very sad nostalgic video....thank you and I love the music, fellow Geordielass♥

Loved old Byker,was born in Albion Row in the old boxer Benny Sharkey's house,in the back lane were Shaftoe's the fruit people and Mr Green the coal man,I could spend all day on my own wandering between the two,having an apple in Shaftoe's than on to Mr Green's to explore his workshop above the garage.Lovely video brought back many happy memories!

@Titainium-gz5gj

4 жыл бұрын

I was born there mate, different now though.

Just watched byker story. fantastic photos. I wish we had those days back again. let's see more. micky fitz.

ah, lovely to see old Byker before most of it was demolished and rebuilt, I still live there today.

Just seen Byker park. The "rocks" between the park and the bowling green. 45 years ago, but I can still remember someone would shout "Gadjie" and we'd all run like hell!

@bogeyman.

3 жыл бұрын

the rocks are still there

shields road was my mams favourite place when she was young she would meet all her friends at the coffee & cream cafe that is sadly long gone now........

loved this film - grew up in Carville Road - left Newcastle in 1967 to live in Scotland - anyone from Carville Road 1950-1967 ??

@ronniewallace3033

5 жыл бұрын

Me aunt nelly lived on that street Carville rd used to go there with my dad her name was Nellie Turnbull

Brilliant piece. Managed to portray the essential changes required with the difficulties encompassed. Most of my direct family come from Byker and my parents made an incredibly brave decision to move to Newton Aycliffe in 1964 for work and better housing. But we were never away from from the place as we were and still are very close. This hits the button perfectly. Many thanks

i was born there- outside loo, no heaters or bath but a tin tub filled with hot water, terrible winters, it was only 1975, it wasn't luxury but you never got robbed, and people did more than say "hello"

@julienorton8322

3 жыл бұрын

Me too born 1960 in parker's Street behind Parrishes sad and happy memories

great video thanks for sharing!

Great to see where my ancestors lived and what life was like for them all those years ago. Its a shame that its now all been demolished.

@cannonjabari310

3 жыл бұрын

Pro trick : watch movies at flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.

@leonardocaden8247

3 жыл бұрын

@Cannon Jabari yup, I have been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself =)

Shields road aways meant Woolworths, Parishes and the wet fish shop where my dad would buy crabs legs.I remember the bank at the bottom of Salisbury St, the wooden stairs, the Domestos factory and Granny's Park where the paths were laid with gravestones.

@christinehales4222

5 ай бұрын

I was just about to post something similar .Shields Rd was a fav shopping are for mam & dad in the 60's .I think a friend's mam & dad were publicans in the Raby pub in the 70's

Worked at hawthorne leslie on the river there when I left school,it was disgraceful the way the gov pulled the plug on shipbuilding and marine engine industry.Things I remember was royal oak and locomotive pubs, the jiffy cafe that did stotty cakes and the chip shop on raby Street that cooked everything in dripping

I was born in Heaton just behind Shields Road, but lived for years in Byker. Kirk Street. I wooed the girls around there and fell in love many times. Had my first REAL hangover there, but had many since. Took my first job there at Hardy and Johnson Wood Yard on Brinkburn Street, then Presto supermarket on Shields Road. Never had much money but it didnt stop me having a great time.

Bye that brings back some memories ! I worked for stanley millar on the top part of the wall, seems like a long time ago now. i was only 20 yrs old at the time and we had so many good times. I will never forget the old Byker

Thank you Michael. Bit depressing. I want the old Byker back. Now.

Byker was perhaps one of the first settlements to appear in Newcastle and may be a Viking settlement. The name Byker can be by(town) ker kjær-dear kjærby(dear town) You have the river beside it called Ouseburn which is Norwegian for mouth of the river. It is ironic that it was a Norwegian architect who designed the wall! Lovely video thank you!

@nightbar

Жыл бұрын

Ralph Erskine was British although he did work in Sweden ...

so much could have been saved the houses here are just like the ones in jesmond built strong and could have been updated but oh no lets build the byker wall what a mess

The Byker wall is a ghetto.The Councellors that are proud of it should be made to live in it.

Why that community had to be demolished I will never know. I bet 80% of those houses could have been renovated.

@Jeffybonbon

10 жыл бұрын

the very same houses are still in Newcastle they could have been saved Liverpool Council have saved there

@diaanite

4 жыл бұрын

I believe there was a burst pipelines the whole quayside would had ended up in Tyne river

@garysmith4425

Жыл бұрын

They were damp cold and in very bad condition, real slums but great people.

@seansmith445

Жыл бұрын

They weren't houses, they were cold damp Tyneside flats and people don't want to live in them these days.

Thanks for all the great comments, i have 2 more videos on here under different profile names 'shields road, byker and 'old Newcastle east end pubs'

Feel so sad. I wish I could go back to those days again. Sadly Byker is still full of lovely people but drugs etc have made the place a shit hole.

@trishbailey2993

6 жыл бұрын

Sadly it is the same for many places today. Keep the old memories alive. I no longer live in Newcastle, not from choice, and wish every day I could find a way back; I would even put up with all its imperfections, knowing that the ghosts of old Newcastle surely linger there.

Anybody remember Sammy the window cleaner on Shields rd in the 60s he was my granda x

@MrBoutland

2 жыл бұрын

Sam oneill had two daughters Lucy and shiela

@julienorton8322

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBoutland yes Lucy was my mam its lovely to hear from someone who remembers them do you remember my nana as well I think she worked in the Glendale pub on Shields road ?x

@julienorton8322

2 жыл бұрын

Mr Boutland it's just Jilie Norton again can you remember my dad Billy Turner he lived in Dunns tce

Maybe but aren't many in other places (e.g. Jesmond) still going strong? Also they surely represent(ed) easy conversion to houses that can / could have contain(ed) all modern amenities. Debates of this sort are still raging in many cities. Conversion / restoration or rebuild - communities should be retained along with facilities and landmark buildings that provide a sense of identity and place.

Good video. The council has always had the policy of ripping down solid properties to build new cardboard houses. The've done the same in the west end, instead of tackling the rennovations and anti social problems head on. I agree that the Wall is a eyesore. Looks like we're stuck with it, as its listed/protected or something isnt it?

I loved old Byker, I hate new Byker. The building of the Byker Wall, meant to me the loss of so much in Byker. You can never get that back. It is gone forever. Thank you very much for showing this.

Hey mate where in Florida do you live??? im west palm beach im 43 went to Bolam street school happiest days, Byker was a great place great memories

@Titainium-gz5gj

4 жыл бұрын

Hello from Newcastle, lived in Byker for 23 years. Enjoy Florida. I went to raby st school.

Born and raised in Parker street left in 1964 real slum housing but great neighbours.

@julienorton8322

Жыл бұрын

I was born in Parker Street in 1060 great memories

Realy enjoyed that x

My Grandfather was born in Scott Road, Elswick in 1898 and then moved to Tamworth Rd, Byker. Managed to get some old maps and then saw your video. Glad he isn't around to see what happened, hopefully it wouldn't happen now. Many thanks.

Great video and music - tragic loss of community and houses that could have been renovated - crimes of 60s planners - wilf burns et al - and their patronising arrogance - video no longer plays on kindle as it used to - can this be fixed?

@christiansenron4

10 жыл бұрын

i agree totaly but in gatesheads case yjey puled down our get carter car park got rid off cheap cafe's etc to build a bigger tesco and where i live dunston the rocket another owen luder project could have made into luxury flats 2 landmarks gone, but i agree byker was different should have kept community and houses

@christiansenron4

10 жыл бұрын

ps check out my newcastle tribute the might of newcastle if you like!

@Jeffybonbon

5 жыл бұрын

they are the same houses in Jesmond Upgrade yes but no need to pull good property down

1959 went to a party in byker every girl wanted to kiss me playing postman pat😅😅😅😅😅😅

No litter, no graffiti, people had pride. Not the pride they go on about today, but real pride in their appearance. I miss these days, it was a real community.

I think my mam worked in a furniture store ,Geo Wilkes & sons.I have a feeling it was on or just off Shields Rd ( in the 50's ) . I've not been able to find out anything about it

The demolition of old byker was an absolute travesty. If all the houses and pubs & hotels had been modernised from the INSIDE and everything left as it was, the streets etc, old byker would be a national treasure today. Not enough respect and thought for the past history of so much of old Newcastle, has resulted in a town that cannot even see it’s history any more.

Do you by any chance have a photo of the hope and Anchor Inn Catterick Buildings? I would be extremely grateful if you could share one with me

mmmm,, all I remember is spending a fair bit of time in Headlam st police station and getting clipped around the lugs by me dad!!!

Does anyone have any idea where FELL ROAD in Byker was - or where it was in relation to what's there now? I'm trying to build up a picture of my fathers childhood and that's where he was born. Appreciate any help.

Great video, If this was of a foriegn country we would be sending aid.

@geordiescumbag

5 жыл бұрын

*foreign

@pecka2k im sorry to say but you are right 100%

Another fine example of "architectural vandalism". The other local example being Eldon Square . Our architectural and cultural heritage ripped apart by corrupt politicians and businessmen, and brain fade architects.

People are calling them houses but they weren't houses they were Tyneside flats. Cold damp and dingy. There are lots of them left and they aren't popular places to live.

why oh why could the old houses were not renovated and brought up to standerd beats me Byker wall is a tip im sorry to say Planners should hang there heads in shame

@geordiescumbag

5 жыл бұрын

*standard *their

...and then the litter louts were born, generations of them.

Life, faces, cities, people all changes, it is inevitable at times like these.

its not a very nice place now i would not go there after dark i grew up in byker and walker its so sad to see it now

should have been flattened20 years earlier

@mrshenda

7 жыл бұрын

Really?

@spinynorman8217

5 жыл бұрын

Philistine