YE OLD TRASHINGTON
The Miners Theatre later became The Regal cinema, we had 5 cinema's at one point, and I was probably thrown out of everyone for being a nuisance with my gay friend Albert,but alas they're all gone now
The Back streets of Ashington, where I was born.
The main street, Station road, Ashington is said to be the largest village in England with the most pubs :0)
Ye very old Ashington Co-op.
The railway station, all gone now, I loved sitting in there as a kid in the winter because it had a big coal fire.
Ah, The Grand Hotel. A den of iniquity for sure, I used to see my Grandad Jackie Hibbert hang out there alot-hmm.
posted by gypsy noir at 5/08/2008
19 Comments:
Hi! Ashington, I love it. Fab photos, it has so much history, I could look at more photos all evening long. (Hehe) about you and your friend Albert, you are an onary one, ey? With wonderful wit.....Dogrophenia.....I love it!!! Niiice!
xox
As Grace says, these photos are wonderful. What a grand place the centre was at one time, but the back streets looked very meagre by comparison. All built in the days of the big robber barons, unashamed wealth that cared nothing for the obvious differences. Still, they built some beautiful places, and it's sad they've all gone. What's there now weee one? Can we have an 'after' now we've had the before?
Just passing through quickly on my way to begining the day.
I love the pics and the history!
Be back proper when I've more time.
xx
Who's that in your profile pic?
Ashington, Ashington. Allz I keep hearing about: Ashington.
I love it. Shame the cinemas closed shop. Pieces of memory of you and Albert remain in them no matter you were kicked out and kicked out and kicked out. Reminds me a little on the fractured side of memory of the city library here being refurbished. They moved the library temporarily over to what used to be JC Pennys. I was visiting and I went with my aunt who was just curious about the temporary location. (She's nosey.) But the look and the smell of the broad, blonde-wood steps into the basement of the library/JC Pennys caused me to see again my feet and my hands when I was a child managing those same steps.
going down.
going down.
going to pubs
in Ash-ing-ton.
-ginab
Gypsy, I love the picographic tour through the history of your home town.
Is it not a wee bit sad to see these things that make up our memories simply vanish? Only to be replaced by cheap imitations or, worse yet, something completely different?
did you take the photos?
;)
It's Mother's Day in NA, so I thought I'd wish you a Happy one just the same.
Happy Mother's Day, Gypsy!
Thanque for the comments everyone!!
Vallyp-Ashington started out as a small village, the land is owned by The Grand old Duke of Northumberland still, then came the mining community of which the towns wealth was built on, the back streets are infact collery houses.
In the 70's and 80's when the miners unions literally brought the country to it's knees, Margrette Thatcher closed down all the mines to smash the unions..
It's a different place now, the spirit of the community long gone..
The only good night out is behind the infamous abattoir ;0)
Dale, the profile pic was taken in the north east, no I didn't take the pictures!..
I'M NOT THAT OLD!!!-lol..(erhum although they did have steam trains when I was a kid)
We had mothers day back in march I think..thanks anyway..:0)xx
Wonderful photographs Gypsy, and wonderful memories I can identify with, because I spent much time in my very young years in the German Ruhr area. And yes, lots of steam trains back then.
At the beginning of last April I was in Katowice, Poland, for five days. That area is very much like the Ruhr area. My super place.
Maybe you like to see the pictures I took there.
Lovely story you're telling here with pictures. I really felt like I was there with you.
Hope you're doing well
XX
Thanks for the background Gypsy! Amazing to hear the land is still owned by the D of N! MT had a lot to answer for didn't she? So very sad that the community spirit has gone. It must have devastated the town and the people. Still, it has you, and Chaz and Neil and you make a great community all by yourselves ;-)
Hoping all's good with you, Wee one. Miss you these days.
I love the old pictures. I was surprised to read that the Duke still owns the land.
I hope you and yours are all well.
xx
AM
What an ace post Gypsy. You're going to think I'm weird (again), but when I looked at those pictures I immediately thought of those wonderful, affectionate Northern Monty Python things - bits from "The Meaning of Life" for instance. That and the old series "When the Boat Comes In" I loved that so much. Life down the mines, family hardship and a completely coherent, close community. Kids played outside in those days.
Yours are lovely, lovely memories Gypsy, and it's such a shame the tangible evidence of those times is vanishing. Bloody civic vandals.
"do my eyes deceive me", ( a little Who music)....... Ashington is now Trashington?
Beautiful, thank you for taking us on this pictorial journey.
Thanks everyone!-Vally, Lannio and Annmarie, we're all fine here! we do add a certain colour to old trashas..lol..Neil loves this little town :0)..
Margie your spot on, it still has a quaintness-ness.."When di bo-it cums in"-(that's Geordie speak)ha!..
Yes Grace, I renamed it Trashington, it's like the song 'Dirty old town'..
Thank you Gina nice to see you here..
Update on repairs-the wall downstairs is now bricked up, getting it plastered tomorrow, and the whole of the outside backside of the building needs re-bricking Grrrr!, sick of bloody cowboy builders Billy the flydd!..
Hey Gypsy, thanks so much for the sweet message! It would be a real treat, though, if we could come and see you and Neil in Treashington. It is going to happen one of these days...of that I am absolutely sure xxxx
Great Pictures Gypsy. I remember the five cinemas you mention The Regal , Wallaw, The Buffalo, The Pavilion and of course The Hippodrum. I worked in the first three for a while as an usher. Everything has changed now like. I left the pits in 1964 and joined the army and have only been back once. I am coming to see the old town next month and i`m told i won`t recognise the place.
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