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Nostalgic memories of Newburn's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Millfield Cresent

Can any of you lovely folk tell me if Millfield Cresent still stands . My dad was born there in 1925 & I would like to come see it . Thanks in advance
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Added 06 October 2021

Wilbrighton Hall, Staffordshire
I have written about my family in a series of books called the Douglas Trilogy; www.mytruthliesintheruins.com I visited Wilbrighton Hall about 15 years ago and took many pictures that I would gladly share. Acquired in 1305 by Sir William Bagot with his new wife Eleanora of Lovaine, widow of William de Ferres, and widow of Sir William Douglas of Scotland who died a prisoner 6 November 1298 in the White ...see more
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Added 04 August 2020

Victoria Terrace
Thanks to everyone who sent their memories of Newburn and Millfield, it brings it all back! I lived at 16 victoria terrace from about 1955 until it was demolished. I remembered how overcrowded we must have been in a one bedroomed house, what with my mam, dad, me and my brother in the only bedroom, and the front room occupied by my newlywed aunt and her husband(who was doing his national service), what a way to start ...see more
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Added 17 November 2016

Spencers
ONE OF MY FIRST MEMORIES OF OLD MILFIELD WAS MY MAM(ALWAYS CALLED HER MA)GETTING ME READY ON A COLD DARK MORNING TO GO DOWN TO MY NANAS(MEGY BELL)WHO LOOKED AFTER ME SO MY MAM COULD START WORK AT 7-30 AT SPENCERS,WE ALWAYS CALLED IT SPENCERS DONT KNOW WHEN IT CHANGED TO WOODHEADS, SHE WORKED THERE WITH A LOAD OF OTHER WOMEN AND THERE ALL SEAMED TO LOVE THE JOB.MY MAM USED TO MAKE ALL SORTS OF SPRINGS IN HER SHOP. THIS WAS A ...see more
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Added 21 October 2014

Wylam Train
August 2012. Its a small place Newcastle how about this for a coincidence. I was out on a walk between Wylam and Newburn and as I passed the Tidal Stone (which I mention in my stories) I met this man walking his dog, we chatted and I asked him if he knew about the stone, he said he always thought of it as a boundary mark. I then told him I had wrote a few stories about the old times around this area and he said you must ...see more
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Added 16 March 2014

Old Maps
I was in Newcastle Central Library and got to look at two old maps, one dated 1897 the other nearest to that was 1921. The reason I was looking was that I was trying to find out when old Millfield was built. The first map had three rows of houses on it; Albert Terrace, Victoria Terrace and Berkley Terrace. The drill hall at that time was at the bottom of the steepest bit of Walbottle Bank, opposite the end of Dene Terrace ...see more
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Added 11 September 2013

Neolith
This was around 1968 and I lived in 21 Millfield Lane. I got auld Mrs Bradney's downstairs flat and me Nanna lived in No. 25, so nice and handy to pop in for a cuppa and a chat as me Ma 'n Da 'n two sisters had moved to Pegswood, Morpeth, through me Da being transferred from Loughbride drift in Callerton to a mine in Ashington. There was a lucrative company in Millfield/Newburn, the Neolith factory. It had a top factory ...see more
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Added 03 September 2011

Jtbells
This is the year I started on the building sites in 1963, I got a job on J. T. Bell's site in Whickam, the site hadn't been running long then as it was in the first stage. All the lads were mainly from Newburn, Lemington, and Throckley. If you needed a job more than likely you would go to the Union Jack Club on Hexham Road, Throckley where the McDonna brothers had their foothold and big Hughie was the main man for a job as ...see more
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Added 16 July 2011

First Holiday
This was around 1950. Me Ma had a sister who was my Aunt Lilly, she married a Yorkshire man from Leeds who was my Uncle Jack and they had one daughter called Jean who was a year or so older than me and they lived in Gipton, Leeds (I've mentioned them before). Every summer holiday they would come up and stay at me Nanna and Granda's. They would come up by train, steam of course in those days, then get the bus from ...see more
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Added 30 June 2011

Albert Terrace Newburn
I remember Edie Veitch as I was born in Albert Terrace, Newburn. She was more my grandma's age (Nan Tulip), and they also lived close together in Tillmouth Park Road. My Great Aunt and Uncle (Doris and Billy Tait) used to have card nights on a Sunday and I'm sure they all joined in - along with Nan Stamp and Anne Liddle. My memories of Victoria & Albert Terrace are quite vague, as I also moved to ...see more
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Added 20 May 2011