I was eight then and lived in Cambridge Avenue near the park and five minute’s walk to the Spanish City. It was a wonderful place then to grow up in. Your picture of the rock bathing pool brought back lots of happy memories.
In 1950, I was 4 and every year until the age of 14 I travelled from the Midlands with my Mother to spend two to three weeks during the school summer holidays at my Grandfathers house in Atkinson Road, Benwell. It seemed like most days were then spent at Whitley Bay or Tynemouth on the beaches playing with the local kids on the sand or in the sea, which never seemed to be cold considering that it was the North Sea. My last visits to that area were in 2004 and again in 2014, it was really sad to see the state of the beach at Whitley Bay, Tynemouth beach didn`t seem too badly affected but the general changes in the area came as a bit of a shock.
Good to see Crow's Big Dipper in operation. Old man Crow used to walk the whole of the track each day to check it for safety, even when in his 70s. What a showman. I also remember being almost paroxysmally sick on the Dive Bomber ride. Who ever invented that should have been imprisoned in one for a month.
Went to whitley bay for a week September 2020 cannot believe how much it has changed in the 50 years since I was last there being born in whitley bay the people are the same kind people that I remember and so sad that Spanish city has changed too one again you cannot beat the North East
0:27 I remember as a kid racing in a cub soap box race near that paddling pool. One of the 'cars' crashed into the pool. I think it was the car belonging to the 9th W/Bay. Luckily I was in the 6th W/Bay
Your right it was warmer in those day's, you took a boiled egg or a sandwich if you were posh and ran around all day enjoying life, how times have changed and some may say for the better, but i doubt that saying very much. Happy times, Good times and without a shadow of doubt, healthier times.
Briadene pub was a hang out for the rockers, in the 60s a use to stick to the barrel in the house of fun, use to be a tanner on the dipper, days before idle ness benefit cheats shop lifters immigrant dirty shops filth, we didnt have much money but there was lots of respect
the ice rink needs to be demolished and rebuilt, its a dump, we used to go there in the late 60s took the grand kids there last year and it was a shit tip
I was eight then and lived in Cambridge Avenue near the park and five minute’s walk to the Spanish City. It was a wonderful place then to grow up in. Your picture of the rock bathing pool brought back lots of happy memories.
In 1950, I was 4 and every year until the age of 14 I travelled from the Midlands with my Mother to spend two to three weeks during the school summer holidays at my Grandfathers house in Atkinson Road, Benwell. It seemed like most days were then spent at Whitley Bay or Tynemouth on the beaches playing with the local kids on the sand or in the sea, which never seemed to be cold considering that it was the North Sea. My last visits to that area were in 2004 and again in 2014, it was really sad to see the state of the beach at Whitley Bay, Tynemouth beach didn`t seem too badly affected but the general changes in the area came as a bit of a shock.
A wonderful place to spend one's childhood.
I live beside the beach in whitley bay...
Good to see Crow's Big Dipper in operation. Old man Crow used to walk the whole of the track each day to check it for safety, even when in his 70s. What a showman. I also remember being almost paroxysmally sick on the Dive Bomber ride. Who ever invented that should have been imprisoned in one for a month.
Them were the days (long before my time mind!)
Went to whitley bay for a week September 2020 cannot believe how much it has changed in the 50 years since I was last there being born in whitley bay the people are the same kind people that I remember and so sad that Spanish city has changed too one again you cannot beat the North East
I went beginning of August Nice place
my home town it looked so clean unlike the shadow of it's former self it's become today
0:27 I remember as a kid racing in a cub soap box race near that paddling pool. One of the 'cars' crashed into the pool. I think it was the car belonging to the 9th W/Bay. Luckily I was in the 6th W/Bay
i was in the 6th too
now its just chavs and barry brommilow
*bromilow
Facts man 😞
Ikr, what a looser he is!
Your right it was warmer in those day's, you took a boiled egg or a sandwich if you were posh and ran around all day enjoying life, how times have changed and some may say for the better, but i doubt that saying very much. Happy times, Good times and without a shadow of doubt, healthier times.
No elephant at the paddling pool. Was there early 1960s. anyone remember it.
Briadene pub was a hang out for the rockers, in the 60s a use to stick to the barrel in the house of fun, use to be a tanner on the dipper, days before idle ness benefit cheats shop lifters immigrant dirty shops filth, we didnt have much money but there was lots of respect
the ice rink needs to be demolished and rebuilt, its a dump, we used to go there in the late 60s took the grand kids there last year and it was a shit tip
haha nice!