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A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Norman Dunn on 17/10/2024, 9:13:47

In the 1960s this Cinema on Ocean Rd had changed names and became the 'ABC' . The 'Dam Busters' were showing when this photo was taken.
I wonder why all those double deckers are parked up?

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Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Allan Campbell on 17/10/2024, 9:40:38, in reply to "A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Looks like 6 buses and there is someone on the rear of the top deck of one that you can see.

The conductors seem to be stood waiting for ??.

Could it be for the film to end and to take the people away.

But that’s in one direction towards the Piers so maybe some of the buses went to the Pier Head and turned around to go into King St. and the main parts of Shields

Did they drop off loads of people who are now in the queues. Organised trips?

We shall never know.

Allan C.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Alan Young on 17/10/2024, 10:12:25, in reply to "A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

To me it looks like a South Shields school event where the pupils were bused in from the various schools - possibly a Christmas Carol Service ?

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Allan Campbell on 17/10/2024, 16:44:50, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Well spotted buses collected children from schools and brought them to the Savoy.

But what were they to watch. The Dam Busters ? Could be!

More likely an educational set of films.

I do not recall any school trips at all from Clegga.

Allan C.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Stan Wears on 17/10/2024, 14:42:39, in reply to "A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

The first picture I saw at the Savoy was " The Robe" with Victor mature. Probably around 1953/54 on an afternoon showing...

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Joseph on 17/10/2024, 18:39:00, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

The cincinetty kid Steve Macqueen, can't remember how old we were, but I wish to hell I was that age now,

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Stan Wears on 17/10/2024, 18:56:14, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Me too Joseph! My memory is starting to clog up!

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Stan Wears on 17/10/2024, 18:58:50, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

1965 Joseph !!!

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 17/10/2024, 22:52:30, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

In the 1970s we went to the cinema to see film adaptations of books we were reading in English, e.g. Dickens,Shakespeare, Bronte etc. We went to see Jane Eyre, boring as hell to a 15 year old, not a patch on the Three Stooges.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Liz Dance on 18/10/2024, 8:33:56, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

When I went to Clegwell we were taken to the Flora Robson Theatre to see Shakespeare it wasn’t too bad.

Can’t even begin to suggest why this buses are queuing in Ocean Road.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 8:55:45, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Liz, we went to the University theatre (now Stage North) the following year to see the Tempest, it was OK not great but not the best.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Liz Dance on 18/10/2024, 9:16:51, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Brian, were you a Clegwell lad then?

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 11:12:41, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

I was indeed Liz

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Liz Dance on 18/10/2024, 11:16:52, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Brian, I found Clegwell week to be a good school, it had its problems but I don’t have any complaints, who knows our paths might have crossed!!!

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 11:32:35, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

I found if you applied yourself it was great, I left in 1974

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Liz Dance on 18/10/2024, 11:52:15, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

I left a few years before you Brian it was July 1966, alas our pathes would not have crossed.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 12:41:12, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

I was in Newtown back in 1966

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Sheila on 18/10/2024, 13:54:41, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Brian, I always thought you went to St Aloysius, am I correct in assuming your aunt Betty did , as I really knew her from the church socials not school.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 19:15:59, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

All my aunt's and dad did too, but my gran was a converted Catholic, she gave my Aunt Winnie a hard time over marrying a protestant, Uncle Arthur who was a lovely man, dad decided not to have us christened Catholic after that.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Sheila on 18/10/2024, 20:24:56, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Brian a tale I could repeat with Hebburn families years ago, including my own. My older brother married in St Paul’s church Jarrow. My father would not go to the wedding, but my Mother was determined to see her son married. I was eleven at the time, so didn’t really know much about it. Later I admired my Mum for going to the wedding, as usually my father’s word was law.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 20:43:18, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Sheila, I have heard similar stories too but my Nanna held us not being christened catholic against my mam and dad for years. We were oblivious as kids but found out from my aunts years later.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Sheila on 18/10/2024, 21:27:56, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Dreadfully what problems religion used to cause in families. Thank goodness, it doesn’t seem to happen now.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 18/10/2024, 22:35:42, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

It does still happen I have a Sikh friend who married a Christian girl, her family have ceased all contact with them.

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Sheila on 19/10/2024, 9:16:57, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Brian, that is sad. A lovely neighbour sadly who died last year has an Indian daughter in law. Her son, a teacher met her at
University. She had to get her brother to approach their parents to persuade them to meet him. Moving on the are happily married with two children, who their Indian grandparents adore. So one happy ending if what used to be called “ mixed marriage “

Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd

Posted by Brian on 19/10/2024, 10:32:27, in reply to "Re: A common view in 1950s Ocean Rd"

Lovely to hear a happy ending

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