Nostalgic memories of Windy Nook'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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Does anyone rember a campsite or army camp in Windy Nook in the 1940s? Were people interned there,or were there refugees?
During the bitter winter of 1965, when the railway age of steam was fast diminishing, I worked as a British Transport Commission Police Officer (seconded from the Newcastle Central Railway Station, 'railway Police' base), at the now long gone 'multi-million pound', Tyneside Central Railway Freight Depot. The depot was then situated alongside the Felling By-pass, adjacent to the ...see more
Does anyone remember Annie Owlie Woods, my mum used to say it was haunted by an old lady. My mum lived Russell Street Felling her name was Margaret Curran, she had sister and brothers George, Tom, Catherine, Mary Ellen Vera. Their mum and dad were Thomas Curran who worked down the mines at Dunston Colliery and his wife was Caroline Curran nee Kirby. If anyone has any info on this my email is cavanagh1646@hotmail.com Glennis Cavanagh
Hello does anyone remember Eighton Lodge, now a care home for the elderly, as a care home for unmarried mothers? I was placed here at the age of 16 years of age in 1982 until my 17th bithday when I gave birth to my daughter on that very day. I would appreciate any information, on the history and when it finally closed. Thank you for reading this.
Hi, I'm trying to find some information about my granda's mam. My granda is John Southern and he was born 14th November - I think it was in 1926. He had 2 older brothers. His mother Jane Southern died when he was about 10 years old from cancer - his father then remarried. He lived in Windy Nook all of his young life. Please get in touch if you or anybody you know could help me.
Circa 1956 I lived in Carr Hill and my dad would take me to Windy Nook Park. A lady in one of the houses around the area gave me sweets. Later on he found out that the woman had poisoned a few of her husbands to get the insurance money. She was supposed to be in the newspaper etc and was called the widow of Windy Nook! How true that is I don't know. Has anyone else heard the story?
Very intiguing the story of Joseph Noble who was a blacksmith and robbed the Co-op store in 1907 in Co-operative Terrace. Any-one know anything else about this story?