River Tyne tribute - Oct 2008
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I hope river will rise one day
and bring back all the ship yards no the tyne
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The best ship builders in the world
was no the Tyne
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@whamboy200969 ..sorry can't answer that one, as unfortunately, he's no longer with us.
Is / was he a Pipefitter?
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@billybadbrakes did he know eric swallwel?
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quality mate! respect
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so sad to see ship builers & dry docks go , only thing left is a very small fishing fleet which will soon be gone throu eec quoters, then it will be all houseson the banks of the tyne from newcastle to tynemouth , no room left for industry there now
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Nice to see these photos. The Battleship at Palmers is probably HMS Lord Nelson. My late mother was related to the Palmers and remembered being taken to the yard often as a treat to see 'grandather's workmen' leave at clocking off time
FEStanley 9 months ago
@FEStanley Thanks for that ...Thats interesting! the Palmers empire was part of the Jarrow march story!
billybadbrakes 9 months ago
Enjoyed very much thanks for your effort in putting it together
drinker364 1 year ago
@drinker364 Not a problem, glad you liked it mate!
billybadbrakes 1 year ago