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The Pow Burn

The entry below is a synopsis of our speakers talk on 21st October 2026.

Mike Coates latest presentation for us was “The Pow Burn" which started with a background of the time frame of it. In 1751 there's many, places that offers safe anchorage space, the first being the fish quey. Now if you can look up to Northumberland Park where you can see the bowling greens, and further the golf course and on to the marches.

Mike showed pictures that he got from the P.S. office, showing where the first safe anchorage was I know the date of this, because the title, the age, on the lower right, 1850, and the core space, which you see a bit of, was Cambridge Street. Another photo showing a little powerboat coming in the tide, which creating deeper water, and you can see, the Great Convent, in the first big chapter of the history, all the different kings gave charters to the priors.

They bring 1,200 charters, and they're granted them to Newcastle, they then own the river. All these people, paid money to the prior, and all the churches in that area gave money as well, so the Prior was extremely proud, he was one of the richest in the country, and this is all recorded. In 1296, King Edward gave the license to the wall, to protect it, and was involved in commercial side, to obtain revenue, in export of fish, and coal.

To provide fish for the prior, some fishermen were allowed to build a bit of a hut called Shields at the mouth of the river. In 1670, the North Shields had grown sufficiently, to create tension with Newcastle. People that made money on the riverside, so they could build a town, which was, so simple, and logical. In 1836, mainly couriers, that would take, 75% of over 20,000 passengers, that came to the event, didn't go past, so, probably, it was one of the most, important low streets, with sewers and drains, middle streets would have 80 to 842 persons, living here, and ships, and trains, cruising, along the riverside, rvery ten minutes a day, this report says, there were in low streets, up to there 20,000 houses, holding four beds, now, the proceeds and so many more, are berths, for all these ships, coming in the river, and big, mansion houses, mainly old mansion, with in a sheltered valley, facing south, would be small, the same front, of course.

William Hinslow was the mayor and he was a major landlord; he created Gate lands. Before he got to this point, his sister did, the people knew she was the builder of the park. 1885, it was finished,

This was a fascinating presentation and the men were asking questions on several of his slides.

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