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Member Name: Norman Dunn

Product:	Hebburn
Date:	26/06/09 (36 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very friendly people, easy to get to know

Disadvantages: not a lot of work these days unfortunately

I was born in Hebburn during world war 2 and find your review very interesting. When I was young the riverside park you speak about was the local rubbish tips with all the smoke, rats & filth it brought. There were also derelict buildings left over from the 1800s Tharsis Copper Works & bare scrub land that once had the Chemical Works standing on it.

The beautiful area you see today was a dirty filthy place when I was young but us kids still enjoyed playing there. Hebburn didn't have one Pit, it had three 'A' Pit,'B' Pit & 'C' Pit. We also had Ship building, ship repairing,large electrical switchgear manufacturer Reyrolles, plus lots of other engineering & electrical companies which are now all gone. We also had 4 Lakes adjacent to our local Park where people strolled on warm summer nights. There was lots of wild life around these lakes & children loved fishing for minnows & sticklebacks. The lakes were drained in the late 50s & housing estates stand where the lakes once were. If anyone would like to see what Hebburn looked like in those days why not visit my website? www.norman.dunn247.co.uk and spend a day or two looking at my photo collection. Happy viewing.

Summary: If you fancy visiting then it's worth going just for the riverside views alone.