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Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane

Posted by AJG on 27/8/2025, 9:03 pm

I found this image in one of the Hebburn Official Guides in the South Tyneside Libraries Archive online. I think it is one of the clearest images of the covered reservoir thatI have seen. I wonder if it is one of the ones from "Britain from Above".

Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane

Posted by Norman on 28/8/2025, 9:53 am, in reply to "Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane"

I have that photo in my archive & it was taken in the 1960s Andrew.
This Britain from Above images from 1937 is the best but not close enough unfortunately.

Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane

Posted by Malcolm on 28/8/2025, 2:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane"

I think the date of 1960's is a bit off, Norman.

Looking at the cemetery (between D & B) you can clearly see the allotments, below it and to the right.

These were cleared, for the building of Toner Avenue, Johnson Avenue, and Queens Crescent, where I was born in 1956...

And I'm pretty sure I wasn't born in a potting shed!

So the date is probably early 1950's....

Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane

Posted by Norman on 28/8/2025, 2:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane"

Hebburn Fire Station was built early to mid 1960s and is on the photo. When did Hebburn Tech open? Probably late 50s cos I went there 1959.

Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane

Posted by AJG on 28/8/2025, 5:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Covered Reservoir on Mill Lane"

In the Hebburn Guide Book that I got the photo from there is a map and the School Street Flats are not built yet, so early to mid 1960s sounds about right.

The book also mentions the Gem cinema, if that helps with the timeline.

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