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Wouldhave Memorial

Posted by peter cook on 29/10/2026, 6:59 am

Postcard photo dated (posted) 27th May 1925.

Re: Wouldhave Memorial

Posted by Elizabeth Baker (Tindle) on 30/10/2026, 2:01 am, in reply to "Wouldhave Memorial"

Where does the name "Wouldhave" originate? Never heard of it till now.

Re: Wouldhave Memorial

Posted by Norman Dunn on 30/10/2026, 9:08 am, in reply to "Re: Wouldhave Memorial"

Hi Elizabeth out there in sunny Australia,
Click this LINK & it will tell you about William Wouldhave.
Our Hebburn Link is that the memorial was made from sandstone from Hebburn Quarry.

Link: LINK

Re: Wouldhave Memorial

Posted by Jackie W on 30/10/2026, 11:08 am, in reply to "Wouldhave Memorial"

Haven’t seen it from that angle before, helps with understanding where the white building was. Can anyone remind me what that was?

Re: Wouldhave Memorial

Posted by Norman on 30/10/2026, 12:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Wouldhave Memorial"
Edited by board administrator 30/10/2026, 2:29 pm

The white building was the 'Olympia Ice Skating Rink' that opened about 1910. It later became a roller skating venue but burned down in the early 1930s.

Re: Wouldhave Memorial

Posted by Jackie W on 30/10/2026, 4:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Wouldhave Memorial"

Thanks Norman! I did think Ice Skating but wasn’t sure

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