EAW002154 ENGLAND (1946). Shipbuilding Yards on the River Tyne, Wallsend, 1946

The Ship Inn, Gainers Terrace, all now demolished. Beneath it were discovered the Segedunum Roman Baths. TW, 2024.

Gerald Street, photographed by Chris Killip in the mid-1970s. All demolished in 1977/78. No trace survives.TW.

Chris Killip, The Last Ships. There is nothing left.

Gordon Square

Wallsend Hall

Park Road

Carville Station which was part of the now defunct Riverside Branch. You can still go along parts of the original rail line as they have been repurposed as public footpaths etc.

St Luke's Church

Wallsend Station before it was transformed into The Metro

'The Western,' (a separate boys and girls school in the 1960s and earlier) as it used to be known became Western First School and Middle School until amalgamation, Subsequently, Western Community Primary School was built on the sports field across Rutland Road in 2002-2003. The School was 'formally,' opened in January 2004.

Location of 2ndWW HAA Gun Battery at Longbenton, designation number Tyne K (GDA Tyne). The Gun Pits can just be made out to the right of the marker while the admin/accommodation buildings are to the left.

HMS Gabbard, constructed at Swan Hunters 1946.

HMS Saintes, under construction.

Craster Pit

Wallsend A Pit

Wallsend B Pit

Wallsend F Pit (Beaneyfield Pit)

Wallsend E Pit (Tommy Mann Pit)

Wallsend Gas Pit (C Pit)

West Pit (D Pit)

George Pit

William (Billy Pit).

Eskdale Avenue

Three Battle Class destroyers?

RN Escort Carrier

Powder Monkey

Buddle School

Rising Sun "pit heap" where we played as kids.

RAF Lonbenton (part of 33 group - barrage balloons). The balloon sheds were clearly visible from our house in Station Rd. Later bought by Newcastle University and demolished, apart from the gatehouse, still extant 2014.

Station Road North - I was brought up here, 1953 - 1977.