I Remember
I remember going to Johnas bank and rolling Easter eggs down, also the big swing in the dean, it was called the witches swing. There was a hut at the dean entrance where the old men used to go and play dominoes and cards. There used to be overhead grabs full of coal leading from Walbottle pit to Throckley where the brickyard is now. Then there was the nudist camp up by the fell road, I don't know if it is still there now. I used to live at 3 Elem Street, that is where the old people's home is now. There was Johnny Miller who used to come round the streets with his mobile shop.
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RE: RE: I Remember
I lived at 34 Mayfield Avenue, went to Walbottle Campus, everyone knew each other. Local pubs and clubs: Centurion, Newburn Hotel, Boathouse, Union Jack Club, Bartons Club, Frenchman's Arms, Masons Arms at Walbottle, and numerous other pups and clubs within walking distance. There was a youth club in Newburn, but now it is a museum for cars. We had a football field which was down the Dilly line.
Comment from William Docherty(zoony) on Saturday, 29th October 2011.
RE: RE: I Remember
Areas in Throckley: Mayfield Avenue, Woodside Avenue, Briar Lane, the White City, High Dene, Low Dene, I remember Walbottle West County Secondary School, the Grammar, the East. In Throckley you had a picture house, in the 1960s you could go to a Saturday matinee to watch cartoons, followed by 'Zorro'. The first main picture I watched was 'Zulu'. If you shopped locally there were a few shops in Throckley, or you went to a shop in Newburn called The Meadow. You had fish shops in both Throckley and Newburn, both were popular. Mayfield Avenue was where I was born in May 1952, you knew everyone from the bottom of the street to the top, we were a close-knit community. Names of friends or people I knew: Mickey Scott, the Delaneys, Kearneys, Barry Hunter, Hodgins, Englands, Sunleys...I knew all the Blackburns especially Ray and Steve, a brilliant family. Memories are always with me about Throckley.
Comment from William Docherty(zoony) on Sunday, 27th November 2011.
RE: RE: I Remember
nee Palmer, it was Geordie Miller.
Comment from Julie Potts on Sunday, 19th February 2012.
RE: RE: I Remember
You're right Julie, it was Geordie Miller. He's my dad, and still living in Throckley, aged 83. He is the treasurer of the Throckley Bank Top Club now, so still looking after the public - by making sure they get cheap beer!
Comment from Barrie Miller on Wednesday, 16th May 2012.