tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post2454598692958446806..comments2024-03-27T07:07:58.579+00:00Comments on Photographs Of Newcastle: Shields RoadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-20207921831927377272023-10-30T06:17:01.452+00:002023-10-30T06:17:01.452+00:00Thanks.Thanks.Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-82887595238881794952023-10-29T16:06:33.879+00:002023-10-29T16:06:33.879+00:00The building that you mentioned used to be a shoe ...The building that you mentioned used to be a shoe shop was Martins Bank and became the Co-op shoe shop when it closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-39473090510798174912017-07-07T07:01:11.550+01:002017-07-07T07:01:11.550+01:00There is a map of old Byker on this page http://ne...There is a map of old Byker on this page http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/old-photos-of-byker.html and you can see Parker St running parallel to Shields RdNewcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-76012440195877433272017-07-06T19:33:37.817+01:002017-07-06T19:33:37.817+01:00I used to live in Parker Street from 1960-1964 but...I used to live in Parker Street from 1960-1964 but I still have hazy memories of Byker. I went to the cinema in that slideshow to see the Jungle Book and many more films even after we'd moved to High Heaton.<br /><br />I tried to locate where Parker Street once stood, when I visited last August (2016) but couldn't work out where it used to be!Steve Pearsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-65261619907881024062015-03-03T11:13:53.613+00:002015-03-03T11:13:53.613+00:00Ah that's a shame, I usually don't hear of...Ah that's a shame, I usually don't hear of this places till they're demolished :p Will certainly check the pics though, thanks for getting back to me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-90316622406392779182015-03-03T06:33:22.971+00:002015-03-03T06:33:22.971+00:00Long gone! See Old Benwell and Scotswood - Lower D...Long gone! See <a href="http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/old-benwell.html" rel="nofollow">Old Benwell</a> and <a href="http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/scotswood-lower-delaval-estate.html" rel="nofollow">Scotswood - Lower Delaval Estate</a>Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-76893952264432005612015-03-02T10:34:00.955+00:002015-03-02T10:34:00.955+00:00Hey NUFC, I wonder if you could tell me the name o...Hey NUFC, I wonder if you could tell me the name of the overgrown estate you mention on this page? I'd love to pay a visit myself (assuming it's still there) :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-67389118168054929002008-10-02T07:31:00.000+01:002008-10-02T07:31:00.000+01:00Hello Muriel. I can, check your inbox. :)Hello Muriel. I can, check your inbox. :)Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-62794724671341118042008-10-01T20:17:00.000+01:002008-10-01T20:17:00.000+01:00Clicked on the video of the bus ride up Shields Ro...Clicked on the video of the bus ride up Shields Road and then on "Newcastle old and new"<BR/><BR/>The song in the background was "I'm comin' home Newcassel". Can you tell me who is singing and where I can get a copy of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-76654687096130319112008-07-21T15:03:00.000+01:002008-07-21T15:03:00.000+01:00Thanks :)I've used a three different cameras to do...Thanks :)<BR/>I've used a three different cameras to do this site and all of them were cheap point and click cameras all costing around £100.Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-46710688265100172472008-07-21T14:48:00.000+01:002008-07-21T14:48:00.000+01:00hello,i like your pictures and i was wondering wha...hello,<BR/><BR/>i like your pictures and i was wondering what kind of camera do you use to take this excellent photos? <BR/><BR/>thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-24509763777404402102008-07-13T08:11:00.000+01:002008-07-13T08:11:00.000+01:00I never needed a PC ship until he was around other...I never needed a PC ship until he was around otherwise I may have paid you a visit! <BR/><BR/>He did sell other stuff but the beauty of that place was it saved you going into town for anything for your PC which was a godsend. And he also fixed my PC problems cheaply and quickly. <BR/>I remember just before he left he said he was moving to a smaller property on Chilly Road and I never saw him again. He never went to Chilly Road. :(Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-76177093589662793242008-07-11T13:16:00.000+01:002008-07-11T13:16:00.000+01:00Aye, that store was just open as we were shutting ...Aye, that store was just open as we were shutting up!<BR/><BR/>I think I remember he started to sell TV's and other non computer items too? a sure sign a computer shop was not the right choice in that location....if my old memory is right!<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>Angelus71Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-82252891497066589452008-07-11T07:26:00.000+01:002008-07-11T07:26:00.000+01:00My memory is really terrible as I can't rememebr i...My memory is really terrible as I can't rememebr it. I used to go to computer shop just across the road from you a little further up the road until he just disappeared one day!Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-50029956145737371202008-07-11T01:52:00.000+01:002008-07-11T01:52:00.000+01:00It was way back in 2000 when we had the shop.Just ...It was way back in 2000 when we had the shop.<BR/><BR/>Just as we had ordered our stock, the petrol strike started! that should have been a sign it was not going to be a good thing!<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>Angelus71Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-81101408814153928072008-07-08T07:48:00.000+01:002008-07-08T07:48:00.000+01:00My memory is getting poor these days and I can vag...My memory is getting poor these days and I can vaguely remember a computer shop there but can you tell me what year that was.<BR/><BR/>I love to see nature taking over places like the trees growing out of the windows etc. I'm currently preparing a post where there is a full estate like that. I'm off there today to get a final few snaps then it should be up on here tomorrow.Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-49599391098129807232008-07-07T12:32:00.000+01:002008-07-07T12:32:00.000+01:00That bush was just a little sprig when we had the ...That bush was just a little sprig when we had the shop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-60772159946401995892008-07-07T12:30:00.000+01:002008-07-07T12:30:00.000+01:00In the first pic (the 1 with the bush in the windo...In the first pic (the 1 with the bush in the window) that was the old USED BLUES DENIM shop. When that closed, my brother in law and I started a computer shop (big mistake!) we lasted about 7 months and then closed down.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>Angelus71Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-89823616642277999402008-07-07T07:16:00.000+01:002008-07-07T07:16:00.000+01:00You are most welcome. :)I done my growing up withi...You are most welcome. :)<BR/>I done my growing up within 100 yards of Shields Road. Which shop did you run?Newcastle Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203742535546317042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19670640.post-17657856229538119882008-07-07T00:14:00.000+01:002008-07-07T00:14:00.000+01:00Thanks for the pics!It's sad to see this once grea...Thanks for the pics!<BR/><BR/>It's sad to see this once great shopping place now so dead.<BR/><BR/>When I was a kid, it was always fun shopping there.<BR/><BR/>In later life, I was a co owner of one of the stores that's now long gone.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>Angelus71Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com