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Park entrance

Posted by peter cook on 1/8/2025, 6:59 am

Postcard photo dated (posted) 25th August 1942.

Re: Park entrance

Posted by Malcolm on 9/8/2025, 10:37 pm, in reply to "Park entrance"

I know this is a little late of a reply, but WHAT is that church spire in the middle of the photo?

Obviuously not in the cemetry...

I looked at the same view on Google earth-street view... NO church in that area, and certainly don't recall anything apart from houses in that area...

Re: Park entrance

Posted by Sheila on 10/8/2025, 7:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Park entrance"

Malcolm, is it not St John’s Church Spire, it looks like it.

Re: Park entrance-Sheila

Posted by Malcolm on 10/8/2025, 10:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Park entrance"

Sheila, From that angle, there's nothing but housing estates.....

Can't figure it.....

Re: Park entrance-Sheila

Posted by Sheila on 11/8/2025, 8:01 am, in reply to "Re: Park entrance-Sheila"

Malcolm, if you Google earth St John’s Church Hebburn, you will see the spire, its identical to the one on Peters photo. I must admit I’ve never seen the houses called St John’s Walk. They seem at the side if the church. The Church is on Canning Street.

Re: Park entrance-Sheila

Posted by Malcolm on 11/8/2025, 11:14 am, in reply to "Re: Park entrance-Sheila"

I've been on Google map street View, viewing from the same place as the photo was taken.

NO church in view, as I expected.

However, stepping forward a few yards, turn RIGHT, and there is the church, where I expected it to be; right in the middle of the cemetery, across the road from the park gates.

A church I know well, as I viewed it every day, from my bedroom window on Queens' Crescent....

Re: Park entrance-Sheila

Posted by Sheila on 11/8/2025, 11:37 am, in reply to "Re: Park entrance-Sheila"

Malcolm, I used google earth and there it was. I don’t see it in the middle of the cemetery. You enter from Canning Street.

Re: Park entrance

Posted by Malcolm on 11/8/2025, 2:12 pm, in reply to "Park entrance"

Nope, Sheila, I still don't get it.

The postcard view of the four distinct gate posts into the park, on the left-hand side of St Johns' Avenue. With the cemetery on the right..... so how can the church be on the left-hand side of the road?

Re: Park entrance

Posted by Sheila on 11/8/2025, 3:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Park entrance"

Malcolm, can you move this post to the top and someone can explain where St John’s Church is better than me,but I can assure you enter from Canning Street and that is it’s official address. It definitely not in the middle of Hebburn Cemetery, on the original photo those old houses have long gone. The last time Ias in the church was 2000. and we arrived and left onto Canning Street.

Re: Park entrance

Posted by Sheila on 11/8/2025, 6:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Park entrance"

Malcolm does Google have map street view of Hall Road. Go to the top and St John’s Church is ion your right you will see at the top of the road,Canning street runs along the top. Could you see Ellison Hall from your bedroom window as the church is behind it, slightly to the left.

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