Latest Update
September 2 2010 Congratulations to the three Gateshead
bowlers below,
Gateshead's
National Bowling Champions
The new National
Bowling Champions who won the National Triples at
Skegness earlier in the week. From Saltwell Park
Bowling Club, left to right: Jim Davison, Tony
Humphries & Graham Daly
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The
Witchfinder in Gateshead
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What
is being said about this web site:
"Your website great and it is really fabulous, as
a 70 year old I really appreciate seeing the tour
of GC, as i delivered a lot of the concrete to
that shopping centre when it was being built, and
my Wife Ada & I were often at "Shephards of
Gateshead" that was a really great shop & also
walking round the centre & indoor market, But it
is really fascinating looking at all the old
places & the "new" sites along side them, you have
done a brilliant job of the GC site, Thank You. We
also enjoyed the "Payroll" & "Likely Lads" site as
well, i remember watching "Payroll" on the TV, and
pulling it to bits as the the continuity of the
film, as the Van was going over the bridge before
it got there & then down at Wallsend in the next
shot! but we still enjoyed them, My Son who is
46,was over the moon when i sent him the link up
to GC, as he wanted some photos before it was
demolished & now he has them, thanks to your
website, as I have loads of "Geordies" families
all over the World, this is 1 very good email link
they will be getting." Jeff, South Shields CLICK THE LOGO LEFT
TO VIEW THE 1990 GATESHEAD GARDEN FESTIVAL PAGES
The Lunatics Have
Taken Over the Asylum
The remnants of Owen Luder's
masterpiece shortly to be replaced by a Tesco shed
NEWS...Locals
are reporting that rats are running amok now since
the demolition began. The car park itself couldn't
sustain much animal life but the 'below ground
indoor market' could do this is probably where the
source of infestation is. Who knows what the
traders left behind. Also strange how the local
air heads (I don't live in Gateshead brigade but
where I live is worse) seem to take an unhealthy
interest in destruction (without an informed
intelligent view, ie no mention of Owen Luder,
Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier or indeed Bauhaus
in relation to the architecture of the whole car
park) and haven't mentioned other impending
demolition plans for the town centre and beyond. A
case of ignorance is bliss once again. What
kind of person revels in destruction anyway?
Discuss.
I am grateful to
Richard Hook for allowing me to display the above
photographs on this page
Welcome to
a new Gateshead web site, designed,
developed and maintained by Bill Hartmann.
The old, and very popular Wardley Colliery &
Get Carter Gateshead web sites have been
closed and this one 'town' web site replaces
them. Unlike many "sanitised" local
sites/pages I am quite happy to give you the
rough with the smooth side of the town,
though if you don't know Gateshead, you may
be pleasantly surprised at many of the
unknown and pleasant aspects of the borough.
I hope that the site content will revive
memories of Gateshead, and that you will
like what you see and return again and
again. Your feedback is welcome and
appreciated. Your memories and photographs
of Gateshead would also be very welcome.
It isn't my intention to provide a full
history of Gateshead, nor is it practical
anyway. The towns history is already covered
fully by the Gateshead Library site, the
wonderful
Gateshead Historyweb site by
John Bratton and the many publications by historian Frank Manders.
His
Gateshead history books are available in
libraries throughout the borough. I will
inevitably touch on history, that is why I
have the History Room and Peoples Museum,
(where you will find fresh stories and
images which are as yet unseen on the
internet). This page will be updated frequently.
Felling Metro Station 2006.
The Mulberry PH in the distance is shut and
will become flats. The simple and old
original bridge to to platforms and Mulberry
St. will be replaced by a monstrous metal
nightmare.
Bill Hartmann
your host.
Did
you live in St Cuthbert's Village? Do you
remember or did you frequent the Lindisfarne Pub near
the Chandless St Flats? Did you live in Warwick
Court??? If you did, I would like to hear from you.
Remember Terry who managed the Metropole pub and
Vivian who managed the Crown in the early1980s???
Can you remember the the little lad who played
drums in the band that played in the Lindisfarne
pub on Saturday nights??? Talk about it on the
Message Board
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An
Iconic view of S. Mary's Church and the Tyne
Bridge
This is from an old postcard of St Mary's Church
Initially I will be focussing on the town centre
initially, but I will of course cover all areas of
Gateshead which for the purposes of these pages
may be identified as: The Town Centre, Felling, Wrekenton & The Leam,
The Fell, Birtley & Lamesley, Lower Team Valley,
Whickham, Upper & Lower Derwent Valley &
Ryton
If you have any
material you would like to contribute to this
site, please contact me by e-mail. Full credit
will be given for any item used. Your privacy will
be respected too, if you do not wish your name to
be used. I will be adding a page shortly giving
precise instructions
Unique to this site is my 3D Stereo pages. I will
be showing photographs taken around Gateshead in
anaglyph form.
Anaglyphs are red/cyan images which when viewed
through a pair of red/cyan 3d glasses, have depth.
I realise few people have these lying about at
home (unless you still have yours from the 'Spy
Kids' movies) but don't worry I will provide
free glasses to anyone who wants them (p&p
extra) So if you want to view Gateshead "as if you
were there" watch out for these new innovative and
unique pages. (Color
anaglyph above left, horses at old Wardley)
The
'OLDIES' jukebox will also return as will some of
the vintage radio programs from the forties and
fifties we all enjoyed then..
I will be
providing a link from this page to my
Tyneside Grave Matters web site and my pages
of St Mary's Churchyard photographs,
including a photograph of every tombstone in
the cemetery and stories behind the stones.
I will be adding St Albans Church graveyard
eventually too to
Tyneside Grave Matters.
Please visit my blog 'Time Lapse" Here you will will find
art, photography and great tales of stupidity. I
will add a live link shortly.
Copyright Information
Images on this site are watermarked and protected and
can be traced if downloaded. Unless stated otherwise
they are all 'proof' copyrighted, the originals
are available for inspection, either in negative form,
print or both. The exception to this are vintage
postcards, which are available in the public domain, and
there may be thousands in circulation. However I have
copyrighted the page to discourage theft. If you want a
particular card, buy it, like I did. If you think I may
have breached your intellectual rights in
publishing an image, please point out the relevant part
of the act I have alleged to have breached, and I will
consider what action to take. Do not issue any misjudged
and generalised threats regarding the alleged theft of
your images (as happened recently on a local web site,
when a 'dim' character accused various people of
stealing images from his web site) This is a dangerous
game and unless you know what you are talking about, as
any counter claim would be followed to its ultimate
conclusion by me, and could prove to be very, very
expensive. If you steal my images I WILL take you to court
If you desire a copy of any image, just ask. I just
may send you one
TinEye instantly
finds exact matches of images including those that have
been cropped, edited or resized.
Pinch my
work and I will find you!!!!
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Note...
The domain "wardleycolliery.com" is for sale Ask for
valuation and/or selling price, and/or
make an offer...No
genuine, reasonable offer refused.
(3 offers so far
but way below the value)
Local businesses can advertise on this page for £1.50
per week.
Banners (animated) designed 'free' or text box.
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Gateshead Times
where The Past
meets The Present meets The Future
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What
is being said about this web site:
I hope that the site content will revive
memories of Gateshead, and that you will
like what you see and return again and
again. Your feedback is welcome and
appreciated. Your memories and photographs
of Gateshead would also be very welcome. 
orm.
Anaglyphs are red/cyan images which when viewed
through a pair of red/cyan 3d glasses, have depth.
I realise few people have these lying about at
home (unless you still have yours from the 'Spy
Kids' movies) but don't worry I will provide
free glasses to anyone who wants them (p&p
extra) So if you want to view Gateshead "as if you
were there" watch out for these new innovative and
unique pages. (Color
anaglyph above left, horses at old Wardley)
