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Jarrow Road

Posted by peter cook on 23/5/2025, 6:53 am

Looking down Jarrow Road with Leam Lane to the left and Tyne Dock Arches to the right in circa 1900.

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Posted by peter cook on 23/5/2025, 7:04 am, in reply to "Jarrow Road"

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Posted by Sheila on 23/5/2025, 9:03 am, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Thank you Peter, these photos are so interesting. Before and After.

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Posted by Norman on 23/5/2025, 11:25 am, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Just behind the 1900s photographer is where Catherine Mullin was born at 5 Leam Lane. She later became the brilliant author Catherine Cookson.Our local authority rarely mention her now.They dropped Cookson Country' years ago. But why?
Imagine Yorkshire dumping the name 'Bronte Country'.

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Posted by AJG on 23/5/2025, 6:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Yes, I remember when "Cookson Country" was a big branding thing for South Tyneside and was probably good for tourism. I wonder why they dropped it. Maybe her books have fallen out of favour these days. I wonder when the last time there was a big TV adaptation of one of them.

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Posted by Norman Dunn on 23/5/2025, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Hi Andrew,
I looked it up & there was 23 Catherine Cookson films made. Amazing!
They still show some on a TV Drama channel & they are popular & well made.
I dont know why 'Cookson Country' was dropped by this Council, because it must have brought tourists here to see where Catherine was born & bred.

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Posted by Sheila on 23/5/2025, 6:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

I’m sure I have put this on the Hebburn Site years ago. I was introduced to Cathrine Cookson by my childhood friend Mary Campbell and her family. I used to go to her house most early evenings and listen to her dad reading a Cathrine Cookson book to her Mother, while Mrs Campbell used to be making the most beautiful quilts on a large frame, all sewn by hand. I remember it was the Mary Anne stories. That must have been the early 1950’s. Happy memories.

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Posted by Carol in hampshire on 23/5/2025, 7:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Sheila I had a good collection of Catherines books, among them the Maryann series Plus all her childrens books, but the one I couldnt finish was Slinky Jane, never knew why she wrote it.
I was returning to Hampshire on the train from Newcastle after visiting my family, got myself quite nicely seated opened the latest Catherine book wnen a lady sat opposite me, needless to say I never got to enjoy her work, the lady talked all the way ha ha

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Posted by Sheila on 24/5/2025, 8:16 am, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Oh dear Carole. I know the feeling. We once visited our daughter in Devon, the only time by train instead of taking the car. I had a Lucinda Riley book I saved for the journey. My husband kept interrupting me. I was reading the same sentence about six times. I later discovered he hated fast trains and was nervous. He never used the train again. 🤣

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Posted by Carol in hampshire on 24/5/2025, 8:22 am, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Another good author, I have all the 7 sisters series plus many more.
Take care

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Posted by Sheila on 24/5/2025, 11:21 am, in reply to "Re: Jarrow Road And as it is today"

Me too Carole. Read them all. II’m sure will have read “Pa Salt”. It nicely explained how all the “sisters” came together.

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