I've lived away from the North East for many years now but Shields will always be where I am from. Granda was a fisherman and Dad did his apprenticeship at Smith's docks. Thanks for this video, it brought back some very happy memories from my childhood.
I watched this again and then realised I had already commented :) Anyway you missed out the reason for the high and low lights and also when I was a kid that bit jetty next to the beach you mentioned is where the lifeboat used to launch from :)
Nope. Council says fun isn't allowed. They also tried to nick the entire local library for their offices a few years back - only got away with a little corner upstairs, but still.
Larissa Johnson 1 second ago As an oldie I remember Shields in 1940s and 50s. Its changed quite bit since then. Our street East Percy Street looked onto the Eastern Board School which my dad attended from about 1915. I lived there from 1947 to 1957. Our street was lit with gaslight and so were the houses. I believe I lived in Clifford's Fort in another life but was killed when I was 9 years old by an ammunition truck in Clifford's Fort which was built to stop the Dutch invading. The pub near the ferry was called the Golden Fleece before it was named the Porthole and the pub on the quayside was called the Duke of Wellington long before it was the Wooden Dolly. The new Wooden dolly was actually called The Kings Head. My father lived in Hudson Street as a lad. He was born in 1910. in the East End there was a pub on every corner and I remember the old Robin Hood which was pulled down and replaced with the Corvette. King Street used to extend down Charlotte Street i think its called Kettlewell Terrace now. At the top were the police station is in George Street was a lemonade factory which was bombed during the war killing everybody in the shelter below it.
I used to play around there when I was a kid, and all those buildings were empty and great for exploring :) Cheers for my facebook page mention by the way :)
Hi Braddazz, Despite the wind it's a nice video about this lovely area. Watching your video I discovered some fishing boats. Is there any fishing industry nowadays in North Tyneside? And another question: What is 'Fiddlers Green' in the beautiful poem? An imaginary or legendary place where fishermen get into after their death?
Hi, thanks for watching. Yeah there's still quite a good fishing industry in North Shields. Fiddler's Green, in folklore, is an afterlife for people who've spent many years at sea.
I just discovered your channel so I'm doing a bit of a binge watch of your videos. My parents were from Newcastle so I've grown up listening to stories about the city. It'll have changed drastically since they immigrated to Canada in the late 50's. We visited Newcastle in 2012 to bring mom and dad's ashes back to the place they always referred to as Home. We were only there for a few days but my cousin did take us on a walking tours of some areas, like the Quayside and Whitley Bay (where we scattered the ashes into the North Sea at St. Mary's Island) . I absolutely love Newcastle. It's a long flight over the Atlantic from Canada but I really do want to return for a longer visit to see more of the city and meet more family too. My dad used to do random drives around Toronto and surrounding areas just to see what was out there. I used to go along with him. Your driving videos remind me of those times. OK, so I hope you keep up with the lovely scenic videos of Newcastle. If I can't be there in person right now, this is the next best thing :)
Hi, thanks for the comment. It is a great city with a rich history which I love researching. I'm glad the videos bring back happy memories for you and give you an insight to where you folks came from. If there's any areas you'd like to see please let me know and I'd be happy to do a drive around :) My mother in law's neighbour emigrated to Canada many moons ago, but when his wife passed away he came back as he missed watching Newcastle United. His family came over now and again and they loved the place too. He sadly passed away earlier this year but my mother in law is going over to Canada in April to visit his family and where he used to live.
Well, since I usually ''visit'' Newcastle by Googlemaps it would be nice to see my parents old neighbourhoods. Dad was from the Fenham area, his childhood house i believe is still standing on Lonnen Avenue. Mom's childhood home in Benwell on Westfield Road was torn down years ago. Looks like that area is beginning to be redeveloped with new housing complexes according to the latest updates of Googlemaps views. Honestly, I just enjoy seeing any videos of Newcastle, lovely city with rich history. My cousin Neil who took us on the walking tour told us the best way to learn about the history of a city is to look up at the buildings. We were down by the Quayside at an old Tudor style home, Bessie Surtees house (?) when he said it. It's stuck with me ever since. I'm always looking up at old buildings where ever I go now. He also made sure we saw the vampire bunny on one building, can't remember where it was exactly but we had a laugh over it, this little bunny statue with fangs over the doorway.
We've got a rusty old man in Silloth sitting on a rusty bench with his rusty dog looking out to sea. At the start of the pandemic someone stuck a mask on him and put a bottle of beer in his hand. It cheered everyone up 😂
I've lived away from the North East for many years now but Shields will always be where I am from. Granda was a fisherman and Dad did his apprenticeship at Smith's docks. Thanks for this video, it brought back some very happy memories from my childhood.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching. Let me know if there's any other parts of the area you'd like to see 😃
Thank you!.. for braving the cold mate, wonderful to see, after so many years.. and the ghost pub.. very grateful!..
Regards from Western Australia.
I watched this again and then realised I had already commented :) Anyway you missed out the reason for the high and low lights and also when I was a kid that bit jetty next to the beach you mentioned is where the lifeboat used to launch from :)
I used to love the Fish Quay festival. Used to visit just for that (mid 90's). So sad it is no longer an annual event.
Nope. Council says fun isn't allowed. They also tried to nick the entire local library for their offices a few years back - only got away with a little corner upstairs, but still.
It's great watching videos of Shields, especially when away from home, thanks for sharing.
No problem, glad you enjoyed it 😀
I normally walk the hole fish quau all the way to the pier
Larissa Johnson
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As an oldie I remember Shields in 1940s and 50s. Its changed quite bit since then. Our street East Percy Street looked onto the Eastern Board School which my dad attended from about 1915. I lived there from 1947 to 1957. Our street was lit with gaslight and so were the houses. I believe I lived in Clifford's Fort in another life but was killed when I was 9 years old by an ammunition truck in Clifford's Fort which was built to stop the Dutch invading. The pub near the ferry was called the Golden Fleece before it was named the Porthole and the pub on the quayside was called the Duke of Wellington long before it was the Wooden Dolly. The new Wooden dolly was actually called The Kings Head. My father lived in Hudson Street as a lad. He was born in 1910. in the East End there was a pub on every corner and I remember the old Robin Hood which was pulled down and replaced with the Corvette. King Street used to extend down Charlotte Street i think its called Kettlewell Terrace now. At the top were the police station is in George Street was a lemonade factory which was bombed during the war killing everybody in the shelter below it.
I used to play around there when I was a kid, and all those buildings were empty and great for exploring :)
Cheers for my facebook page mention by the way :)
Hi Braddazz,
Despite the wind it's a nice video about this lovely area. Watching your video I discovered some fishing boats. Is there any fishing industry nowadays in North Tyneside? And another question: What is 'Fiddlers Green' in the beautiful poem? An imaginary or legendary place where fishermen get into after their death?
Hi, thanks for watching. Yeah there's still quite a good fishing industry in North Shields.
Fiddler's Green, in folklore, is an afterlife for people who've spent many years at sea.
Thank you.
I just discovered your channel so I'm doing a bit of a binge watch of your videos. My parents were from Newcastle so I've grown up listening to stories about the city. It'll have changed drastically since they immigrated to Canada in the late 50's. We visited Newcastle in 2012 to bring mom and dad's ashes back to the place they always referred to as Home. We were only there for a few days but my cousin did take us on a walking tours of some areas, like the Quayside and Whitley Bay (where we scattered the ashes into the North Sea at St. Mary's Island) . I absolutely love Newcastle. It's a long flight over the Atlantic from Canada but I really do want to return for a longer visit to see more of the city and meet more family too.
My dad used to do random drives around Toronto and surrounding areas just to see what was out there. I used to go along with him. Your driving videos remind me of those times.
OK, so I hope you keep up with the lovely scenic videos of Newcastle. If I can't be there in person right now, this is the next best thing :)
Hi, thanks for the comment. It is a great city with a rich history which I love researching. I'm glad the videos bring back happy memories for you and give you an insight to where you folks came from. If there's any areas you'd like to see please let me know and I'd be happy to do a drive around :)
My mother in law's neighbour emigrated to Canada many moons ago, but when his wife passed away he came back as he missed watching Newcastle United. His family came over now and again and they loved the place too. He sadly passed away earlier this year but my mother in law is going over to Canada in April to visit his family and where he used to live.
Well, since I usually ''visit'' Newcastle by Googlemaps it would be nice to see my parents old neighbourhoods. Dad was from the Fenham area, his childhood house i believe is still standing on Lonnen Avenue. Mom's childhood home in Benwell on Westfield Road was torn down years ago. Looks like that area is beginning to be redeveloped with new housing complexes according to the latest updates of Googlemaps views.
Honestly, I just enjoy seeing any videos of Newcastle, lovely city with rich history. My cousin Neil who took us on the walking tour told us the best way to learn about the history of a city is to look up at the buildings. We were down by the Quayside at an old Tudor style home, Bessie Surtees house (?) when he said it. It's stuck with me ever since. I'm always looking up at old buildings where ever I go now. He also made sure we saw the vampire bunny on one building, can't remember where it was exactly but we had a laugh over it, this little bunny statue with fangs over the doorway.
We've got a rusty old man in Silloth sitting on a rusty bench with his rusty dog looking out to sea. At the start of the pandemic someone stuck a mask on him and put a bottle of beer in his hand. It cheered everyone up 😂
That's not a nice way to talk about Bobby 🤣