Porcy Mane

"Julies" Ahhhh... "Annabelles" Ahhhh... "The Que Club" ahhhhh.... "Fino's" Ahhhhh..... Whoops went off into nostalgic night club mode again. Simon we've never met but I've been asked to pass on regards from one of your fellow operarors from quite a few years back. Someone that has lost count of the amount of times he fell down the steps and stairs at both Annabelles and Fino's. Mr Rick H ex of Birtley Engineers asks, "how are you keeping"? With apologies for drifting off topic. Again! P

I did't know there was a comentary on the DVD. I really must get myself one of these modern devices. My ex pointed out the five fingers when we were at a special screening of the film many years ago. She also said the hand that offers Carter "a light" at the begining of the film was the hand on the trigger of the assasins rifle at the end? Does it say anything about that in the commentary? P

If you watch Get Carter tonight watch the beginning very carefully. Shortly after Carter walks into the bar look out for... ... ... THE FIVE FINGERED MAN! I kid you not... P

Payroll, Stormy Monday, Women inTropical places and the Clouded Yellow are films you could watch to get a feel for the area. Hardly any rail content but Payroll makes fantastic use of locations. Stormy Monday starts off with views of Monkton Cokeworks at traffic lights over the Newcastle/Sunderland railway line and I think the Clouded Yellow makes a lot of use of the Newcaslte Quayside. It's a long time since I saw any of them. P

Having trouble pasting links into posts at the mo. I think Arptster may have posted the same Link. P

Thats it. It was on the Northside of the line. See The Fastline site: http://www.fastlinephotographic.gbr.cc/10205/info.php?p=11&pid=430489&ack=9 Anybody having trouble posting??? P

Ladies and gentlemen although a little of topic... for those that don't know the area, I present to you that most genteel of North East hostelries, the late lamented... JUNGLE... http://www.jamescott.webspace.virginmedia.com/Pubs/Pubs_010_Jungle.html P

And a representation of it also appears on the Scalecraft Roadrailer instruction booklet that came in the boxed kits. The Tyneside Roadrailer depot was built directly opposite the original Pelaw station platform. Thats the track inset into the concrete in this David Christie photograph. http://flic.kr/p/bcbbU8 P

"The Jungle"  Now your'e talking... Fortunately the ex was related so I was always safe in there. Same goes for the Sir Colin Campbell up the bank. ...but better get back to elecrics. P

Micheal, A thesis could probably be authored on this. Generally speaking if it was a lively.. whey hay… boozy night you were wanting then North of the river. You would get plenty of folk from south of the river going north to spend there dosh but very few travelling in the opposite direction. When pub closing was at 10:30 then 11:00 after chucking out time a steady stream of folk would be seen crossing the Swing Bridge south to visit “The Boat”. The two versions of The Boat, Tuxedo Royale and Tuxedo Princess (I think one of them had a spell in Liverpool) were moored on the South Bank as they were not allowed to permanent moorings on the owners’ preferred north quay. The Boats are long gone but with the advent of The Sage, The Baltic and other Gateshead developments the south side is now far more attractive. Lord Haw Haw summed up the Newcastle vs. Gateshead debate quite well when in one of his broadcasts he explained how the during the coming night Newcastle would become a maelstrom of death due to the Germans dropping bombs all over the City but he then went on to placate the people of Gateshead, for on them, he said, “the Luftwaffe would drop… … …SOAP!” Happily the days of JB Priestley deriding Gateshead and the Durham coal owner, The Marquis of Londonderry describing the town as, "the long, dirty lane, leading to Newcastle” are long gone. When you come North make the time to do a bit of exploring both sides of the river. I think you’ll find yourself pleasantly surprised. Porcy Who’s more that a little bit biased in this. Ps Further down the river at Shields those from the South would get there own back by reciting the oft quoted phrase, “North Shields is the Sunny Side BUT South Shields… the money side”… You remember that Arthur K?...

I'll be telling your Dad... Julies... not much bigger than a wormhole... (I'm talking an earthly physical wormhole, not a quantum physics wormh0le). P

I think the caption is about cock on. West Farm Avenue. I think the westerly Block of flats was called Trafalgar Court. It's about were Bevan Drive is now. Amazing were you used to end up after a Friday night at Julies down on the Quayside. Even Julies has closed now. The view from the thirteenth floor was pretty good. (I can't really remember the floor but it felt like the thirteenth) The low rise flats on the left are still there, see: http://fields.eca.ac.uk/gis/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/nc-30.jpg P

I'm probably wrong but I don't think these have made an appeance so far: http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/historic/fws123.jpg http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/historic/fws142.jpg Porcy

Mr Gallon to take the glory for reporting this: http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-tyne-21742168 From: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69282-ner-es1-panels-found-in-garden/&do=findComment&comment=976718 P

No no. You are spot on. Well... I'll settle for the East gable of the church having just checked on old maps. For some reason I'd marked the old entrance to Ann Street (well thats my excuse) on the Aerial view I'd marked up for Mallard. So disregard my earlier bull. P EDIT: Post #77 now corrected with updated location image following a nudge in the right direction...

Well East. East of the Ouseburn. The rails crossed the Ouseburn on a bridge. It was Spillers mill. Rails were still in. Don't know if they still are as the mill was recenttly reduced to landfill. You can still see the canopy the J72 is next to in this view oblique view; http://binged.it/141BEcW That bing page is due an update soon so it may well change. The aerial view shows the mill being demolished. The rails served a few more wharves east of spillers. Not sure of the provenance of these views so I'll pull them if anyone complains. Incidentally, I've been told that Type 37 engines were refurbished at British Engines that was situated behind the warehouse in the second photograph. Can anyone confirmthat? P

It was straight across the road from the Premier Inn entrance. Oh no it wasn't... (Mr W's residence when "he's oot on the Hoy") When you next see him, ask him what the works record is for number of people stopping in one Premier Inn room. See earlier post #77. P

You're nearly there. There's nothing left now. Even the Tyne Tees TV studio and the legendary Tube TV Studio has gone from a few hundred yards up the bank. (Sorry I was starting to get misty eyed about "Frida neets oot" oggling Paula Yates in the Egypt Cottage[Pub]) Have a look at the Pic. If you compare it now with Google or bing you will see that area has been totally filled. Your google grab is of just below Horatio Street. The quayside tracks ran to the left of your view. There was large transhipment sheds there. Their last use was as large indoor auto dismantlers. Here is your concrete wall. The tunnel entrance was behind the Chimney. You can see the yards retaining wall there. The east entrance to the yard was just out of shot to the left of the elevated wooden office. 5220 by George Tullin, on Flickr And another pic taken from the same spot but looking in the opposite direction. With apologies for drifting slighly from electrics. HTH P Edited to add corrected image and hide my original C*ck up. Yet Another. Further edited to correct broken links to flickr.

Thats not a Tunnel Entrance. Thats just the access under Newbridge Street. The top tunnel entrance was/is a hundred or so yards through that portal. P

http://flic.kr/p/cXhrEd and the "Newbridge" entrance as it was Oct. 2011. Apologies for the crappy Quality of the phot. The Advertising hoarding still in use!

Sorry Micheal. Didn't see it. That a short bridge under Newbridge Street. There was a Greensheild Stamp Shop (Who remembers them?) a bit further along the road towards Byker. There was 3 tunnels on the Quayside branch. Birch lined, stone faced. I've been told the tunnels are all still intact, but filled. P Edited to correct C*ck up. Just had a re-read of my notes and a quick look at a copy of the LNER line diagram for the quayside branch. The "Bridge" under Newbridge Street was classed as a tunnel due to it's length. It was stone faced and brick lined. "Birch" lined... PAH!!! What was it I thinking!

One for the Bauxite aficionados’ http://flic.kr/p/cXhrEd P

http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/things-to-do/the-victoria-tunnel-p360881 P

The upper part of the Branch is visible lower left. Upper right is Heaton yards/Shed and Walker Wagon Works with the Heaton Works of Parsons/NEI to the south of the lines and Needlers Chocolate Emporiorim to the North of the Yards. The Station in the middle is Heaton. P

If on Mr D's map you look at the Quayside branch carefully you will see that its third, lower tunnel, is crossed almost at right angles by another "Tunnel". The Victoria Tunnel was originally a colliery wagonway that brought coal from Spittal Tongues Colliery to the Quayside. It still exists and is occasionally open for tours. P