Warkworth photos
 

A couple of photos from my old collection .

Ah Markey's garage. Old Mark Patterson had the petrol station - refused to put petrol in any Japanese cars as I recall due to his war experiences.

Yes I remember a number of local 9th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers veterans had a hatred of all things Japanese after their time spent in captivity. I think most of those men are now sadly passed away.

Warkworth Beach Visitor
 

Remember this 1980ish? The base of the stern/engine room is all that is left on the beach, opposite the golf club.Thank goodness the 1000 tonnes of turkey feed has gone. Story I heard was that it had anchored off Alnmouth with engine trouble, but subsequently dragged its anchor and came ashore due to a nor-easterly gale.
It was broken up on the beach and carted away, the wood sleepers on the beach walkway in the dunes down from the car park were put in to make the salvage easier and never removed.

I remember that one and was looking for some info on it a while back to include it in a list of shipping losses, but couldn't find anything. I didn't unfortunately take a camera when I went to look at it.

What's your best guess on the year of this? - early 80s I agree, maybe even 1980?

Now I've got a name to google, 1980:

http://www.keystothepast.info/durham...form&prn=N5549

:)

Older wreck
 

May have asked this before,late 40s there was a wreck at the north end of the beach north of Alnmouth ,think it had masts,anyone remember this ?I also had some banknotes from the "farmers bank of china that my mum had which were washed up from a shiprewck (of Amble?)

The banknotes were from a large merchantman WW2 casualty off Boulmer I believe. I think it was HMS Patia a fairly well known wreck http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wreck...hms_patia.html

BUT I may be wrong and if anyone else knows? however the web page is interesting in its own right!

The link is dead :(

Hi, I don't know if you mean the name of the ship as it is on the picture I posted - the coaster from 1980 of which the lower engine room still appears out of the sand occasionally (not visible at the moment - april 2014) was the "Hanseat", there are a couple of pictures elsewhere on google before the incident