EPW051070 ENGLAND (1936). The Palmers Hebburn Co Shipbuilding Yard, Hebburn, 1936

Parliament St which ran from Church St downhill, finishing in Lamport St and the Ballast Hill wall.

Palmer's Offices. I remember the beautiful entrance Foyer. Really posh and gleaming. Out of sight across the road which had a railway line in the centre was the Quay Board school

Photo taken when a launch was taking place and the ship already sliding into the river in 1936,

On my 1895 map this is a disused Lead Works

This was the Portland Cement Works

Ann St that went from Church St to Lamport St. My photo from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website was taken in 2002. It shows the gap where houses once stood . Those houses were hit by a Luftwaffe air raid aiming for the shipyards,

Hood St which started at Church St, then towards the river crossing St Andrew St & ending at Lamport St.

Ellison St which is on a hill leading to the river. The photo is from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website & shows Mr Chadkirk on Ellison St. As you can see it is on a slope so the houses are on the east side of the street.

Church St

Lamport St

Bonnacord St which was built for some of Mr Leslie's work force. Andrew Leslie came down to Hebburn in the mid 1800s from Scotland & lots of Scotsmen followed to find jobs in his shipyard. My Granda Robert Dunn walked down from Old Kilpatrick north of Glasgow about 1913 & found work at Leslies as a Blacksmith's Striker.

Carr St. My photo of Carr St was taken at the Prince Consort Rd end of the street looking this way towards 'C'Pit. In the old days Carr St was a busy shopping area with lots & lots of shops.

St Andrew St

Wallsend Ferry landing. The early 1900s photo is from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website

Hebburn Ferry Landing where you could get a Ferry to Wallsend or Walker. The photo is from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website. That shipyard across the river is Swan Hunter's.

Swan Hunter's in Wallsend

Railway Tce which stood opposite the old Quay Board School

Palmer's Ship repairers of Hebburn

The Bede Metal Co

This was Hebburn 'C' Pit which had finished when this aerial view was taken in 1936.

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. My grandfather Robert Dunn came from Old Kilpatrick in Scotland to live in Hebburn about 1913 & took his family to the church. He also rang the bells on mass days.

The Reay Gear Works which in the late 1920s took over these buildings after Newcastle Shipbuilding Co went bankrupt. In later years the factory was taken over by Richardson Westgarth & named RW Transmissions. It finally closed in mid 1970s & the land is now a Housing Estate (Tyne View)

Hawthorn Leslie's Ship builders in 1936. Soon after this photo was taken the yard would be very busy producing ships for the Royal Navy in WW2

The old Ballast Hill. Photo from my www.oldtyneside.co.uk website