My Dad was the manager of this plant late 60s and 70s, had many a weekend visit to the plant, was very young, remember the little steam engine, also a steam crane which also ran on the rails, great video, thanks. Pollution caused by the pich beds down on the tyne.
My Grandfather worked at the tar works, and as a kid on holiday I regularly played on the shore opposite the paint factory that is now not accessible. So many memories of coming back under the railway bridge arches at St Anthonys, and going back up Pottery Bank for dinner having got grubby and flown a kite, but as an adult I fully understand why this is not accessible. His skin had ingrained dirt from the work he did. The arches held a car mechanics shop amongst other things at that time, and had been the home of the local pub as well in the heyday of the tar works. This is a great video. thank you.
Thomas Ness, who operated the St. Anthony site, was owned by the National Coal Board. The tar produced at coke ovens the Durham side of the Tyne was brought here for processing: Fishburn (near Sedgefield), Lambton, Murton, Monkton. There was another tar plant on the south bank at Norwood (Dunston), which looked after the tar from that site and from Derwenthaugh towards Blaydon. I worked at Norwood in the 1970s and would last have been to St. Anthony's in about 1975. After the Norwood plant closed they had the Garden Festival (remember that?) on the site, partly, I think, to pay for cleaning it up.
My uncle was General Manager of this tar works. They had one son ho was tragically killed in 1943. As a nephew I spent many days watching the ships go down the Tyne. Very happy memories.
My Dad was the manager of this plant late 60s and 70s, had many a weekend visit to the plant, was very young, remember the little steam engine, also a steam crane which also ran on the rails, great video, thanks. Pollution caused by the pich beds down on the tyne.
Thanks for sharing, I can’t imagine the sights you will have seen. Thanks.
My Grandfather worked at the tar works, and as a kid on holiday I regularly played on the shore opposite the paint factory that is now not accessible. So many memories of coming back under the railway bridge arches at St Anthonys, and going back up Pottery Bank for dinner having got grubby and flown a kite, but as an adult I fully understand why this is not accessible. His skin had ingrained dirt from the work he did. The arches held a car mechanics shop amongst other things at that time, and had been the home of the local pub as well in the heyday of the tar works. This is a great video. thank you.
Thanks for sharing.
Born in Bill Quay in the late 60's I remember the little train that worked this plant. I never knew it was a Tar Works. Tar for the videos.
Thomas Ness, who operated the St. Anthony site, was owned by the National Coal Board. The tar produced at coke ovens the Durham side of the Tyne was brought here for processing: Fishburn (near Sedgefield), Lambton, Murton, Monkton. There was another tar plant on the south bank at Norwood (Dunston), which looked after the tar from that site and from Derwenthaugh towards Blaydon. I worked at Norwood in the 1970s and would last have been to St. Anthony's in about 1975. After the Norwood plant closed they had the Garden Festival (remember that?) on the site, partly, I think, to pay for cleaning it up.
Thanks for the upload
Thanks more to come
This was so well made, the starting graphics where professional
Thank you, I appreciate that.
My uncle was General Manager of this tar works. They had one son ho was tragically killed in 1943. As a nephew I spent many days watching the ships go down the Tyne. Very happy memories.
Thank you for sharing.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Interesting video thanks for posting, that pile of soil is definitely from a marijuana grow site I've seen them dumped before like that.
Hi, in one of your videos I noticed you were using GPS but with an old map? Which website or app was this please? Loving the videos
Hi Faye, it was a Scottish maps website I don’t know it off by heart but will look for it and post it later today.
Thank you that'd be great as I'd love to see the history of the area I'm walking in, especially when you come across old buildings
maps.nls.uk/os/
@@livingonthetyne thanks very helpful