EAW033923 ENGLAND (1950). Hebburn New Town, the Reyrolle Electrical Engineering Works and environs, Hebburn, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

This is the Glen St Weslyan Chapel on the corner of Charles St

Glen St Methodist Chapel on the corner of Thistle St.

Tweed Street which stretched from Hedgeley Road, over Whickham Road & ended at Victoria Road East.

The Masonic Hall on Aln St/Whickham Rd corner

Aln St

In the mid 50s work began to build a Cinema on this land. The Cinema was the 'Rex'. Later it became a Bingo Hall then demolished. Today a Care Home stands on the land.

This is the Ambulance Station on the corner of St Johns Tce/Victoria Rd West. As they had a large hall attached it was used to hold functions including regular Dances.

This was the Argyle Hotel on John St /Victoria Rd West and unfortunately was demolished by the Local Authority in 2016

These were the Wailes Dove Bitumastic Offices facing onto Hedgeley Rd. Behind the offices is their factory alongside the electrified South Shields to Newcastle railway line (Now the Metro Line)

This was a Petrol Station/Garage on Victoria Rd West called Rounthwaites in the 1950s.

North Drive which was the entrance road to Reyrolles.

The remains of the Tharsis Sulpher & Copper works. As a little lad I played in these buildings known to us kids as the nickname 'The White House' probably because they were made from concrete.

Alfred St. Pic from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website

North Farm Rd. The small photo is from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website

A travelling Funfair which just happened to be in Hebburn on the day this photo was taken.

The Newtown Club.My photo from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website shows the Club boarded up with its future uncertain.

This was Davisons Farm at Bill Quay across the road from the school. My photo from my www.gatesheadeast.co.uk website shows the farm buildings in the background of the school photo.

Shortly after this 1950 photo was taken, this land was turned into Allotments which are still there today. As a young lad in the later 1950s my mates & I had an allotment here where we kept pigeons.

The Cricketer's Public House in Bill Quay. Photo from my www.gatesheadeast.co.uk website

Pelaw Stores which belonged to the Co-operative. Most of the south side of Shields Rd in Pelaw, was taken up by various Co-op departments. For example the Dry Saltery, Shirt Factory, Cabinet Works etc, Why not learn about this from my www.gatesheadeast.co.uk website.

Bluehouse Farm in Hebburn

Bill Quay School

The 'Albion' Public House at Bill Quay

Primrose Cottage , close to where the Deans Primrose Staith was previously

The Bushing Company on South View adjacent to Reyrolles.

This was the Council Yard beside the Station Bridge. It was bombed in WW2 & quite a few people were killed

Glen Street

Whickham Road

Hedgeley Rd junction with Station Rd. Locally it was 'Craig's Corner' as the corner shop belonged to Craig the Decorators.

This area was known locally as 'The Bauxite'. Not a lot is recorded about this 'British Aluminium Co' apart from it produced Aluminium Hydroxide from the ore known as 'Bauxite'. A lot of waste known as red mud was a by-product of the process & it was dumped on the site producing hillocks/mounds of this red mud. It was fenced off to keep people off it.

Main entrance to Hebburn Cemetery on Victoria Rd West

The Newtown School which was sandwiched between Hedgeley Road & Whickham Rd & Aln St & Station Rd

Pelaw Main Coal Staiths. I remember going there as a little lad about 1950-51 & seeing ships being filled with coal with 'Danzig' on the Stern.

Harrison's Shipyard at Bill Quay

'Top Reyrolles' or Reyrolles Newtown Works

This was locally known as 'Bottom Reyrolles'

Buchanan St

St Rollox St

Shamrock St

Rose St

John St in Hebburn 'Newtown'

Charles St. The gap where houses once were is where a bomb hit them during WW2

Victoria Rd West

Tennant St

Hebburn Railway Station

Lloyds Bank with St Aloysius prefab classrooms adjacent to it.

The Station Hotel on Glen St - Station Rd corner. It was known locally as 'Roys'

The 'Bushing Company' buildings off South Drive

South Drive

Reyrolles Sports Field

Walker Naval Yard

The Reservoir belonging to Tharsis Sulpher & Copper Works which when this photo was taken had closed down. Around this time (1950) a young lad called Colqhoun drowned in this reservoir which had been left unfenced, dangerous & deep.