EPW048789 ENGLAND (1935). Shipyards on the River Tyne, Hebburn, from the south-west, 1935

HMAS Sydney - built by Swan Hunter 1933-1935 - lost with all hands in Indian Ocean engagement with German raider Kormoran Nov 1941

The 'Royal Hotel' just inside the Hebburrn side of the border. It was nicknamed 'The White Lead' because of the white dust from the Lead Works across the road. Today it has been renovated and is called 'The White Lead'. pics on my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website

The Fuel Terminal at Jarrow alongside the Slake known locally as 'Jarra Slacks'. It was a large expanse of mud at low tide but at high tide more like a lake.

These two hills are Ballast Hills. We also had them in Hebburn and Jarrow. When the old coal ships returned they needed something to weigh them down or they'd just bob around high in the water, so they'd fill up with sand and gravel called ballast. This ballast then had to be emptied before they could fill up with coal hence ballast hills were created along the riverside. Today the modern shipping uses water as ballast which can be pumped out quickly.

Tynemouth Pier

Swan Hunter's Shipyard Wallsend. Photos of this part of the river Tyne can be seen on my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website.

This is the bottom of Ellison St. Bonnacord St is to the right & close to the Ballast Hill

Palmer's Iron Works. People used to say that at one time iron ore came into one end of the Palmers complex and iron/steel ships made from that ore came out at the other end. The slag that came from the Blast Furnaces was taken by rail and dumped on the Jarrow/Hebburn border. This is how the Slag Heap was created . In later years that slag heap was removed and the crushed slag became hardcore for the roads.

These were called 'The Black Steeths' (Staiths) hence the road in Hebburn that led towards it was Black Lane (Later Black Rd). Photos on my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website

Simpson's Hostel which was originally built to accommodate Palmer's ship yard workers. Photos of it on my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website.

This was the 'Bede Metal Works' which was off the low road to Jarrow (Waggonway Rd).

Hebburn 'A' Pit

Jarrow Palmers

Hawthorn Leslies Clock tower which was a landmark making the famous shipyard easily recognisable. I have photos on my website www.oldtyneside.co.uk

the main Willington viaduct built in 1839 in stone and wood then rebuilt in later in iron after a fire at the rope works underneath damaged the structure the rope mill is gone but the viaduct know as the seven arches carries the metro today it was restored a couple of years ago and is only a few mill out at the west end

river side branch railway bridge across the Willington gut closed in the early seventies and now demolished most of the track bed is the Hadrian's way and coast to coast cycleway

sir Charles Parsons Turbinia works the fastest ship in the world 1/2 of her lay on the jetty for decades till she was put back together and is now in the Newcastle discovery museum we had great fun as kids in this area itwas the only accessible piece of river and acted as a magnet to all the kids in the area

Palmers (Hebburn)

Howden Gas Works

Wallsend Ferry Landing at the bottom of Benton Way

Hebburn Ferry landing

Hawthorn Leslie's in Hebburn