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Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by Norman Dunn on 27/4/2026, 9:33 am

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by ricky on 27/4/2026, 11:13 am, in reply to "Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

What a great photo Norman. I love to see these photos of the Tyne and surounding areas as it just shows you how much it has changed.

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by Norman on 27/4/2026, 12:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Glad you like them Ricky.
I get them from the 'Britain from above' Website and they dont mind as I have gave them a lot of help over the years with locations in our area.
You have to register if you want to zoom in on the images.

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by Liz Dance on 27/4/2026, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Amazing photo, so many ships on the Tyne in those days, such a pity it’s not like that now.

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by peter cook on 27/4/2026, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Photo dates from 1948 with Dominion Monarch in dry-dock being returned to her original condition for owners Shaw, Savil and Albion Line after her war time voyages as a troop ship.

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by Stan Wears on 27/4/2026, 3:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Murky waters rolling on
past the shipyards now long gone
cant forget and time wont heal
what the Geordie lads now feel

Shipyard buzzers hooted loud
pulling in the mighty crowd
dawn till dusk sheer sweat and strain
every man and every crane

but from these banks I'll never roam
all my life they've been my home
Choked up, tearful this I tell
River Tyne, I knew thee well

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by Norman on 27/4/2026, 3:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Thanks for the year Peter & good to see your name back on the board. Lovely Poem Stan.

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s for Norman and Peter

Posted by Mac C on 27/4/2026, 4:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Great that Peter identified the ship in dry-dock and therefore the date.
I will be good if you can add that info to the narrative below the photo for the sake of posterity!

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s for Norman and Peter

Posted by Norman on 27/4/2026, 4:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s for Norman and Peter"

I WILL DO THAT Mac.
Thanks again Peter.

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by Jackie W on 27/4/2026, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Another amazing photo Norman, thank you!

Re: Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s

Posted by AJG on 29/4/2026, 2:14 am, in reply to "Our busy riverside probably mid 1900s"

Incredible the detail in these old photographs. I love to see the way our town looked years before I was born. Our shipbuilding heritage makes me very proud.

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