Posted by Norman Dunn on 1/8/2024, 11:10:50, in reply to "Re: A look into Hebburn from an aircraft in 1937"
The story goes that the wealthy Hebburn Builder Sam Oake who lived at 3 Newton Tce, decided to build a large impressive house in the Town, possibly to show local people how wealthy he'd became.
His house was built adjacent to the St John's entrance to the Park and it is still there today.
