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Two Hebburn lads.

Posted by Joseph on 16/4/2025, 11:36 am

Late macdonald brothers, Barbers, two of the nicest lads you could ever wish to meet, R.I.P.

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Posted by Mac Hardy on 16/4/2025, 12:49 pm, in reply to "Two Hebburn lads."

Two of the nicest people you could meet, your their barbers for years !

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Posted by Stan Wears on 16/4/2025, 1:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Freddy and Harry always ready for a laugh and a chat.R.I.P lads.

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Posted by Brian on 16/4/2025, 1:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

I remember their dad when I was a little lad in the shop too.

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Posted by Sheila on 16/4/2025, 3:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Brian, was that the shop on Tennant Street.

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Posted by Joseph on 16/4/2025, 4:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Could be mistaken, but I think they had a shop on Victoria Road before moving to the shopping centre but am sure some one will know.

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Posted by Stan Wears on 16/4/2025, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Victoria Road next to Tallacks bread shop and I'm sure before that, Station Rd just past Fissaro's ice cream parlour.

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Posted by Sheila on 16/4/2025, 6:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

I wonder who had the barber's on Tennant Street it was on the left side going towards Station Road. I remember it had a Barber pole outside with I think red stripes.

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Posted by Brian on 16/4/2025, 7:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

It was Victoria Road. Fred Sr worked for a couple of years in the mall shop too.

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Posted by Joseph on 16/4/2025, 7:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Funny how your long term memory works, barbers on Tennant St called him Bone or Bones,

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Posted by Sheila on 16/4/2025, 7:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Thank you Joseph. I never knew who the barber was, just remembered the shop.

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Posted by Stan Wears on 16/4/2025, 7:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Bone was nicknamed "whip it quick"! And there was Billy Barratt in Tweed St and Johnny Graham barber and great drummer on Aukland Rd. Then Kimber over the Quay. Great memories!..

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Posted by Norman Dunn on 17/4/2025, 9:13 am, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

My mam told me my first haircut was at Billy Barratt's in the 40s.

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Posted by Stan Wears on 17/4/2025, 11:01 am, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

You all may remember little Jimmy who worked in Barratts. Billy lived in Hall Rd and died with a stomach hair ball inoperable so I'm told...

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Posted by Joseph on 17/4/2025, 11:03 am, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

Ye Teeed Street Norman, his son was in my class at aloysious, still owe his da one and six from 52 hope he don't read this.my 🤣🤣🤣

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Posted by Norman on 17/4/2025, 2:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Two Hebburn lads."

I knew little Jimmy Thompson (from Tweed St Barratt's) very well as he lived 2 doors from us in Grasmere Rd. He used to cut hairs at home on Sundays so I often went there for a haircut.
His daughter Margaret was a friend of my late sister Marian. There was an older daughter Muriel.
Lovely neighbours.