Friday 19 December 2014

1916 Felling

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Rowlandson Terrace (above) is still alive and well but gone are Havelock Street, Ridley Street, Booth Street, Cross Street, Simpson Street, Stainton Street, Christies Lane, Norman Street, Buller Street, White Street, Brown Place, Pattinson Street and Pattinson Terrace





This one shows Heworth Village as it can be seen in old photos, before the by-pass took the whole northern end of the village away and before the Metro station took the school away. Note, also this map mentions the cup and coins found in Heworth Churchyard, which turned out to be an elaborate hoax.
Look at these magnificent pictures of Heworth village lost because of the bypass and the Metro line, the fast transport links to Sunderland..hands up, who was in favour of a fast way to get to Sunderland? I'm joking!









Sunday 14 December 2014

ASDA Here We Come

The redevelopment of the Felling shops has been a long time coming.
The original plan was
Planning application – 20th January 2012 
Planning approval – March 2012
Start on site – August 2013 (revised date)
Completion  – May 2014

The actual start on site was Nov/Dec 2014


Council building getting nibbled


Co-op store, Bamling shop and Council Offices gone

photo courtesy of Michael




Rubble cleared 18 Dec '14
Another one from Michael..19th Jan 1015


Steel work going up 13th March 2015


14th March 2016

In the first hour of opening 14th March 2016

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Felling on O.S.Map

By popular demand here's pics of the coloured 1877 O.S. Map at Gateshead Library Local History Section. To preserve the maps, the library do not want them removed from the protective plastic sleeves. I've managed, in taking these pics, to avoid too much reflection. Feel free to capture them. 
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 Lots more to come