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Forum: Amble and Hauxley 22-05-2014, 05:11 AM

Replies: 58 Allan's Fish and Chip Shop Views: 55,352 Posted By MBA From the back alley to the Waterloo you could at... From the back alley to the Waterloo you could at one time get into the rear of Kane's bakery and into the back door of Allens Chip shop.

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 22-05-2014, 04:42 AM

Replies: 22 Amble Braid pre-marina Views: 26,990 Posted By MBA Boy the stepping stones that brings back memories... Boy the stepping stones that brings back memories from way back. they would end just short on the far side and you would have to jump the gap or bring rocks for the Amble side. Lots of memories of...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-10-2013, 01:37 AM

Replies: 33 Amble Sweet shops Views: 34,553 Posted By MBA Cains cafe and bakery was at the top of Queens... Cains cafe and bakery was at the top of Queens Street. They would make and sell small penny loaves of bread. There was also Bob Stokoe shop which was in the middle of Queen Street. Also,there was a...

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 02-10-2013, 01:25 AM

Replies: 14 Amble Womens Institute Views: 16,327 Posted By MBA I spent allot of time in that green hut with my... I spent allot of time in that green hut with my Grandmother. My brother had his 21st Birthday party there too.

Forum: General topics 29-05-2013, 04:57 AM

Replies: 25 Hauxley Colliery pumping station. Views: 28,119 Posted By MBA Little Wonder Coal Seam While working at the Radcliffe site every couple of weeks we would have to dig through the Whinsill. It was tough on all of our equipment, I cannot remember now which dragline took the brunt of the...

Forum: General topics 29-05-2013, 03:01 AM

Replies: 25 Hauxley Colliery pumping station. Views: 28,119 Posted By MBA Hauxley pumping station Great comments posted on this subject. I worked for Dereck Crouch at the Radcliffe site and had the honour of changing the pumps out two times both in the winter. I think at the change out times the...

Forum: New member zone 09-01-2013, 06:54 PM

Replies: 40 hello Views: 67,686 Posted By MBA I worked on the opencast at the Togston,... I worked on the opencast at the Togston, Radcliffe and Hauxley sites and the top seams were very shallow. At the Togston site there was a coal seam called the Little Wonder. It was the best steam...

Forum: General topics 20-10-2012, 05:55 PM

Replies: 10 Local folklore, tall tales and ghosts Views: 17,911 Posted By MBA summer fun I remember them well, my mother would take us to the third shore in the summer and as treat on the way back it was ride on the shuggy boats.

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 07-10-2012, 09:37 PM

Replies: 2 Shalimar Seine Netter 1982 Views: 6,915 Posted By MBA The Scarlet Cord and the Harbor Pilot Boat were... The Scarlet Cord and the Harbor Pilot Boat were both wrecked in that same corner of the jumpy shore

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 07-10-2012, 09:27 PM

Replies: 21 Amble Old Caravan Site Views: 33,542 Posted By MBA Ned Fenwick's is a name that comes to mind with... Ned Fenwick's is a name that comes to mind with the Sea View Cafe

Forum: Amble and Hauxley 07-10-2012, 09:23 PM

Replies: 21 Amble Old Caravan Site Views: 33,542 Posted By MBA The photo of the caravans must be the late... The photo of the caravans must be the late fifties or the early sixties. My parents had a caravan in this area which would have been close to the road and there was a camp shop there I think it was...

Forum: New member zone 07-10-2012, 01:27 AM

Replies: 4 leslie Views: 7,740 Posted By MBA Great photo. Do you know what the color the... Great photo. Do you know what the color the strips.

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 07-10-2012, 01:19 AM

Replies: 12 Radcliffe Colliery Engine House and Chimney Views: 19,099 Posted By MBA I worked as a fitter for Derek Crouch at their... I worked as a fitter for Derek Crouch at their Radcliffe and Hauxley sites and we would remove the underlying coal seam clay and take it to the Brick Yard at Stobswood and I believe it was turned...

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