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• At 2009.10.23 15:39, Dave said:
  

  Get yourself to Hebburn Riverside then ;)

  I was waiting for a Metro at Pelaw the other night, and a slightly drunk guy said that Hebburn was ‘God’s Country’ but that is perhaps going a bit too far!

  Good shot. This website is life affirming.

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• At 2009.10.23 20:48, alf stone said:
  

  An excellent picture, Beth, showing what a good job they have made of the marina, it’s beautiful. When I was a kid virtually the whole river bank was covered with factories and shipyards from Newcastle almost to North Shields. Now we have houses, marinas and riverside parks. It’s a vast improvement but I can’t help being sad at the loss of all that industry.

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• At 2009.10.23 23:42, Mosh said:
  

  One (and only) time I saw that place, I was walking back from Monaco…

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• At 2009.10.24 10:19, Dave said:
  

  comment re the industry Alf - SPOT ON

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• At 2009.10.24 20:39, hectoria said:
  

  Lived for a few months in St Peters but found it very isolated;it was handy for the Free Trade pub though.

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• At 2009.10.24 23:50, Mike said:
  

  One of the places I’ve heard about, but never been to before!
  That yellow round house looks interesting!

  How come you ended up down there, B?

  Mike

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• At 2009.10.25 23:20, Beth said:
  

  Dave - will do, and thank you!

  Thanks Alf. Yes it is a terrible shame to lose the industry. The north east lost its way for a while after that, but it’s doing well again now - although there are still places that are lost. I still hope the government will do something to help - although this is probably a triumph of hope over experience :(

  Mosh you are scary :)

  Dave, yes.

  Hectoria, I can believe that. I had no idea it was there at all.

  Mike - my hubby discovered it one day and thought I’d like to see it :)

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