EPW048790 ENGLAND (1935). Shipyards on the River Tyne, Walker, from the south-west, 1935
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Details
| Title | [EPW048790] Shipyards on the River Tyne, Walker, from the south-west, 1935 |
| Reference | EPW048790 |
| Date | August-1935 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WALKER |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 429896, 565129 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.5328330009458, 54.979792844411 |
| National Grid Reference | NZ299651 |
Pins
 the mid tyne ferry co ferry
in my day in the 60s they were the the princess and dutchess |
 chris lowery |
Wednesday 4th of September 2013 05:37:12 PM |
| Wallsend ferry landing
you only paid at Hebburn so if you were canny you could ride upstream to Walker for free |
chris lowery |
Wednesday 4th of September 2013 05:35:51 PM |
| the Newcastle electric co power station
the first 3phase one in the world |
chris lowery |
Wednesday 4th of September 2013 05:33:39 PM |
| old steaths of the Killingworth and Wallsend Collieries built after George and Robert Stephenson |
chris lowery |
Wednesday 4th of September 2013 05:32:17 PM |
 Swan Hunter's ship yard at Wallsend. My photo shows the yard 10 yrs later during WW2 |
N Dunn |
Sunday 25th of August 2013 10:57:38 AM |
| Hebburn Ferry Landing stage. In the 1950s the landing had moved slightly up river further away from Leslies Shipyard (maybe 50 yds or more ) |
N Dunn |
Sunday 25th of August 2013 10:53:48 AM |
| Hadrian Road Methodist Chapel |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:33:04 PM |
| Hadrian Road Methodist Chapel |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:33:04 PM |
| Palmer St |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:30:29 PM |
| Mark St |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:29:40 PM |
| Charles St |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:28:49 PM |
| Gertrude St |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:27:55 PM |
| Palmers Buildings |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:27:04 PM |
| Burn Closes Bridge now replaced by new bridge |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:25:52 PM |
| Hadrian Rd Methodist Chapel |
Geoff |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 07:23:31 PM |
| Possible Leander Class Light Cruiser |
NickH |
Thursday 15th of August 2013 11:59:48 AM |
| Hebburn Palmers Ship yard |
N Dunn |
Monday 12th of August 2013 08:29:34 AM |
| A glimpse of the long gone 'Ballast Hill' in Hebburn. |
N Dunn |
Monday 12th of August 2013 08:28:17 AM |
| Bonnacord St which was at the bottom of Ellison St in Hebburn |
N Dunn |
Monday 12th of August 2013 08:27:28 AM |
| Hawthorn Leslies Ship Building yard in Hebburn |
N Dunn |
Monday 12th of August 2013 08:26:15 AM |
User Comment Contributions
This is Wallsend rather than Walker. The shipyards which occupy most of the left of the view are the Neptune (nearer) and Wallsend (middle distance) yards of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. The six chimneys beyond belong to the Carville 'A' and 'B' Power Stations. |
JCC |
Saturday 15th of June 2013 12:18:34 AM |