!
Two/three summers ago the staiths were open to the public during the school and bank holidays, but due to more vandals they closed them again, I’m surprised they’ve been re-opened… I’m local to this area, about a ten minute walk from there, I walked along the path with the dog a few hours ago.
Eddy here is one for you ! Just downstream from Vickers works there used to be a small Island in the river dont know when it dissapeared ! But in the late 60s / early70s there was a Council rubbish site called Paradise Island Works where the bin lorries went. Bit of investigating for you there matey ?
I used to play on there way, way back in the 60's when I lived in Lobley Hill. Does my memory serve me right in that I've always thought the wood used to build the staithes was imported from Australia which is part of the reason the burned section was never rebuilt? I was wrong my memory did fail me, they used Baltic pine to build the staithes
You are quite correct, Australian redwood I believe, which is now a protected species, so no longer harvested for export to UK. It i sextreme;y well suited for use in the salt water river bed.
My home village eddie lived just round the corner walked on this many times shame that nakkas have tried to burn it down so many times very Intresting stuff mate 👍
Interesting what you said about the arson attacks, unfortunately they are nothing new. As a young fireman in the 70s I attended a few fires on there. In those days the only access was from the Excelsior Club end, which was roughly where the only fire hydrant was. It was half a mile to the end of the staithe, which is a long way to run hose out 😀
I love the Coal and Railway History of the Northeast where it all began. Like you, I have never been able to understand why these mindless idiots think it’s cool to destroy anything and what they actually get out of it. Thank you for another great video.
as a kid id look down on the staiths from my home and watch the Bessy Surtees (ship) delivering coal,,, as a teenager i went to the school next to the staiths... i still havent friggin been on them.... cant wait to go on it and feel that river air breeze past my ears
Where were the staiths in the Iconic film "get carter" ? Sorry to hear of the fire. Fire's usually happen when property deveoplers are interest in the land like the "crooked pub" that burned down and was buldozed. Great video about something that I thought was all gone.
I visited 2yrs ago, because of 'Get Carter' I know the Staiths in the film where actually at Blyth (Visited there also) but these are the last remaining and as close to the real thing as you can get. You couldn't win an egg an spoon race Eric........
When will the local council open the Tynemouth lighthouse jetty again ? I used to look forward to walking down to the end having my sandwiches looking out to sea! 😎
In 1990 a fire main was installed throughout the entire length of the staithes. If it had only be maintained, it would have been used to extinguish the fire in 2003 which led to a partial collapse. Cost-cutting, actually cost a large part of this listed structure, the largest of it's kind in Europe.
Just doon from there is Scotchy bridge right next to that is an old railway bridge that is closed off to the public but not to the bad lads that used to skive school and sneak across and pinch the fresh made pies from tindale and stanton, Yummy
I volinteer on the Tanfield railway were the trains came down to the staiths from stanley and county durham and the line is technically the oldest in the world built in 1725 originally as a wagonway and it even includes the worlds oldest single arch railway bridge and its aproaching 300 years of the railway in 2025 and without this newcastle and the areas surrounding would have never developed as there was no way to get enough coal to the factories for there to of been an industrial revolution
we were the people who had the stuff that tanned and bleached materials... so im guessing along with all the urine we also imported the "leave it alone powder" ;-0
Really enjoying the subtle move away from predominantly football content. Don’t get me wrong I’m a die hard toon fan, but I love the history of this city too. And nobody gets it better than this guy. Eddie you are becoming a brilliant documentarian! I don’t live in the NE anymore so I love watching your content to bring me home! 🖤🤍
Agree with Jimmy, Eddie. Far better leaving the NUFC stuff to young Mr Pearson and pals - your local history content is far more interesting! Particularly to those of us who prefer our football in red and white 😀
Very interesting , I look at this everyday from across the river , I always thought it was open to tourists anyway what with the cafe that’s there , must’ve read it wrong somewhere .
I used to live in Wallsend, and watched a few ships get launched doon at Swan Hunters one of which was HMS Illustrious. Newcastle and the Tyne has changed massively just in my short life, I'm 46
Wow. That must be what kings meadow school is named after!
I bloody love these videos!
Thanks again Eddy. For imparting your knowledge which is second to none!!!
Yes it is. Glad you’re enjoying them Amy 😊
loving these videos eddy the historical side of your videos have been awesome keep it up !!!
Cheers bud 👊🏻👍🏻
Fantastic piece of local journalism again 👍
Cheers Lee 👊🏻👍🏻
Love these videos, Eddy. You're my personal guide to the Newcastle/North East area. Appreciated from Montana.
Thank you 🙏
Fantastic video Eddy. We need to keep this information alive, and your channel serves as the perfect medium to do so. Look forward to the next vid.
Thank you 🙏
A canny vid Eddy, Me and my BIL used to go to the scrap yards in the early 80's along Dunston. We would get parts for our mk1 Cortina's. Then they cleared the area for the garden festival. Happy days.
class presentation Eddy man, much appreciated. Dunston born and bred.
Another fabulous video Eddie, many thanks! I subscribed. Pit mining with staithes goes back to at least 1500 on Tyneside. Origin: Old English staeth, meaning shore or landing place.
Brilliant insight thanks Chris 👍🏻
Another great educational video Eddy thank you.
I’ve always been interested about these sort of structures made out of timber. How on earth do they not quickly decay, open to the elements & sitting in the river, Whereby a newly fitted window made out of timber can be rotting after 5 years?😮
Thanks Steph. Apparently it is made of Australian Oak which was imported and can withstand salt water
@@TynesideLife Thanks Eddy, I’ll add that one to my armoury of knowledge. Normally stuff that doesn’t interest the general population I’ve been told 😄
@@Steph-wq9it 😅
Thanks for that . I saw the Staiths in 1990 when at the Garden Show, all the way from New Zealand. I was born in London but my family were all form Swawell and Wickham . Dad was a miner till the war, as was Grandad and my uncles . When ever I visited I felt as though I was going home, between 1996 and 2005 I had been back six times to find family members . Found a few but there were lots more I didn't find.
Thanks for sharing 👊🏻👍🏻
Superb as ever building up my historical knowledge from the past.
Cheers Jamie 👊🏻👍🏻
Quality video! When I walked Hadrian’s wall I found this as equally fascinating as all the amazing Roman sites along the way.
Amazing heritage
It’s on my list yo walk it Jimmy 👍🏻
@@TynesideLife Port Carlisle at our end has a similar vibe! I’d love to see you vlogging Hadrian’s wall!
@@jimmycburfield5997 so has Scaryport 😅
Eddie it's fascinating to hear your knowledge and the history of dunson and all over the north east area.
Cheers Paul 👊🏻👍🏻
Brilliant video Eddie. Really appreciate all your hard work putting these together. Newcastle is steeped in history, fascinating facts that i know little about. Thanks for educating me. 👍👍👍
Cheers Geoff 👊🏻👍🏻
Hi Eddie, not sure if it’s of much interest but would love it if you could make a video on the old co-operative building next to The Gate where I work. From the 1800’s, lots of history, tunnels beneath it leading around newcastle, right by gallowgate. Can be eerie in the building working night shift.
I’ll look into it, cheers Aidan 👍🏻
Another brilliant video Eddy, great to be informed about our wonderful history in our area.
Cheers Paul 👊🏻👍🏻
I'm really enjoying your videos about the history of Newcastle. I find them fascinating 👌
Cheers mate 👊🏻👍🏻
The history we have here in the North East is amazing
Hi just seen this video as a random choice on youtube. Very interesting. Having worked in the area many times i have seen this construction but not known the significance of it. Thank you for this and will look out for more.
Cheers Andrew 👊🏻👍🏻
Fascinating, Eddy, I learnt a lot there. Every time I see coal staiths I'm reminded of "Get Carter". I think I'm right in saying that was filmed at Blyth staiths though. It's great that the Dunston staiths are protected and part of the Derwent Way trail. 😀
Cheers Ian 👊🏻👍🏻.
Yes that was the Blyth Staiths in Get Carter
The links to the other organizations you gave during the video really useful, wasn't aware of the other organizations and their offerings! keep it up!
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Been waiting for this one great work as always Eddie!
Cheers Matty, I was going re film it as I missed a few things but I thought what the hell 😅
Really informative Eddie, there were loads I didnt know so thanks.
Cheers Alan 👊🏻👍🏻
Good vid Eddie, stirling work.
Cheers Davey 👍🏻
I can recall The National Garden Festival in 1990. I was only a child but I do remember being on the Staiths with a giant ball of rope as the attraction. Those were the days!
A nice little watch before I go to work. Cheers for all your content Eddie!
Cheers Owen 👊🏻👍🏻
Fascinating bit of industrial heritage.
Great stuff keep em coming 👌
Cheers Martin 👊🏻👍🏻
Unbelievable ! Was walking the Tyne yesterday and looked at them and thought il have to look them up !! But no bloody worries Eddy is here 👌
Thank you Anthony 😃👊🏻
Great video eddy ur full of knowledge well done
Cheers Scott 👊🏻👍🏻
Remember walking along it as a kid when The Garden Festival was on in 1990. Shame I never got to see them in action. If I'm not mistaken, Dunston Staith was for export of coal from pits along what is now The Tanfield Railway.
Shame it's never been repaired after the little knackers set fire to it.
There's a very good podcast by Nick Richardson on the coal mining industry on the 'Railway Mania' podcast series (youtube doesn't like me posting external links). Something I never knew is that the staithes were all different, as some coal is harder than others, meaning some needs more careful handling (ie more shutes and conveyors) so it doesnt all break up into tiny bits.
Also of interest is The Bowes Railway (see the video 'Bowes Line' on youtube). Loaded wagons of coal descending down to the river by gravity (albeit attached to a rope), the momentum of which pulled the empties back to the top of the hill. Their staith was at Jarrow. Possible future video, Eddie?
Not from a mining family myself, but have found it fascinating since I was a kid. Nothing but respect for the men who toiled away in darkness hundreds of feet below the ground to power the nation.
Thanks for sharing all that Richard and yes it’s part of the Tanfield line.
I may do separate video on this 👍🏻
Film star Dunston Staithes...Get Carter ( iconic film ) fascinating video Eddy..nice one 👍
That was Blyth Staithes Martin 😬😅
@@TynesideLife Oops !!! I stand corrected 😂👍
@@martinholroyd7605 😅
Very interesting Eddie, my son lives right next to the Staithes on the Gateshead side and next time we are there I’d like to do the walk that follows up the Derwent. Those men would need to be well paid for the back breaking work they did day in day out!
Two/three summers ago the staiths were open to the public during the school and bank holidays, but due to more vandals they closed them again, I’m surprised they’ve been re-opened…
I’m local to this area, about a ten minute walk from there, I walked along the path with the dog a few hours ago.
Awesome I walk past here all time
Great Video Eddy, do one on the history of the Town Moor please.
I’ve done one Paul. It’s video number 2 in my Stadium series 👍🏻
Eddy here is one for you ! Just downstream from Vickers works there used to be a small Island in the river dont know when it dissapeared ! But in the late 60s / early70s there was a Council rubbish site called Paradise Island Works where the bin lorries went. Bit of investigating for you there matey ?
Do you mean the island that the Blaydon Races was on?
Nice one Eddy. interesting as usual
Cheers Kev 👊🏻👍🏻
Great Eddie thank you.
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I used to play on there way, way back in the 60's when I lived in Lobley Hill. Does my memory serve me right in that I've always thought the wood used to build the staithes was imported from Australia which is part of the reason the burned section was never rebuilt?
I was wrong my memory did fail me, they used Baltic pine to build the staithes
I’m not sure where the wood is from mate but it hasn’t been rebuilt as it’s now owned by a charity and there just aren’t the funds just yet
You are quite correct, Australian redwood I believe, which is now a protected species, so no longer harvested for export to UK. It i sextreme;y well suited for use in the salt water river bed.
eddie will you do a video on the battle of newburn also stevensons birth place is up that way just a thought great video kidda
I’ll give it some thought, cheers 👍🏻
And also Addison Colliery, where Alexander Graham Bell made the first ever underground phone call from Hedgefield House to miners down the pit.
@@roythompson4621 yeah that would be good as well
My old home town dunstom used to make a fortune penny for the guy from the sailors back in the 60s
I’m a Dunston lad. Brilliant video 👍🏻
My home village eddie lived just round the corner walked on this many times shame that nakkas have tried to burn it down so many times very Intresting stuff mate 👍
Cheers Daniel 👊🏻👍🏻
Interesting what you said about the arson attacks, unfortunately they are nothing new. As a young fireman in the 70s I attended a few fires on there. In those days the only access was from the Excelsior Club end, which was roughly where the only fire hydrant was. It was half a mile to the end of the staithe, which is a long way to run hose out 😀
Thanks for sharing Marty 👍🏻
Very interesting 👍
i done the scaffold on there when they were sorting it out after it was set on fire. bang in the middle of summer. great job it was.
I love the Coal and Railway History of the Northeast where it all began.
Like you, I have never been able to understand why these mindless idiots think it’s cool to destroy anything and what they actually get out of it.
Thank you for another great video.
Cracking video, Eddie!
Cheers David 👍🏻
Another history lesson. I love it!
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as a kid id look down on the staiths from my home and watch the Bessy Surtees (ship) delivering coal,,, as a teenager i went to the school next to the staiths...
i still havent friggin been on them.... cant wait to go on it and feel that river air breeze past my ears
Thanks for sharing bud 👊🏻👍🏻
Bessie Surtees was a barge which carried ash from the Stella North and South power stations further up river
@@frankiehill-os1ww i didnt actually look in the sacks.. sorry mate lol, it was over 50 years ago,, heeds a bit knackered noo
Enjoyed that pal 👍
Where were the staiths in the Iconic film "get carter" ? Sorry to hear of the fire. Fire's usually happen when property deveoplers are interest in the land like the "crooked pub" that burned down and was buldozed. Great video about something that I thought was all gone.
They’re in Blyth mate 👍🏻
Great Eddie!
Cheers Alan 👊🏻👍🏻
Coal. So many humans busted their asses to help people have electricity and warmth. Much respect to the generations before us.
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i still remember the bessie Surtees coal barge going up & down the tyne when i was a kid. happy days 👌👍
Spoil hopper from dunson power station, diesel driven.
It wasn't carrying coal, quite the opposite. It led ash from the power station out to sea.
@ashleyhoward8926 I think there was three, always getting pulled for speeding !
I visited 2yrs ago, because of 'Get Carter' I know the Staiths in the film where actually at Blyth (Visited there also) but these are the last remaining and as close to the real thing as you can get. You couldn't win an egg an spoon race Eric........
When will the local council open the Tynemouth lighthouse jetty again ? I used to look forward to walking down to the end having my sandwiches looking out to sea! 😎
Were these in Purely Belter?😊
Ooh I’m not sure, haven’t watched it
Yes they were :) one of the few films to feature them
In 1990 a fire main was installed throughout the entire length of the staithes. If it had only be maintained, it would have been used to extinguish the fire in 2003 which led to a partial collapse. Cost-cutting, actually cost a large part of this listed structure, the largest of it's kind in Europe.
I didn’t know about the fire main, thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Hiya Eddy, I'll watch this vlog later, did You watch Fact Feast? this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Hi Choppy, yes I did mate. Interesting stuff 👍🏻
This looks like the one from "Get Carter" when Michael Caine chases Ian Henry at the end of the film.
It was the one in Blyth in the Get Carter film Dave
Just doon from there is Scotchy bridge right next to that is an old railway bridge that is closed off to the public but not to the bad lads that used to skive school and sneak across and pinch the fresh made pies from tindale and stanton, Yummy
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I volinteer on the Tanfield railway were the trains came down to the staiths from stanley and county durham and the line is technically the oldest in the world built in 1725 originally as a wagonway and it even includes the worlds oldest single arch railway bridge and its aproaching 300 years of the railway in 2025 and without this newcastle and the areas surrounding would have never developed as there was no way to get enough coal to the factories for there to of been an industrial revolution
Oh wow, thank you for letting me know about this 👍🏻
Eddy didnt newcastle export a lot of saltpeter
Not sure Sean. I’ll look into it
we were the people who had the stuff that tanned and bleached materials... so im guessing along with all the urine we also imported the "leave it alone powder" ;-0
Eddy that’s fantastic news very interesting thank you. Have a piece of cake on me
Have you bought me a cake? 😅
@@TynesideLife the wife said she would make you one. You have been a very busy man. Keep it up Eddy
@@wallygargett6175 😃
which came first the teams area next to dunston or the title of pouring coal onto boats teeming,
Cheers David 👊🏻
Shared!
Finally it's reopened..
Would actually say it's in the teams
It’s at the end of the river Team but I’d say Dunston is not part of the Teams, that’s the other side of Dunston. I could be wrong
@@TynesideLife if only Harry clasper was here to confirm lol
Days gone by when men wanted to work , not like now ☹️
Really enjoying the subtle move away from predominantly football content. Don’t get me wrong I’m a die hard toon fan, but I love the history of this city too. And nobody gets it better than this guy. Eddie you are becoming a brilliant documentarian!
I don’t live in the NE anymore so I love watching your content to bring me home! 🖤🤍
Cheers Jimmy 👊🏻👍🏻
Agree with Jimmy, Eddie. Far better leaving the NUFC stuff to young Mr Pearson and pals - your local history content is far more interesting! Particularly to those of us who prefer our football in red and white 😀
Very interesting , I look at this everyday from across the river , I always thought it was open to tourists anyway what with the cafe that’s there , must’ve read it wrong somewhere .
Hi Mark, no there’s only certain days in the year but open on Saturdays through this summer too