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Beamish

Posted by AnnB on 14/7/2025, 8:30 pm

There is TV program where Matt Baker goes to local areas. Does anyone remember where the Police Stations were in Heworth. They were moved and rebuilt in Beamish.

Re: Beamish

Posted by Stan Wears on 14/7/2025, 8:52 pm, in reply to "Beamish"

On Sunderland Rd I think think...

Re: Beamish

Posted by Liz Sance on 14/7/2025, 9:42 pm, in reply to "Beamish"

I don’t think there was a police station in Heworth, there was a police station in Felling, it’s still there but long since closed down, there was a police house in Heworth but I can’t remember where it was, there was also a police house in Pelaw also one in South Parade, Bill Quay.

Re: Beamish

Posted by Tina on 15/7/2025, 8:36 am, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

Police Houses. A pair of police houses from Heworth, Gateshead, and their associated single-storey office, have been replicated at Beamish. Source Evening Chronicle

Re: Beamish - Tina

Posted by Liz Dance on 15/7/2025, 11:11 am, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

I wonder when the police houses were demolished an rebuilt, it must have been quite an exercise, if it was years ago maybe they were on the site where the bus station is now, it used to be a Heworth School, playground and there was a school clinic.

Re: Beamish - Liz

Posted by Tina on 15/7/2025, 4:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish - Tina"

They are replicas I think asmopposenthe originals rebuilt there. This link is quite informative.
https://www.beamish.org.uk/explore-discover/1950s-town/

Re: Beamish - Liz

Posted by Norman on 15/7/2025, 5:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish - Liz"

When Beamish started they actually took old historic buildings down from towns in the NE and rebuilt them at Beamish.
What a costly feat that must have been.

Re: Beamish - Norman

Posted by Liz Dance on 15/7/2025, 6:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish - Liz"

You are right Norman, I have to confess I have never been to Beamish, I really must make the effort to visit.

Re: Beamish - Norman

Posted by Sheila on 15/7/2025, 9:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish - Norman"

Liz, we went with friends we were visiting . Must have been 1989/90. My husband insisted on buying a miners lamp. They had dozens of them. Authentic from a mine that closed. I remember it cost £78.00 which was a bit expensive at the time. Recently on the programme Bargain Hunt, I think one couple bought one. I can’t remember what they paid for it, but it sold at auction for £35.00. I’m sure ours is still in the house somewhere, but the novelty has worn off. 🙄😊

Re: Beamish - Tina

Posted by Liz Dance on 15/7/2025, 9:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish - Liz"

Thanks for that Tins, I really must make a visit to Beamish pion one-off my trips north.

Re: Beamish

Posted by Brian on 15/7/2025, 9:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

The police station on Sunderland Rd is still standing, it's supposedly being converted to flats.

Re: Beamish

Posted by Liz Dance on 15/7/2025, 10:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

Brian is that the one in Felling.

Re: Beamish

Posted by Brian on 15/7/2025, 10:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

It is indeed Liz

Re: Beamish

Posted by Liz Dance on 15/7/2025, 10:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

Oh that’s good news I drive past there a few weeks ago it looks terrible, I seem to recall it hasn’t been used as a Police Station in years.

Re: Beamish

Posted by Brian on 15/7/2025, 11:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Beamish"

They are very slow in the conversion of the building, permission was granted a few years back and with next to nothing done so far I wonder if anything will be done before planning permission lapses.

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