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The third in a series of illustrated leaflets depicting life in the 20th century in the old Whickham Urban District, this leaflet covers Whickham and is available free from all Gateshead Metropolitan Borough libraries. Leaflets covering Dunston, and Riverside Industry will be available in 2010.
The second in a series of illustrated leaflets depicting life in the 20th century in the old Whickham Urban District, this leaflet covers Swalwell and is available free from all Gateshead Metropolitan Borough libraries. Leaflets covering Dunston, Whickham and Riverside Industry will be available in 2010.
Can anyone help with a request we have received for information about the following.
Dunston Engineering Works. Steam vehicles made by this company, including one or more made for the Newcastle Breweries.
HIL Electrics Possibly located at the top of Whickham Bank, founded in the 1950s and preparing to supply Epsilon Electric Mini Buses for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Any information, please telephone Mr Pelton at 01748 818703.
Thank you.
1. Does anyone have a photograph of Chase House in Whickham? If so please email
info@webwanderers.org
2. Does anyone have any information about actress Victoria Hopper who once lived in Dunston? We understand her parents emigrated to Canada where she was born and then returned. Can anyone confirm this or give us any information?
3. We are busy making a DVD about Swalwell and are seeking people with memories of life in Swalwell in the twentieth century and who are willing to be interviewed. Please contact
info@webwanderers.org
Alex McGregor (1900-1974) of Swalwell had draper's shops in Swalwell, Whickham and Winlaton Mill. The Swalwell shop was next to the Highlander in Front Street and the Whickham one was in the block of shops below the park in Front Street. Alex McGregor lived in Swalwell and ran that shop, his wife ran the Winlaton Mill shop until the mid sixties when it closed. When Alex retired his son Alec took over the running of the Swalwell shop about 1966.
The Swalwell shop closed in the mid-seventies and the Whickham shop was the last to go being then run by Alec McGregor. By that time it had ceased selling draperies and concentrated on selling wool.
Alex senior was a strong Methodist and attended the church in Market Lane. He was a keen gardener while his wife was involved in the Women's Institute. Both attended Swalwell community centre.
Thanks to Stephen McLean, Alex's grandson for this information.
The first in a series of illustrated leaflets depicting life in the 20th century in the old Whickham Urban District, this leaflet covers Streetgate, Sunniside, Marley Hill and Byermoor and is available free from all Gateshead Metropolitan Borough libraries. Leaflets covering Dunston, Swalwell and Whickham will be available in 2010.
The factory chimney at Swalwell, one of the few remaining on Tyneside, was once part of the Northumberland Paper Mills which operated from the late 19th century until about 1909. The factory was owned by William Grace and Co. and moved to Swalwell from Scotswood about 1887. It was powered from the old Crowley works mill race leading off from the River Derwent. The chimney was re-pointed when the Lidl supermarket opened and stands at one side of their car park. It is 106 feet high.
We have received two old photographs of a house in Whickham which the sender is trying to identify. Can anyone help please?
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Photo No. 1. Alison Woodcock is the little gilrl with Marion Kenny (or Kelly), possibly in 1930s, house in outskirts of Whickham, near river/stream.
Photo No. 2. On front lawn of same house as previous picture, with Ethel McPherson with daughter Mary and Marion Kenny (or Kelly) at right.
Any other photographs of Whickham, or of Dunston, Byermoor, Streetgate, Sunniside or Swalwell, from anytime in the twentieth century we'd love to have a copy to include on our website. We are particularly looking for pictures of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, though any period would be welcome.
Just email them to:
info@webwanderers.org
The correspondent who originally asked us to try and identify these pictures has now emailed to say that he has done this himself.
His email reads:
Hi,
I sent you two photos of a Whickham house and you kindly posted them in the hope of someone being able to identify them, no joy, but for your website records I have managed to find out where it was on my own. The house belonged to Henry and Mary Ann (not Marion as my grandma remembered) Kelly, and was on Burnthouse Lane - I'm presuming it is now demolished. I've since noticed that there are a few reminiscences on your website of the Kelly's of Burnthouse Lane. Mary Ann was my great grandmother's cousin and my grandma and her cousins regularly used to go stay there.
Thanks again for trying,
Dan
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