Not a Geordie, but I was a student in the North-East 50 years ago and love the place and the lovely warm people. All power to all Geordies and Wearsiders!!!
@margaretsteel4152
7 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Nail sings with so much soul.he makes me cry when he sings Big River
@ronclayton3047
2 жыл бұрын
Listening to this always brings a lump to my throat. Not a Geordie, but lived and worked on Tyneside during the 1970's including a short spell at William Press, Howden. Still revisit the place, it's an important part of my own history, and the river itself has played and important part in our nation's history - truly a 'Big River'.
@normabrown8976
6 жыл бұрын
Proud true Jimmy . And you did us proud love video. Thanks bring tears it was reality x
@terrypatterson1481
Жыл бұрын
I love this piece of Northeast history- and Jimmy Nail's song brilliantly sung, sums up exactly how we all felt about the shipyard closures. A place where sons followed fathers for many generations.
@neilturner6865
3 жыл бұрын
Sad song with great lyrics. I’ve been to dry dock many a time on the Tyne on the RFA ships. Spending many a good day in the Hole in the Wall pub 🥴🥴😜
@colinlinfield4068
Жыл бұрын
I worked in the yard next to Swans we used to use the pub ship in the hole lunch times.The get ack before the shut the yard gates in 1998
@OtherTwin
16 жыл бұрын
my pleasure billy and thanks for all those memories didint feel the cold back then . and a nice song from jimmy nail also haway the lads vincent sand dancer ist class
@CraigMullen-l2e
Жыл бұрын
So many similarities to being brought up in Clydebank. Great song you wrote Jimmy. Great editing of wonderful pictures and history. Hawway The Tyne.
@jma830
14 жыл бұрын
so sad to see ship builers & dry docks go , only thing left is a very small fishing fleet which will soon be gone throu eec quoters, then it will be all houseson the banks of the tyne from newcastle to tynemouth , no room left for industry there now
@johnchristiananderson5242
Жыл бұрын
Love this from a Geordie who has lived in Spain for 35yrs,brings tears to my eyes of my childhood,Brill,many thanks.
@lindahernandez9938
3 жыл бұрын
Love this song and the memories of his youth. I have never been but I love the history and the people love their homeland. I like the accents also.
@michaeldaniels7663
7 жыл бұрын
wonderful video--great Jimmy Nail song that always chokes this great-grandson of a Gateshead family....the area has figured so strongly in my imagination as far back as i can remember--thank you for this
@FEStanley
13 жыл бұрын
Nice to see these photos. The Battleship at Palmers is probably HMS Lord Nelson. My late mother was related to the Palmers and remembered being taken to the yard often as a treat to see 'grandather's workmen' leave at clocking off time
@williamnethercott4364
4 ай бұрын
My parents and grandparents worked at NEM, the Slipway and Neptune yard at various times. I feel like this compilation is a good tribute to them and so many more of my fellow Wallsenders. Well done!
@stephen2971
13 жыл бұрын
I hope river will rise one day and bring back all the ship yards no the tyne
@patrickspeer2990
8 жыл бұрын
I thought everyone might like this from the Flickr group Wear and Tyne Archives & Museums - www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/albums/All kinds of pics of Newcastle, Shields and South Shields, Sunderland, etc..
@parisiennebonbon6135
10 жыл бұрын
Nice video Billy, hope you can put some more up for us in due course. So you're the one who delayed the Bonga !
@stuartauld3193
4 жыл бұрын
Powerful.
@ElvarMasson
3 жыл бұрын
You mean Jimmy Nails tribute (along with Mark Knopfler)
@drinker364
14 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed very much thanks for your effort in putting it together
@Firby1988
2 жыл бұрын
If we spent more time keeping what we had instead of sending it to foreign parts we would be great again
@OtherTwin
16 жыл бұрын
i worked at swans dry dock 19 60-63 met a great man chas chandler talked about music and women for 3 years oh happy days j vincent edwards
@CLVASHJBHWFS
12 жыл бұрын
This river is going to rise again. Shipbuilding is very viable on the mighty Tyne and the North East in general. Jaap Kroese was very wrong, but probably heart broken when he said it's the end in the UK. It bloody isn't. Too many vested interests and defeatest politicians (with vested interests) have had too much say. Why did the MARs ships go to South Korea. It's not value for the taxpayer, it's eu regs. But Germany (Italy and Netherland too) has gotten away with it with the Berlin type 702.
@hareydene
14 жыл бұрын
Very good video My Father worked at swans for twenty six years and worked on ships like esso Northumbria and ark royal so many thanks brought some memories back Cheers
@peterdickinson7842
3 жыл бұрын
Esso Hibernia, 3rd Tyne Sea Scouts, some of us had the privilege of using echo -sounder to measure the depth of where it was alongside. We then worked for Gibraltar Council while enjoying our holiday. HMS Rooke was great. Mucho scran, and excitement. We visited the massive caves that had military stores plus the sunshine was fine. Thanks Mr P Denholm-Christie. And I remember Alan Walker took those tasks seriously! Retrieved the engine Avon boats oh and we were on local tv news too.
@431mu
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. Just tooling around and found it by chance. I live in China now but was brought up around Wallsend and Shields. Served an apprenticeship with a refrigeration company in Gateshead and worked on lots of ships. Brought a lump to my throat.
@lindahernandez9938
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely and a bit sad. It brings tears to my eyes.
@georgeshippen3029
2 жыл бұрын
Jimmy you nailed
@nickush7512
3 жыл бұрын
Superb dude/s....
@paulcryo
16 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark you must be older than I thought as the picture of HMS Nottingham was dated 1917 you obviously have had a charmed life, but then again I suppose it's your mates who keep you looking young.
@bruceburns1672
3 жыл бұрын
Its actually sad to look at these old videos from when Britain was once an industrial power , this would be near the very end , a nation in ruins .
@paulcryo
16 жыл бұрын
Ah sorry! forgot to say liked the tribute about the Tyne! but stop drinking that bonga stuff as you ended up looking a bit too much orange
@zonkozonko
10 жыл бұрын
I sailed on the Vortigen a few times going on holiday to Oostende. It was one of the last ships built for British rail to carry trains it had rail tracks in the car decks. From this video it was built at Swan's apparently it has now been scrapped, sad.
@jimtheskim
12 жыл бұрын
Arc Royal 1985?? must have came home for repairs as I was at the launch circa 1980/81 We then went to Tynemouth to wave it off for good. I got beaten up inside the pier in total darkness,lol,happy days!! Great pics,cheers for taking the time to put them all together for sharing!!
@jimtheskim
11 жыл бұрын
Tom if you google "Ode to Wallsend" I have did a poem on my childhood there,you may just enjoy it lad? Aye Billy,I was up and at it in no time at all,lol
@alanwann9318
7 жыл бұрын
4.33 LAUNCHED AT SWANS VORTIGERN? I WAS ON THIS AFT DECK
@MrRw59
11 жыл бұрын
Seen the Vertigern launched with a trip from school when i was 10 yrs old . Nice upload thanks for posting
@stephen2971
13 жыл бұрын
The best ship builders in the world was no the Tyne
@whamboy200969
14 жыл бұрын
@billybadbrakes did he know eric swallwel?
@whamboy200969
14 жыл бұрын
quality mate! respect
@britishbulldog2008
12 жыл бұрын
A common mistake, you called it the river Tyne, Tyne means river in ancient Brythonic. You have called it the river river.
@susanwinn4478
4 жыл бұрын
britishbulldog2008 same thing as the Avon,. Avon means river too
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