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Remember Hawthorn Leslies?

Posted by Norman Dunn on 12/5/2025, 2:48 pm

Ive just taken this Header photo half an hour ago from Ellison St showing land that was occupied for about 130 years by Hawthorn Leslies.
Such a shame that a Island nation like us cant build ships anymore.
Soon the land will become a small private housing estate.

Hawthorne Leslies

Posted by Mac Hardy on 12/5/2025, 3:41 pm, in reply to "Remember Hawthorn Leslies?"

Worked there for a number of years, served my apprenticeship hen went to sea as an Electrical Officer, later on worked as a Training Supervisor then Manager, happy days.

Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies?

Posted by Peter on 12/5/2025, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Remember Hawthorn Leslies?"

It's disgraceful that almost all of the old industrial sites in Hebburn have been sold off for housing.

Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies?

Posted by AJG on 12/5/2025, 5:54 pm, in reply to "Remember Hawthorn Leslies?"

It's amazing how every piece of available land in Hebburn has been built on in recent years.

One has to wonder where the infrastructure is to support all the people living in these new developments. Schools, medical facilities, shopping and the rest. Or is Hebburn just supposed to be a bedroom community now and people go to Newcastle for everything?

Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies?

Posted by Tom dobson on 13/5/2025, 6:35 am, in reply to "Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies?"

What do they intend doing about the dry dock.

Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies? Tom Dobson

Posted by peter cook on 13/5/2025, 6:59 am, in reply to "Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies?"

They can't touch the dock as it belongs to A&P.

Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies? Tom Dobson

Posted by Tom dobson on 13/5/2025, 7:53 am, in reply to "Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies? Tom Dobson"

Thought A& P had their own dock next door in old PALMERS yard .

Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies? Tom Dobson

Posted by peter cook on 13/5/2025, 8:00 am, in reply to "Re: Remember Hawthorn Leslies? Tom Dobson"

They do have the big dock in Palmers but they bought the old Leslies dock many years ago.