This small Victorian park in the Jesmond area, officially opened in 1880, offers peace and tranquillity in the heart of Newcastle. A modern tower block, Molyneux Court, was built on the site and alongside it there is now also a NHS walk-in centre. Goldeneye: Gavin Dudley has seen them in Paddy Freeman’s pond. We were so lucky as urban kids having access to open spaces just minutes away from our homes, all without even having to resort to the any of the modes of transport mentioned above. The last of one of our grandparents. The streets might not have been packed with cars, but Heaton’s streets were still busy. Alderman Stephenson reminded the audience that it was 44 years to the day since the ‘Great Fire of Gateshead’, which he remembered well as a young boy serving his apprenticeship on the Quayside. They would have to, in any case, because Third Avenue parents were now at their doors and a lot of our lads were being ordered to lay down their arms. Pied Wagtail ‘Still quite common. There is a wonderful old photo first printed in the Evening Chronicle of the jazz band including Joseph posing on the steps of Heaton Park. The class intoned cheerlessly, “Kuh, Aah, Tuh, spells Cat”‘. Washing was hung on a line  in the  back lane. Did this young man of such humble origins really produce the first published Dewey catalogue in Britain? There are also occasional sightings on Iris Brickfield. There is a good network of footpaths that run through the park that are suitable for prams or wheelchairs. The Corporation was also negotiating with private landowners to make more plots available in the future. Jesmond Dene is, of course, essentially a wooded valley and so many of the birds seen there could be described as ‘woodland birds’. Both Willie and Harry survived the Dunkirk evacuation and we are really sorry that we didn’t ask them about how they were brought out and on which boat they were rescued. Or to avoid people altogether, I dipped down into the darkness of the Vale, over a bridge so small and low it bent to the muttering intimacy of little waters’. Noble lists a number of birds as being common on the fields on the east side of the Dene ie inHigh Heaton. Many people had concerns which resonate today about the encroachment of buildings, even a library, onto a public green space, Heaton Park: ‘It might seem a small thing to take 450 yards out of a park but they did not quite know where this nibbling process would end’ reported the ‘Daily Journal’. Brand, design and build by Again, Armstrong’s young plantations may have briefly suited it in the 1860s. Yet, from the descriptions Sue shared with me about the house and her dad, the gardener, it clearly did exist. Sunday lunch time ardently listening to ‘Two –Way Family Favourites‘ with Jean Metcalfe and Cliff Michelmore –  a programme for families and members of the armed forces – Dad even sent us a message. Redstart ‘We used to see the redstart every year and a pair nested in our garden more than once’. The perfect spot for alfresco dining on a sunny day. And none of them had done it! There were plenty of books for ‘juveniles’ too, marked with a J in the main catalogue, as well as having their own separate listing. One of the delegates was Jessica Sherman Van Vliet, a librarian from the Armour Institute in Chicago. Snipe ‘In February 1929 Mr Alfred Cochrane saw a snipe near the bridge in the grounds of Jesmond Dene House. No messing. Heaton Park, Armstrong Park, Jesmond Vale, Paddy Freeman’s and Jesmond Dene were our natural habitat all year round. ‘Henry Robson Pickering (known as Harry, who was my Grandad) is the man standing to the left of the photograph, next to him is his younger brother Willie and to the right of the photograph is their father and my great granddad, Joseph Pickering. Nowadays: You’d have to go to the Town Moor or Rising Sun to hear skylarks today. Common relates that once the class had mastered the spelling of the word ‘cat’, ‘then the teacher got clever.”Ruh, Ahh, Tuh “; she stopped. Edwardian photograph of  Beavan’s, showing the now partly demolished terrace on Heaton Park Road (South). Lovely to be able to start with that direct link with the past. The brothers were amongst the last to be demobbed, Both survived unhurt except for bouts of malaria contracted in Burma. You can contact us either through this website, by clicking on the link immediately below the article title or by emailing chris.jackson@heatonhistorygroup.org. They at once rushed on us, grabbed our caps and chucked them into the gardens.” Hadaway to your own street,” they yelled.’. with some shrubs and woodland plantations. At the end of Junior School girls had to go to North Heaton School whereas the boys went into senior school. In his speech, Lord Grey praised Alderman Stephenson’s generosity at a time when ratepayers’ money wasn’t forthcoming and also his modesty in not requiring the library to be named after him (although this may have been because he’d already ensured that the Elswick Library carried his name! Heaton Park, in the heart of a thriving community, is packed with history as well as stunning variety of seasonal flowerbeds, shrubs and trees. The library was officially opened by the Right Honourable Earl Grey. Over the last 3 years, 2 properties have sold in NE6 5HY at an average price of £142,128. There has been much speculation but we will never know. In this his fourth piece, Eric Dale, who grew up in Eighth Avenue, Heaton from 1939 describes how Heaton children amused themselves in the 1940s and 50s: ‘Due to the complete absence of cars we were able to use the streets as playgrounds and there were always lots of of kids around to make up the numbers required for Tuggie, Tuggie-on-High, Hide and Seek and its variation (that we liked to think we’d invented): Kicky-the-tin. The postcode is within the Ouseburn ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East. Here are the ‘water birds’ Noble mentions, again roughly in order of how common they were. What became of the original fountain? How many lads in those days didn’t own a cowboy-type cap-gun revolver? To make room for the school buildings, half of the north side of  Ninth and the south side of Tenth was missing. In Eighth Avenue my close playmates were Betty Kibble, Sheila Muir, Kathleen Flanagan, Freda Patterson, Joan Robinson, Eric Dale and  Harold Charlton. . Rather than write about the effects on his family, Common describes what the effect of the strike was on the atmosphere in Heaton. We found a nest of this species many years ago.’ Nowadays: No recent records although, as they sound like blackcaps and are difficult to spot, they may go unreported. We can argue all day about the numbers but what is clear is that Jesmond Dene and the other parks of Heaton are a precious historic and environmental resource, which we should both enjoy and do our very best to conserve for future generations. Not many. He told us. The First and Third ran parallel to the railway lines, sharing a common back lane; these short ones and back lanes, were set at right angles to the rest, but extended only from Third to Seventh; Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth were parallel too; and the long Second ran at right-angles to the railway from it as far as Tenth, though where it was not keeping the short avenues company, it was all corner-ends owing to the interruption of the lanes and front streets that ran into it. [It] does occasionally take birds but makes up for this by the enormous quantity of rats and mice it destroys.’ Nowadays: More often heard than seen but Gareth Kane reported seeing one by the Ouseburn in November 2012 and Marek Bidwell has had one in his Heaton backyard, although he says they’re more often to be seen or heard in the tall trees at the bottom of Jesmond Vale Lane. Some years ago we had high hopes that it might breed in the quarry of Jesmond Dene House.’ Nowadays: Mike Cook says that they bred in a ruin at Castles Farm until 1996 but now only occasionally sighted. ‘One of my sisters remembered going to see the house, with a close friend of hers. Whitethroat ‘Used to nest fairly frequently in the Dene but I have not myself seen a nest or bird here for some years.’ Nowadays: The last one recorded by Mike Cook was in June 1996. The population of Newcastle increased ... Newcastle Great Park, a residential and business A Newcastle club was in existence by 1816. Buzzard: A number of our birdwatchers have reported seeng their first buzzards flying high over Heaton during 2020’s lockdown, whether that is a coincidence or a result of increased prey or birdwatchers enjoying more time staring at the sky from their yards and gardens, it’s difficult to know. In the late ‘30’s Joseph was the marching instructor of a juvenile jazz band, The Byker Imperials and was very proud to march with them in the parades. Somewhat sheepishly, if the truth be told. Magpie ‘Often seen in the late sixties. In 1975, the North East Federation of Burns Societies, rather than the city council, commissioned another restoration by a Hatfield firm of welders where a Mr Bill Fraser, himself a Scot, led the work to pin the arms and head back onto the statue and recreate fingers missing from the the right hand with glass fibre. Booking preferred but not essential. A hundred years ago today (ie 22 December 1916), Newcastle Corporation announced that it would be making land available across the city for individuals to cultivate in order to grow food. Sometimes for days on end children would spend all their time in the back lane, in and out of each other’s yards, sitting on the steps or swinging on the lamp posts’. There was a large walk-in larder, an outside toilet, a coalhouse and a shed. As the avenues haven’t changed that much in the intervening 100 years or so, it is possible to imagine those frost-rimmed roofs, although with the continuing and dangerous progress of global heating, the winter of 2019/20 has been remarkably short of frosts. He had been torpedoed twice during the war, luckily rescued and survived. And would you believe this? Mistle (‘Missel’) Thrush ‘This bird bred year after year in the grounds of Jesmond Dene House in a tree close to the road and in full view of passers-by’. (We’re talking serious weaponry here. Overseas works included gates in India and Argentina, fountains in Tasmania, Malaysia and Cyprus and verandas in South Africa and Singapore (at the Raffles Hotel). It is, however, generally considered that Kiddar is Common himself and the novel is really about his childhood in pre-first world war Heaton. What all of these people have in common (and also in common with, reportedly, a growing number of us today) is that they took a great interest in the natural world, especially that of their own locality. And suffragist and social campaigner Florence Nightingale Harrison Bell, who married in 1896 and went to live on nearby Hotspur Street, suddenly had access to a wide range of books on politics and sociology including Engels’ ‘Condition of the Working Class in England’ as well as a surprising number of books on the emancipation of women and ‘The Woman’s Manual of Parliamentary Law’. Nowadays:  It’s a secretive bird which tends to lurk in the undergrowth and so perhaps more common in and around the Dene than many people realise. Jack Common’s famous semi-autobiographical novel ‘Kiddar’s Luck’ gives us some great insights into life in early 20th century Heaton in the years between the dawn of the 20th century and World War One. Perhaps more surprisingly, in winter 2015/16, one spent several weeks around the pond in Iris Brickfield. One memory I have is when we celebrated Empire Day, marching around the Union flag. Mike Cook says they’re most likely to be seen around the edges of Paddy Freeman’s playing fields. A  Heritage Lottery Fund grant was obtained for a revamp of the park as a whole and as part of that, a replica of the Burns statue was installed exactly where the original had stood – but this time facing Burns’ birthplace. Hawfinch ‘Seen by me two or three times and always when the yew berries were ripe.’ Nowadays: Hawfinch are now among Britain’s rarest / most difficult to spot resident birds and haven’t been reported in Jesmond Dene since the 1980s. No, really – I’ve still got my own Johnny Seven. They are seen in Heaton’s parks and gardens but they’re another species which has declined, partly because of disease. The narrator tells us on page 11 how he, ‘lay in a go-cart and travelled along the paths of Heaton Park…’. There’s often one around Chillingham Road and the author saw one in May 2020 on Rothbury Terrace. Attributed to Adam of Jesmond (sometimes misleadingly called King John's Palace) because he held the manor of Heaton in the mid-13th century and the structure appears to date from this time. Apologies to ornithologists as it’s certainly not a scientific classification and many of the birds listed will often be seen in other habitats too but most build their nests, and are often seen, in and around trees. She found an abandoned nest, which she took home to photograph and study to understand how it was constructed and the materials used. Just as we turned into Rothbury Terrace, there it finally came, hobbling uncomfortably towards us … clipetty, clop (painful whinny) clipetty, clop … (No, I didn’t think you would, and you’d be right not to.). Nest seen by LA and EC for several years.’ Nowadays: Although, blackcap is historically a summer visitor, increasing numbers overwinter in Britain. No harm was obviously intended in doing so, or certainly not among my circle of primary school-age friends, but … well, back then a lad just did. But of course, I did none of those things. Common described trips to nearby Jesmond Dene. Peacock: Marek Bidwell was astonished when walking along Park Head Road a few years ago to hear ‘ the most unusual call high in a tree that made me think of a jungle. He completed his apprenticeship at Messrs Walker and Robson, saddlers. By 1942 both brothers embarked in Southampton and were sent to Burma. If you have memories or photos of Heaton Library or know more about Andrew Keogh, we’d love to hear from you. Curtly he demanded that I hand over my knife. Two years into his college course, the library offered him a full time job. The date of the poet’s visit to Newcastle was Tuesday 29 May but unfortunately, although Burns kept a diary, it doesn’t give us any clue to the route he took through the town, where he stayed or what his impressions were. The next document we have dates from around 2011 and confuses things further. Featuring stories of a castle, a temple, a lake, suffragettes, mines and even a bear! On street parking at Heaton Park View and Jesmond Vale Lane. He said that large crowds watched legends such as Hughie Gallagher and Alex James and that players who took part were presented with a medal, one of which was on display in the Newcastle United museum. Joseph is pictured on the far right directly under the letter J. Yvonne takes up the story: Harry, Willie and Joseph Pickering outside 60 Heaton Park Road, c1930. Among its surviving works in Britain are the Alexander Graham Memorial Drinking Fountain in Stromness and the Barton Arcade in Manchester. Starling ‘Very common and increasing species. Newcastle Public Library’s head librarian, Basil Anderton; Councillor Robert Flowers, Vice Chairman of the Books Committee of Newcastle Public Library; Councillor Henry Newton, Chairman of Newcastle Public Library Committee and Robert Peddie of the Lit and Phil were among the many British delegates. There, he was shuffling back towards the laundry now, his blue shirt tail flapping on his thin behind. As for Chinese philosophy, Confucius did of course preach the importance of patience, when he said, ‘ it does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop’, although another of Confucius’ famous sayings might be more relevant here: ‘Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance’. Marsh Tit ‘Somewhat rare. In 1787, he came to Newcastle, slept there a night and then went home by way of Hexham and Carlisle. This was serious. Apart from the two bedrooms, our flat had a sitting room with a black leaded fireplace and the scullery with sink, gas cooker and a gas boiler  No hot water so kettle boiled  frequently and gas boiler used on Mondays (wash day) and for filling the tin bath. Map Sheet: NZ26NE ... there until c.1840. It does beg the question then of just how was it that Burns so nearly became part of the trade he later seemed to abhor. The newspaper praised Andrew Keogh, Assistant Librarian at the Central Free Library ‘ who had earned the gratitude of all who have need to consult the catalogues’. It was in this context that Walker Burns Club, which comprised mainly workers in the local shipyards, decided to donate to the people of their district a ‘monumental drinking fountain’. There used to be an aviary there and a grapevine along the wall near the steps. Since it last sold in October 2017 for £114,500, its value has increased by £5,500 . Reed Bunting: They were a common sight on the reeds of the Iris Brickfield pond, certainly up to a few years ago and one year, a pair were regular visitor to garden bird feeders in the North Heaton bungalows, including the author’s. There have been many plans from the likes of NEXUS in recent years looking into the feasibility of bringing back trams to the streets of Tyneside. Common relates that, ‘by luck, we found the surly Seventh in just the right mood. The lake is used by the Heaton and District Model Power Boat Club who celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2010 and still a very active club today. We played war games in the more densely wooded areas (‘dadadadadada…got ye, Brian!’) in summer, with pretend guns made from sticks, and in winter it was snowball fights and sledging.’. Treecreeper (Simply ‘Creeper’ Noble calls it) ‘Not very common.’ Nowadays: Resident in the Dene and Heaton and Armstrong Parks. The last property sold in NE6 5HY was 16 Heaton Park View, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE6 5HY which sold for £139,256. ‘the battles came to an end usually when a sufficient number of adults round about had realised the unusual scale of the tumult and began to gather for its suppression… That is how this one finished. Although Robert Burns only made a fleeting visit to Newcastle, his younger brother, William, did live and work here. Nowadays: Gavin Dudley has seen one under the bridge by the flyover ‘but it was a long time ago’. You’re going to want a photo to believe me on that one, so here you are: (And don’t get me started on the joys of the catapult.). The Edwardian era is often seen as a time of great social serenity before the terrible shock of the first world war, but a deeper study of history reveals the era as one of considerable social conflict as the trade union movement began to really flex its collective muscles in response to harsh working conditions and low wages. Marek Bidwell recommends the burn near Pets’ Corner as a good place to spot one. Now on the other side of that road, with the ‘palace’ in front of me, several changes are clearly visible. His biography would grace any library shelf. On page 55-6, Common relates how, on their mission for support, ‘at the bottom we almost collided with the Eighth Avenue lot who were scattering away before the charge of an infuriated Chinaman brandishing a knife — at least that’s how they would have described it. It was facing down a pair of magpies. Occasionally we went to the cinema – The Scala and the Lyric. Sue has been researching her family tree and found that her dad and most of her half-brothers and half-sisters moved from Walker to Nursery House on 3 April 1944. Drummond Central, Exhibition and Brandling Park Community Trust. Seed, manure and implements would be provided at cost price. It seems that, even among those of us who lived in Heaton back then that not many people do, which is something of a mystery. There are two great play areas (split for younger and older children) and plenty of grassed areas to have a run around. Nightjar ‘This bird was not uncommon years ago, I remember that my father shot one within yards of the fence on the east side of the Dene.’ Nowadays : A nocturnal summer visitor to Britain not reported in Heaton in recent years. Tor075, Heaton Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne Description: Laszlo Torday arrived in Tynemouth in January 1940 from Hungary and took most of his photographs of Tyneside during the 1960's and 1970's. Of those species not recorded in more recent times, 11 were considered by Noble to be common at some point during his recording period. But with his aim a position in a library, Keogh soon made the arduous 720 mile journey to the next annual meeting of the American Library Association in Atlanta, where he reacquainted himself with some of the delegates he had met in Newcastle. The library was gifted to the city by Alderman William Haswell Stephenson who, two years earlier, had financed a library for the west end of the city in Elswick. Ed). Eventually he secured a post in a Chicago bookshop which was looking for someone who knew the Dewey system (the manager no doubt impressed by Keogh’s pioneering catalogue for the Elswick and Heaton libraries) and in January 1899, he sailed for America, reaching Chicago in February. This is clearly an abolitionist poem. Andrew Keogh was put in charge of their reception and arranged an evening river trip, followed by dinner at the Grand Assembly Rooms and ‘conversazioni’ at the Lit and Phil. Expressing an expectation that the memorial would ‘stand for all time [dispensing] pure water’, Crawford Smith joked that Burns would probably have liked something stronger in it. Heaton is a suburb in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, about 2 miles (3 km) from the city centre. “Please, teacher, Ah divn’t knaa”‘. A popular hobby was collecting empty cigarette packets and it was quite a craze for a while, there being some quite exotic ones such as Du Maurier, Abdulla, Passing Clouds, Kensitas and State Express. Chiffchaff ‘Have not heard or seen it for some years but I heard its note constantly in the sixties.’ Nowadays: It appears that chiffchaff is a success story over recent years as the distinctive onomatopoeic call of this summer visitor is regularly heard in all of Heaton’s parks from March onwards. Nowadays: Often seen along the Ouseburn. Heaton Windmill, 1977 (Copyright:Eric Dale). Innocent fun from our point of view but how come we always had matches? Mike Cook says it’s ‘best seen having a free lunch in Pets’ Corner’. House Sparrow ‘Very common. Nowadays: Still a very rare visitor but Mike Cook recorded one in December 2008. So, I think being proprietors of a shop would have been a real step up for the whole family. He urged others to follow the alderman’s example perhaps by gifting ‘more pleasure grounds, great and small, bright with flowers; drinking fountains of artistic design; clocks with chimes, for bells are the best music a crowded city could enjoy; nursing homes in every ward; halls in every ward with the best organs money could buy..’. Common Sandpiper ‘A tolerably regular summer visitant. King John’s Palace also known as The House (or ‘Camera’) of Adam of Jesmond. Since then a number of escapees have been spotted, most recently in April this year.
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