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A view towards Hebburn 1937

Posted by Norman Dunn on April 1, 2023, 9:32:10

This view was taken from above Bill Quay in 1937, thanks to the Britain from Above website. As usual I add the locations.

Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937 Clegwell School

Posted by Allan Campbell on April 1, 2023, 9:56:54, in reply to "A view towards Hebburn 1937"

No buildings from the school but there could be a hut of something at entrance.

Not a lot of housing other than the old streets, the Crawley area not started. No Lambley Cresent or Blue House Road etc.

No wonder that by the time I started work in 1958 there were about 4 trains one way and 5 the other plus loads of buses etc for the workers.

Was there a large expansion of various works in Hebburn during WW2.

Allan C

Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937 Clegwell School

Posted by Mac Hardy on April 1, 2023, 9:59:47, in reply to "Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937 Clegwell School"

What a fantastic picture, so much open space !

Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937 Clegwell School

Posted by Maureen on April 1, 2023, 10:06:17, in reply to "Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937 Clegwell School"

My home in Lambley Crescent was built in 1939.

Lambley Cres.

Posted by Allan Campbell on April 1, 2023, 10:23:09, in reply to "Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937 Clegwell School"

Yes the built is so far along and then there was a big gap to the top of Blue House which went down to Crawley with also Tidlington Grove.

All house building halted until about the early 50’s. When all the council house started to be built.

Allan C.

Re: Lambley Cres.

Posted by AJG on April 2, 2023, 5:02:55, in reply to "Lambley Cres."

My mam's house was built on Lambley Crescent in 1938. I have the deeds to the property with this date on them.

Re: Lambley Cres.

Posted by Allan Campbell on April 2, 2023, 8:33:22, in reply to "Re: Lambley Cres."

AJG The section from Hartleyburn to Blue House Road was only partially built up to start of WW2.

The other end towards the Fever Hospital was the first portion built.

The photo shows the first few of the Hartley to Blue House section completed. So the remaining would be built 1937 to late 1939 or into 1940.

I have no idea when house building stopped at the beginning of WW2. We’re they still building in 1940?

Allan C.

Re: Lambley Cres.

Posted by AJG on April 2, 2023, 17:37:49, in reply to "Re: Lambley Cres."

Sorry Allan I forgot to mention that my mam’s house was on the Hartleyburn to Blue House block, number 63, so that matches up with your time line.

Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937

Posted by Vin on April 1, 2023, 10:07:12, in reply to "A view towards Hebburn 1937"

Still claggy clarts Hebburn riverside looking from the Naval Yard.
And look at the Hammerhead Crane looks like the jib is raised? It must be the camera angle.
The jib on the Hammerhead Crane never could raise it was and still is fixed on a revolving turret revolving 360 degrees

For big lifts like the engines or funnels on the big tankers the crane could not go along the jetty.
The ships had to go to the crane alongside the jetty on the river.

Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937

Posted by Mac Hardy on April 2, 2023, 20:39:09, in reply to "A view towards Hebburn 1937"

Our current home is in Clennel Avenue, shown on the photo and built I understand in 1936, I was brought up as a boy at 1 Blue House Road, and our back garden was adjoining Allan Campbells, it’s a small world !

Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937

Posted by Elizabeth Baker on April 5, 2023, 1:40:59, in reply to "Re: A view towards Hebburn 1937"

My Dad operated those high cranes and sat in a small cabin high over the river. I sometimes took his lunch up to him. It was scary climbing the iron ladder.

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