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Tyne Bridges
« on: Friday 10 August 18 16:51 BST (UK) »
I hope this is an appropriate topic for this website.
We've recently returned to live in the NE, Gateshead. My hometown is Blyth from where ggfathers etc were merchant seamen.
I've always been interested in the rivers Blyth and Tyne as trading centres, and now especially the various Tyne Bridges, when they were built and why.
Can someone give me the names of books etc to read on the subject?
Knott - Northumberland; Yorkshire (?Bridlington.)
Fenwick, Johnston - Northumberland.
Dixon; Hutchinson - York.
Shaw - ? Glasgow

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« Reply #1 on: Friday 10 August 18 16:53 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 August 18 16:58 BST (UK) »
If you can ever visit the South Shields ferry landing - go inside the waiting room.  They have a very interesting board giving historical information regarding the river, bridges, ferry etc.

I am interested in the river too as some of my ancestors were Tyne pilots.  This year I am pleased to note that the old Pilot office in South Shields will be featuring in the free Heritage Open Days. :)
Conroy, Fitzpatrick, Watson, Miller, Davis/Davies, Brown, Senior, Dodds, Grieveson, Gamesby, Simpson, Rose, Gilboy, Malloy, Dalton, Young, Saint, Anderson, Allen, McKetterick, McCabe, Drummond, Parkinson, Armstrong, McCarroll, Innes, Marshall, Atkinson, Glendinning, Fenwick, Bonner

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Re: Tyne Bridges
« Reply #3 on: Friday 10 August 18 17:08 BST (UK) »
If you are already in Gateshead, then the Library on Prince Consort Road has a good local studies department. On the rare occasion I get to visit the North East, the staff have been really helpful and I should think they probably have info/books that would suit.

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Re: Tyne Bridges
« Reply #4 on: Friday 10 August 18 17:17 BST (UK) »
Now you have started me thinking . . .

Can anyone tell me when the passenger lifts down to the Quayside stopped working?

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 10 August 18 17:22 BST (UK) »
Sorry, I don't know that one Boo ..

I was just going to add that I think Newcastle library will be a good source to get information from too on the river and the bridges.
Conroy, Fitzpatrick, Watson, Miller, Davis/Davies, Brown, Senior, Dodds, Grieveson, Gamesby, Simpson, Rose, Gilboy, Malloy, Dalton, Young, Saint, Anderson, Allen, McKetterick, McCabe, Drummond, Parkinson, Armstrong, McCarroll, Innes, Marshall, Atkinson, Glendinning, Fenwick, Bonner

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Re: Tyne Bridges
« Reply #6 on: Friday 10 August 18 17:24 BST (UK) »
Well RTL, that's me , you and Google who don't know!

I'll keep firking . . .

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 August 18 17:28 BST (UK) »
'The River Tyne from Sea to Source' by Ron Thornton is rather nice
https://www.amazon.co.uk/River-Tyne-Sea-Source/dp/1903506034
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Re: Tyne Bridges
« Reply #8 on: Friday 10 August 18 17:34 BST (UK) »
You may find this film interesting, I certainly did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-ylSgMC-4&frags=pl%2Cwn

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