"The Arcade of shops on the right of Whitley Road was built in 1893 by Alfred Styan, know as Arcadia its glass canopies and iron work were removed at a later date. Behind Arcadia is the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at the top of Victoria Avenue it was completed in 1889 and destroyed by a bomb in August 1940 a health centre now occupies the site."
......except for seagulls battling the winds. But you can check out the current situation, maybe catch a bit of live shipping action.....if you're lucky....at the Mouth of the Tyne live webcam
This post is prompted by a conversation I had with Ma last night about a book she read in her formative years, "The Sheik" by E. M. Hull (and later the film starring Rodolf Valentino of course)....and I thought she might like some background music to go with the book she'll be getting for her birthday! (I downloaded the text from Project Gutenburg, some moody pictures of Valentino sporting a tea towel, and with a bit of formatting she'll never notice it's not the original) 
Somebody used to do this when I was a kid, can't remember whether it was Dad or Granda......complete with lit cigarette!
A picture taken at North Shields by Liddell Sawyer circa 1890. Found at the British Library Collect Britain website
Found at Archive.org (where you can download a high res version) They say.....
"This outrageous parody of the prototype 'commercial' family was apparently made as an in-house joke by one of the largest producers of television commercials. Their clients would have never seen this gem, which parodies products as well as the people that buy them."
.....all we need is an air tight stove, lots of sand and a seven foot long bob-sled.....oh, and some skates!
No, not just one choice from each course, you're supposed to do the lot at one sitting! (Fasting??)From "The Accomplisht Cook, The Art and Mystery of Cookery" by Robert May, published 1660. I'm probably dancing on dodgy ground posting the image above without clearing it first, it's part of a complete scan I downloaded from....no, best not to say! Once I've worked out what skirrets, joles and oyster chewets are....I promise you'll be the first to know!
It's not often you can find the plans of the place where you were born, but Ma will no doubt be able to point to the exact window on the facade where Chris and I entered this world! Other plans, maps, documents and pictures found here
Found at the Tyne and Wear Archive Service when looking for something completely different.
