EAW033924 ENGLAND (1950). Hebburn Cemetery, the Reyrolle Electrical Engineering Works and environs, Hebburn, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

The future site of Queens crescent, built in the early 1950's.

Allotments but they are all long gone

Reyrolles 'Bottom' Works divided from the Newtown site by the Newcastle to South Shields railway line.

This was Reyrolle's 'Newtown Works'. The Company was split in two by the railway lines & the other part was known as Reyrolles 'Bottom' works. It can just be seen at the side of this photo

Tennant St

The St John's Avenue entrance to Hebburn Park

The Tharsis Sulpher & Copper Companies abandoned unfenced Reservoir. No Health & Safety like we have today because around this time a 6 or 7 yr old boy drowned in this water. It was deep with steep sloping brick lined sides.

Craddock Avenue

Alfred St

North Farm Road

The main Victoria Road entrance to Hebburn Cemetery

North View

The Fever Hospital. My mother's little sister Margaret Rodgers died in this Hospital age 5 in 1935. She was in isolation & the only way the family could see her was to look through the window from outside.

East View

Lambley Crescent

Burn Heads Road

St John's Avenue between the Park & Cemetery

West Parade which runs along the east side of the Cemetery

Victoria Rd West

Whinney Lane leading to the riverside

Primrose Cottage

Shortly after this aerial photo was taken, part of this land became Allotments.

The Newtown Club

Hebburn Cemetery

Reyrolles Sportsfield. It is still in use today but no longer belonging to Reyrolles who don't exist now..

South Drive

The Bushing Company off South Drive

This expanse of derelict looking land from the riverside to close to Glen St houses including a reservoir used to be the Tharsis Sulpher & Copper Works. They started here in Hebburn in the 1860s. Kids were soon attracted to the reservoir which I remember personally as we used to catch sticklebacks in it. We were very wary of its danger because the sides were brick & sloped steeply into the depths. A couple of children living in the Newtown drowned in it in the early 1900s & in about 1950 ish a lad that I knew called Colqhoun fell in & drowned,