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JACKIE
THE TYNE BRIDGE
"My mother-in-law’s father was a carpet fitter and he fitted the red carpet for the opening of the bridge. He did a dummy run ...
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KATH
THE ADVENTURE
(Photo Credit: Kath)
"Adventures with Flora, my bonnie bike
I remember it was a beautiful sunny day when my adventure began. We...
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KEN
ST. MARY'S LIGHTHOUSE
"I grew up in the 1950s on Moorside Estate, which, in those days was a council estate and is located between Backworth a...
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JILL
ANGEL OF THE NORTH
“She stands erect upon a hill, her arms spread wide to welcome home the weary traveller. Her lofty line of sight, her lin...
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PHOEBE
ST. MARY'S LIGHTHOUSE
(Photo Credit: Phoebe)
"To the lighthouse,
I’ve always been to the lighthouse, since I was little. Its always been my...
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CLAIRE
THE PRIORY
"I like your t-shirt” that’s my chat up line. I know, I know it’s terrible. But it worked every time. It just so happened to work ...
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DIANE
THE PRIORY
(Photo Credit: Diane)
"King Edward’s beach with the priory in the background. Kath and I have discovered dipping & occasionally...
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MAUREEN
ST. MARY'S LIGHTHOUSE
(Photo Credit: Maureen)
“The Spanish city used to be great, full of fun and people enjoying themselves. It holds great ...
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KEN
ANGEL OF THE NORTH
(Photo Credit: Ken)
"This is a story about the Angel of The North in which the statue plays no part but the picture of th...
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JULIE
THE TYNE BRIDGE
"I have spent as much time under the Tyne Bridge as I have on the bridge.
Back in the day when I was young free and singl...
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CHERINE
THE TYNE BRIDGE
"Every time I used to cross the Tyne Bridge on an evening I would ring my Grandma to tell her what colour the Millenium Bridge...
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CLARE
ANGEL OF THE NORTH
"I stood next to Janet Street Porter and Antony Gormley when they were lifting the wings onto the Angel of the North."
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