Photographs

[hollydog]

I have been given some old photos and postcards of Amble and Warkworth by a good friend (thanks Harty), mostly undated so feel free to discuss!! More to follow when scanning time allows

[hollydog]

The Legion / war memorial / boatyard area late 60s?

[janwhin]

Now that one of the quarry is as I remember it. We used to walk across the "wall" on the seaward side when I was in my young days, 5 or 6. I was terrified of a crack right across it with the sea washing in below, I always thought I would fall into it and had to hold on tight to be jumped across it I would reckon it is from the early 1950s.

[rickt]

Great pictures Hollydog . Look forward to seeing more of the scans .

[Coquet]

The old Library and the fire station. Not seen an image of those before from above. Remember the old (air raid?) siren to alert the fire-fighters?

I'm sure the old library was built from asbestos. Nice.

[Sleighbelle]

Originally Posted by janwhin

Now that one of the quarry is as I remember it. We used to walk across the "wall" on the seaward side when I was in my young days, 5 or 6. I was terrified of a crack right across it with the sea washing in below, I always thought I would fall into it and had to hold on tight to be jumped across it I would reckon it is from the early 1950s.

Yes, Janwhin, I agree. We girls were forbidden to go there, even though it was just a short walk away. Good advice as I have memories of drownings. My childhood nightmares often focused on falling in there.

[leslie]

The Quarry i think is much earlier > I cannot remember it that size, it was filled well in by mid fifties, First drowning I remember would be mid fifties my God Parents grandson, the quarry would be less than half the size of that pic. cannot see WW2 Observation Post
on cliff house !!

[leslie]

The old shot of Amble, I can see schooner ,Coquet St, Lawson Street and Smith Street but no War Memorial Wall, if pre memorial thats pre 25, but the clock could be out of shot and wall not built. there is no Bay View houses built either !

[hollydog]

Glad you like the pictures Leslie, I have some pictures here from an indirect RNLI source of the RAF launch wreck rescue and aftermath which I will scan tonight.

[george gray]

Great photos Hollydog, and itlooks like you have more on the way.
As regards the quarry, I agree with Leslie that owing to the size and the absence of the ww2 building it it could be well before the war.
In the 1950s I remember the council bin waggons tipping several times a week, which slowly helped to fill it in.
On school holidays we used to watch from the wall with catapults at the ready for the bottles to float over. There is also the sad memory of the drowning that was mentioned, the only one i remember in my childhood.
Hope you have the scanner heated up and ready to go Hollydog.

[Alan J.]

Quarry drowning, about 1954, Tom Hall a fishermans son was aged about 8 or 9.

[george gray]

The date sounds about right to me Allan, I remember vividly, a bunch of us were playing back of panhaven road unaware of what had happened until the activity of the search started.
It scared us away from the quarry for some time , and I remember my Dad warning me of what I was in for if he heard that Id been near.
Did I heed the warning? probably not.

[janwhin]

Wasn't there a young lad called Honey drowned in the quarry?

[leslie]

Tom was my God parents grandson he lived next to dancehall, Grannie hall lived in big house set back from bus stop beside Ross's Coener,I remember a couple of drownings in quarry, George i used to sit on the wall also popping bottles and the favourite light bulbs with the Catty! your mum was my mums best friend !!! we lived in leslie drive you in Ivy Street, Im still in same house three brothers one younger than me ! two elder!

[leslie]

Originally Posted by hollydog

Glad you like the pictures Leslie, I have some pictures here from an indirect RNLI source of the RAF launch wreck rescue and aftermath which I will scan tonight.

that was 1969 I saw it on news when in catterick training for Armoured Corp

[leslie]

Bobby Honey drowned in the Sea . A lad from St Lawrences Drowned in Quarry sixties . tom was 50s

[Alan J.]

Bobby Honey was drowned on the rocks, off the "Signal Cottage" point ,in July 1958, he was 13, two years younger than me. His grave is in the West cemetery

[hollydog]

Have we had this one before? its from an old postcard and shows a shelter in the dunes with the East Church behind

[hollydog]

This one is for Mike, too early for you to be there? Myself back to camera, brother in a push chair, the Aisbetts, Arthur Young (wearing glasses) and Eleanor half way up on the right.

[hollydog]

Apologies if these are not new but just incase