Blaydon

[pompei]

... as in Races, is near where I lived when I was a nipper.

 

Found these pics of the place (now long since pulled down to make way for a windswept boarded up precinct) from the 60s, incorporating some lovely period shite

 

 

 

 

 

[pandamonium]

wow....... home.. I was born Newcastle, but lived in Ryton when I was young, early 80's but some things never change.

[pompei]

No! I lived at Ryton! Blaydon's the place that most people have heard of, unless you're talking about the car plant

[pandamonium]

23 Simpson St to be precise, I was v young. 'twas up stella bank if memory serves me correctly.

[retrogeezer]

Fine Fare!!

[pompei]

We were on Stella Park, then the Grange.

[pandamonium]

Posh git

[pompei]

Before and after

 

 

 

Apologies to everyone else for this self-indulgent nostalgia exercise

[bigstraight6]

Apologies to everyone else for this self-indulgent nostalgia exercise

I think its great, even though I've no idea where any of these places are just love nostalgic scenes....

[Ratdat]

Blimey, where'd that huge slag heap go? Did they just level it out a bit?

[retrogeezer]

I gotta be honest - I think cooling towers look fantastic.....I'm also interested in any large scale industrial stuff that is disused.

[pompei]

They levelled the top of the slag heap off many years before they shut the power station down, and then demolished it. Token effort to please the environmentalists I think

[55bloke]

I gotta be honest - I think cooling towers look fantastic.....I'm also interested in any large scale industrial stuff that is disused.

I know what you mean. The 2 iconic ones at the side of the M1 opposite Meadowhall are due for demolition any day now I believe. Rather sad.

[Marty]

.I'm also interested in any large scale industrial stuff that is disused.

Check out 28dayslater.com then, even if you dont involve yourself in a bit of UE there are plenty of fine photos.

[retrogeezer]

P.M'd you Marty...By a strange coincidence, there is a member there with my user i.d!! http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9805

[Marty]

What an odd coincidenceNot posted a lot on teh grounds that a) my photos are shitb) I dont want to get bollocked for doing naughty things

[MrRegieRitmo]

Before and after

 

 

 

Apologies to everyone else for this self-indulgent nostalgia exercise

RIP Fred Dibnah