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Weekend Header a bit early

Posted by Norman Dunn on 22/10/2025, 5:07 pm

A View from the area at the back of Bonnacord St infront of the old Ballast Hill, looking over to the famous Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Shipard in Wallsend before WW1 began. The Ferry service went to Wallsend just left of the shipyard then back to Hebburn, then it went diagonally upriver to Walker & back to Hebburn & continued zig zagging like that.

Re: Weekend Header a bit early

Posted by Les Gibson on 22/10/2025, 6:03 pm, in reply to "Weekend Header a bit early"

Do you shipyard guys remember that the only reason that being late for work in the morning was acceptable was if the ferry was late?

Re: Weekend Header a bit early

Posted by Bob Noble on 22/10/2025, 6:35 pm, in reply to "Weekend Header a bit early"

Hi NormanI I can see behind the Hebburn Ferry Landing where bits of timber have been washed up This is where we young lads and lasses would go to harpoon and gather lumps of wood as described in one of my past stories .Pehaps you my be able to recall it Not in the1850s my time mid 1930s Cheeres

Re: Weekend Header a bit early

Posted by Norman on 22/10/2025, 10:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Weekend Header a bit early"

Yes I remember your story about going down the Tyne for firewood Robert.
Happy days for you eh?
I remember late 40s into the 50s seeing men pushing there bikes with full sacks of 'duff' ( coal dust) hanging over the crossbar after returning from the coal staiths along towards Bill Quay..

Re: Weekend Header a bit early

Posted by Mac Hardy on 23/10/2025, 9:56 am, in reply to "Weekend Header a bit early"

Travelled for years whilst working at Wallsend, Walker and Neptune Yards.A great service.

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