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Grange Road

Posted by peter cook on 26/7/2026, 6:55 am

Grange Road, Jarrow, circa mid 1950's

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Norman on 26/7/2026, 10:16 am, in reply to "Grange Road"

I remember that view very well! just yards behind the cameraman was the 'Regal cinema (that we called 'The pictures'). In Hebburn we only had the 'Gem' after the Theatre burned down 1950 so we'd go to Jarrow Pictures as they had the 'Regal' the 'Picture House' & 'The Empire'. Then in 1955 Hebburn's new 'Rex' cinema opened and that was the Dawes brothers replacement for their burned down Theatre.

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Mac Hardy on 26/7/2026, 11:33 am, in reply to "Grange Road"

Any idea what the corner building on the right hand side was ? just past it was I think a Chip shop !

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Patrick on 26/7/2026, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

Wasn't that the Royal Oak pub, also known as the Long Bar?

Re: Grange Road

Posted by norman on 26/7/2026, 5:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

Ive just done a bit digging and found the Landlord was called Mr Arrol and he ran the 'The Oak' 121 Grange Rd.
I dont have any pics of it.
Could it have had a name change to Royal Oak?????

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Patrick on 26/7/2026, 6:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

Hi Norman, my introduction to pubs was in the 1960’s so I don’t know what previous names it had. My Dad , who used to visit that area as a boy each Saturday accompanying his Grandad to the barbers, told me the pub was run by Jimmy Mullen, who kept good order with the aid of a mallet he kept behind the bar.

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Norman on 29/7/2026, 3:36 pm, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

I checked again and it was 'The Royal Oak' 121 Grange Rd.
Maybe some people just called it 'The Oak' even though its full name was 'Royal Oak'
When I was just 17 in 1961ish I used to go to the 'Grange Hotel' ran by a fella called Roy (christian name). I was with my older mates and we went there because they had a dart board in the back room and Roy let us spend hours there.

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Patrick Brennan on 29/7/2026, 9:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

You’ve stumped me there Norman - I don’t recall the Grange Hotel. The Lord Nelson was my usual watering hole - we were mostly underage and Benny Shields was very tolerant as long as we drank in the garden.

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Norman on 31/7/2026, 12:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

Sorry I missed your post 2 days ago Patrick.
The Grange is shown on Peter's photo on the left.
It was just yards from 'The Regal'.
Here is a clip from Peters pic.

Re: Grange Road

Posted by Patrick on 1/8/2026, 6:18 am, in reply to "Re: Grange Road"

Thanks Norman.

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