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A Hebburn History lesson

Posted by Norman on 10/11/2025, 11:21 am
Edited by board administrator 10/11/2025, 11:23 am

Re: A Hebburn History lesson

Posted by Mac Hardy on 10/11/2025, 11:25 am, in reply to "A Hebburn History lesson"

Went there a number of times whilst young and watched it being burnt down, a great miss at the tie !

Re: A Hebburn History lesson

Posted by Malcolm on 10/11/2025, 1:59 pm, in reply to "A Hebburn History lesson"

Happily recall the Mill Tavern, in the early 1960's.

My Mum was a barmaid there. Run by Bert & Mabel King. They must have been good friends, too, as I recall going there on a Sunday afternoon, after it closed at 2pm, for Sunday Lunch, upstairs in their private flat.

Also recall the Saturday matinee at "The Rex"...great days..

And, as you say, Norman, after a western, we'd all be cowboys, slapping our backside, hollering like lunatics!!

Re: A Hebburn History lesson

Posted by tom barker on 10/11/2025, 2:08 pm, in reply to "A Hebburn History lesson"

lovey storey norman i remember the fire very well as if it was yesterday it was in deed a friday night early hours after closing as lads we used to sit at back on church pews we called it the dog end i thim
it cost 9d that saturday like every satmorning i would be over the road at winnie gallaghers shop to deliverr papers we wwould watch the firemen dowsing down the remains ot the theater a true story norman a mongst our gang was one us was the caurse as we used to smoke at the back were the floor boards had big gaps in them were some ones dumper still alight fell through the foor board we new who did it it could have been the caurse we talked about it for years the lad bragged about when i go up to hebburn up my twin brother and i always bring it this is a true story norman the lad in question is not with us his enitiall was js/ we were 9-11 year olds. bit of a struggle norman but i will get there.cheers tb

Re: A Hebburn History lesson

Posted by Elizabeth on 16/11/2025, 2:56 pm, in reply to "Re: A Hebburn History lesson"

I went to the Theatre many times as a kid, I was movie crazy, I went alone and remember seeing technicolour for the first time, this was in the latter years of WW2. I did go to the Gem, but for me , it was never the same! I am 88 now, but my memories are still sharp!

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