Nostalgic memories of Hebburn's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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we used to live in a terraced house at 30 South street before we moved into 2,Byron Avenue.on the corner.Dad worked in Swan Hunters shipyard and Mum worked in the Co-op on the Black road.Dad drank in the Clock pub.Mums family lived om Hedgely road. I was baptised in st Cuthberts church.This was in the 50s when Halls coaches used to run to Leicester,where we moved to .Halls had a depot opposite Clegwell ...see more
old school photographs
My family moved from Portsmouth to my father's home town of Hebburn in the mid sixties, we lived at No.47 Byron Ave and I have many happy memories of my life in Hebburn. Sadly, my father died in 1968 and my mother and I moved back to Portsmouth. I miss my old home even to this day and always wonder what became of the friends and family I left behind. My greatest wish is to find some old photos of the area as all my ...see more
Last thoughts, for her, was my father's mother, did see her, I remember in a place called CULTURE HOUSE, next to old police station, just as you come over railway bridge, on left hand side, on the way to JARROW. I think she ran a bed and breakfast. She was called AMELIA GILROY, pure white hair which was long, and blue eyes.
Never seen Tom, but I remember his father, Aloysious Devlin, my grandfather, who always was in with the budgies in the aviary, he lived in Campbell Park Road, Hedburn. Also the smell coming from the bone yard and from the coke ovens, and trying to dodge paying the fare on the ferry.
My Grandfather Thomas Hugh Devlin (Tom), retired Fire Commander, was born in Hebburn On Tyne, England on 25th August 1923. If anyone has any photos, information or memories, it would be much appreciated.