Norman Dunn's 'Hebburn and our Neighbours Forum'

Norman Dunn's 'Hebburn and our Neighbours Forum'
[ Norman Dunn's 'Hebburn and our Neighbours Forum' ]

Rules! No Bad language or derogatory remarks Please or we will delete. Anyone sharing our content on Face Book must credit 'Hebburn and our Neighbours'.

Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935

Posted by Norman on 28/4/2026, 11:59 am

Another lovely old aerial view from the brilliant 'Britain from above' website & as usual I've added locations and a bit interesting history. Notice the people in the streets looking up at the little aeroplane buzzing the Town?.They would never know that they were being photographed and 91 years later we can see them.
15 years later in 1950 I was 6yrs old living across the street probably 100 yds away & watched the Firemen fighting the fire that destroyed it.

Re: Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935

Posted by AJG on 29/4/2026, 2:17 am, in reply to "Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935"

I have seen a few photos of Hebburn on "Britain from Above" where you can see the people looking up at the aeroplane. I wonder how common it was to see one in those days and if they even knew they were having their photograph taken. And here we are, years later, looking at them!

Re: Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935

Posted by Mac Hardy on 30/4/2026, 10:05 am, in reply to "Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935"

Remember watching the Theatre on fire, would have been 10 years old at the time.

Re: Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935

Posted by Norman on 30/4/2026, 10:20 am, in reply to "Re: Hebburn 'Theatre Royal' & parts of the town in 1935"

The theatre fire started late one Friday night in Oct 1950.I was in bed age 6 when my dad told me I won't be going to the Saturday matinee cos the Theatre is on fire. I was allowed to go downstairs and watch the firemen fighting the fire from our front door 14 Lyon St.The fire is recorded as Oct 7th 1950.

« Back to index