Dunston, Four Lane Ends c.1955
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Photo of Dunston, Four Lane Ends c.1955

Memories of Dunston, Four Lane Ends c1955

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I lived in Dunston from 1946-1964. This area of Dunston was a place I knew quite well. The lamp post on the left was almost outside a dental surgery. I well remember the experience of having a tooth extracted here, and the staff's struggle to administer the gas anesthetic to knock me out! I learned to dislike visiting the dentist from here. To the right there were the "bankyfields". There used to be a pond ...see more