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Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Norman Dunn on January 17, 2023, 9:42:09
Edited by board administrator January 17, 2023, 10:46:52

The recent old photos proved popular with our ex pats so here is another familiar view.

South-Shields-Pier-about-1905-copy-Copy

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Allan Campbell on January 17, 2023, 10:56:20, in reply to "Specially for the ex-pats"

They must have been rebuilding and or extending the North pier around then.

The Tyne entrance is very wide in that photo compaired with today.

There are 2 cranes on that Pier doing the extension I suppose

The lighthouse on the Pier may have been on the old pier which was damage by a storm.

If I remember correctly the old Pier had a bit of a curve to it and was to the seaward side of the new straight one.

I don’t have my Admiralty charts of the Tyne entrance now which did show some remains.

Again if I remember right, there was an old shipwreck about where they are working on the seaward side of the South Pier not far from where the crane is.

Dived about 5 x on the 2 wrecks just off Frankie Cafe until a scrapper came and removed a lot of their remains

We often picked up 0.303 and 20mm ammo.

Remember the propellers off the Liner Oslofjod , the other was the Eugen Chandries spelling a bit off.

There are films on U tube of dives on them.

Allan C.

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Geordieboy ns on January 17, 2023, 20:56:24, in reply to "Specially for the ex-pats"

Thanks for the photo Norman ., my first trip home if I survive this C after treatment , will be to walk the pier again , hopefully this year Keep you posted. Please p

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Malcolm on January 17, 2023, 23:13:37, in reply to "Re: Specially for the ex-pats"

Of course you will survive the Big C, Donald, and I'll meet you on the Pier...take that walk together.

Chin Up

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Geordieboy ns on January 18, 2023, 0:41:45, in reply to "Re: Specially for the ex-pats"

Malcolm , thank you for your confident words,as soon as I find out, or after, I will book a flight and take you at your word .(

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Norman Dunn on January 18, 2023, 9:29:23, in reply to "Re: Specially for the ex-pats"

What a lovely thing to say Malcolm.

Keep fighting Geordieboy ns we are all supporting you.

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Geordieboy ns on January 18, 2023, 1:20:06, in reply to "Specially for the ex-pats"

Every time I walked the pier , many times , I marvel at the resiliency of its construction to withstand the elements .

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Sylvia on January 18, 2023, 8:09:12, in reply to "Re: Specially for the ex-pats"

Walked along there many times growing up but never in the snow that I recall. Great photo.

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by James Goring on January 18, 2023, 8:21:45, in reply to "Specially for the ex-pats"

As it looks today..

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by Allan Campbell on January 18, 2023, 9:01:44, in reply to "Re: Specially for the ex-pats"

Thanks for that photo James. So the North Pier was complete in Normans photo.

The camera angle seems to make it wider than if you look down on it on Google Maps.

Allan C.

Re: Specially for the ex-pats

Posted by James Goring on January 18, 2023, 12:56:09, in reply to "Re: Specially for the ex-pats"

Allan Tynemouth pier and lighthouse were built between 1854 and 1895, and then rebuilt in 1909...

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