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Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Norman Dunn on 28/8/2025, 12:56 pm

Ex pat Board regular Tom Barker born WW2 worked in the shipyards & eventually left as a £10 Pom to Australia for many many years. He now lives in Scarborough in England and often reminices about his hometown of Hebburn.
On his walk abouts he visited Hebburn's 'Ellison Hall' where he often had to go to the old Infirmary.
He was accosted by one of Hebburn's latest residents telling him to LEAVE, as this is PRIVATE PROPERTY. As a typical Geordie, Tom took some photos of the Hall. Here they are below being accosted & sent packing by this fella.
I hope this Councils big secret hasnt been let out of the bag with this post. They wont want us normal people to know Invaders are living in the Hall.How many Hebburn Councillors have kept this quiet?
The last photo shows the man making sure Tom is leaving his Private Property.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Sheila on 28/8/2025, 1:17 pm, in reply to "Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

Very sad to see an old Hebburn resident being removed from Ellison Hall for just looking at memories of his past, by an immigrant. This should be in the local newspapers. I do worry about the local people in Durham Court now.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Liz Dance on 28/8/2025, 1:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

Just typical of what is happening around the country, that guy looks like he could be from Somalia, I could be wrong.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Norman on 28/8/2025, 1:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

Ive sent the Link to this thread to the Chronicle and the Gazzette.
Will they publish it?

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Sheila on 29/8/2025, 9:17 am, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

Norman, I’ve read that immigrants in Cologne Germany have attacked the Christian Cathedral. I hope St John’s Church will be safe with Muslims living next door. It’s sad but they don’t like the Christian Faith.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Mac Hardy on 28/8/2025, 1:51 pm, in reply to "Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

I head a rumour some time ago that the Hall is being used to home illegals, a total disgrace and a bigger one that our useless Councillors have kept this quiet, again it wouldn’t surprise me if Durham Court is emptied and used for the same purpose !

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Brian on 28/8/2025, 2:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

It's privately owned now so there's a fair chance the council doesn't have a clue whose in residence. The gent whose photo has been taken looks like security, the badge he has around his neck looks like an SIA card which is compulsory for security and door staff. As its privately owned it is indeed private property regardless of what we think. Anywhere else we would have to ask for permission unless stated so although Tom has gone to photograph in total innocence he has bèen asked to leave. I wonder if it's worth contacting the owner/management to see if he can photograph and explain reasons why, it may or may not result in access.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Norman on 28/8/2025, 2:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

The Councillors will definitely know because change of use has to be granted by Plannning Dept. Unless it was done sneakily to stop us 'ordinaries' finding out.
Well we know now so when will a Councillor say something.After all they represent US not themselves.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Brian on 28/8/2025, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

It's listed as apartments for rent and some were previously used for holiday hire, so in theory it mightened have changed use. I would think it's ran on behalf of it's owner by a management company. You may well find contact details online.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Norman Dunn on 28/8/2025, 2:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

I think the Hall was up for sale for £1.8m in 2015.
The owners cant fill it with illegal Invaders without the Council knowing about it.
Some of our poor pensioners will be cold this winter with the energy prices rising again, but these Invaders will be warm & all FREE for them.
They all need deported because they will have no skills we need here. Deliveroo vacancies are already filled.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Liz Dance on 28/8/2025, 3:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

It looks like it is called OYO Ellison Hall, OYO or Own your Own Rooms is an Indian multinational,hospitality company that offers budget friendly accommodation, that includes hotels, homes and living spaces through a franchised network and lease Dec properties worldwide, this company owns many buildings in cities around the world, says it all really.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by AJG on 28/8/2025, 5:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

One part of Hebburn Hall is now four luxury apartments. I remember one being up for sale recently for £250,000 for a two-bedroom apartment. It was pretty nice.

I wonder what the owners of these properties think of their new neighbours?

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Sheila on 28/8/2025, 6:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

Who owned it when it was the infirmary. Would it b the NHS.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Brian on 28/8/2025, 7:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

I think it would have been as it had wards upstairs into the 1960s as far as I remember.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Stan Wears on 30/8/2025, 1:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

There were 2 wards upstairs plus an operating theatre and an anaesthetic room which was used by Derek Hindmarch and Bob Rutherford. Dr Miller was the anaesthetist. Also a small kitchen and toilets plus a sluice room.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by LS on 29/8/2025, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

I heard the owner is a foreigner. Got paid a lot of money that he got a new roof put on! Absolutely disgraceful. I feel for the people who are in the houses opposite St John's, not canning street, under the arch , think it used to be the hall for the church many years ago. Only a few houses there but they will have these people passing their doors to go out. I don't think I would feel safe.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Brian on 29/8/2025, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

The owner no matter who became owner because he paid the most. Like most people with a listed building he would be making the most of available grants for the roof or other parts of the building, countless others have done the same. The building was closed for a considerable time before it was bought, it was up for sale ahain around 2015 whether it changed hands I don't know, but we are getting a lot of rumours and hearsay.

Facts are needed before conclusions are made as things can be misconstrued, I wouldn't like to see anyone in possible bother so be careful of hearsay.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/8/2025, 1:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

It’s about time the The Government, Local Councils etc stopped trying to hide things from the general public, matters that are of concern, at present the housing of migrants is of grave concern to the majority, should not be withheld from the public that is when speculation is rife, then things get well and truly out of control.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Brian on 29/8/2025, 1:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

Liz, refugees are housed by cental government and the funding likewise from cental funding, since 2019 it has been subcontracted to Serco, Mears and one or two others they usually lease the whole hotel and put in their own staff. Local authorities do not always know til the last minute.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Liz Dance on 29/8/2025, 1:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

I know Brian that is why I included an etc, it’s no good any of these people, in so called authority, trying to keep information from the public that is when speculation runs riot especially at this particular point in time, the migrant situation is totally out of control, that is why we are having constant demonstrations.

I just can’t imagine what is going to happen in Epping and around the country if today’s the ruling goes against the Council especially when the legal representative of the Government stated that the Rights of Migrants come before the Rights of the rest of us that, to my mind, is a total disgrace.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Brian on 29/8/2025, 2:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

When they are sub contracting the accommodation out we have to rely on these organisations who very often take over these hotels before the locals have any idea. I remember reading about the first thing a local authority knew about an influx of migrants was when a local school was contacted for places by a central government office, the local authority were unaware of anyone being decamped into their area. Communication is not strong point with central government and never has been, local authorities aren't much better.

Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you

Posted by Stan Wears on 30/8/2025, 11:41 am, in reply to "Re: Tom Barker visiting Hebburn. This will shock you"

When will Kier Hitler realise he's not wanted and nor are his cronies. He's wrecked the country in favour of murderers, rapists and thugs. Why is he still getting away with it?

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