Views on Sandyford? Pattinsons have sent details of a lovely looking gaff here.

-- Anonymous, May 30, 2000

Answers

Same as Heaton, depends on where it is.....some area's border on Jesmond and are very nice, some border on Heaton and are resonable some border on Sheildfield and are bliddy awful!

What street, and I will let you know better

-- Anonymous, May 30, 2000

Don't tell him Dougal, it's Ken trying to be subtle and find out your new address ;))

-- Anonymous, May 30, 2000

I don't know her old address...........let alone find out a new one.

-- Anonymous, May 30, 2000

aslo Gav, as you well know.....subtlety is not my strong point.

-- Anonymous, May 30, 2000

Nice area - within walking distance of the Town Centre (shopping), The Ouseburn (Pubs), and Cradlewell (Pubs/Restaurants).

But ITK is right - try to keep away from the Shieldfield end - it is a bit rough. The nearer you can get to Jesmond Dene the better, and the nearer to Cradlewell/Jesmond Dene even better (i.e. away from the Heaton 'Studenty' end of the Dene).

The area also has a reputation for break-ins - but I knew someone who lived there and never had any bother.

In any case, no matter what the area - if you are looking at a 'Tyneside flat', always go for the upper one - less prone to noise and easier to sell.

-- Anonymous, May 30, 2000

My parents met in the Cradlewell pub for what its worth. He was with some mates and saw this 'beautiful woman' walk in and said - he was pissed - thats 'the woman I am going to marry'. He watched her all evening and when she got up to leave he followed her out and asked her for her telephone number. She gave it to him, but when he got home and rang it, he discovered it was for Tynemouth Lighthouse (she must have been asked out a lot to know that off-pat). Anyway he said he 'never stopped thinking about her' and a few months later saw her again at a party in Gosforth and went up to her and one thing led to another etc etc. She had no recollection of the Cradlewell incident.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2000

Lovely tale, Beardo. My folks met in a Jazz Club (Nice!) which was reputed for being full of weirdos and had each gone to marvel at the freaks. My Dad walked her home and they've spent every night together since. Bloody weirdos :-)

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2000

A jazz club would have been too cool for my Dad. He never owned or wore a pair of jeans all his life which must be some sort of bizarre record.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2000

Liked the Cradlewell story - nothing to do with Sandyford, but my folks met 45 years ago in the Rex Hotel Ballroom - my mum asked my dad what end of the bath he sat in .....

Dougal, Sandyford is an improving area - some good pubs, nice eating places and city centre within walking distance. Agree with Chevy - upstairs Tyneside flats a better buy than downstairs ones. Lived in a downstairs flat in Heaton until we recently moved south - a four year old monster child lived in the upstairs flat, which had wooden floors. Not nice to wake up to at 7.30 on Saturday and Sunday mornings!

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2000

'Which end of the bath do you sit in?'

Ha ha ha! Priceless! Thank you Whitley Lass.

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2000

It could be worse, Beardo, my Dad never wore or owned a pair of jeans either...until a year ago. I'm now beginning to suspect he's a denim fetishist. Enormous, shapeless things with elastic waists and 4 inch turnups. They seem to terminate somewhere under his armpits and he doesn't wear a belt, "Why should I, they hold themselves up?"

Dads! Who'd be one? Oh sh*t! That's gonna be me in 20 years :-)

-- Anonymous, May 31, 2000

4-inch turn-ups? Jazz Bar? Its all fitting together nicely. Jeans worn by 'Mothers' are the worst. Elasticated waists and no back pockets. Yuk. Time to call the fashion police.

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

I heard that Beardo! But I do actually agree - when I finally could no longer get into my size 10 and 12 jeans without assistance, I stopped wearing them. I was beginning to wonder what damage I might be doing to my displaced internal organs! Pride wouldn`t let me buy the next size up, so I steered away from demim! I`ve still got the jeans though - I live in hope that one day I will be a perfect size ten again. I have a sneaking suspicion that might round about three weeks after I have gone into the great unknown! Hope there`s not a dress code! (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Whitley Lass - I`m a Whitley Lass too who moved South. Marden Farm Estate to Bournemouthish. Where abouts are you? (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Galaxy - Whitley Lodge Estate to Guildford. Bit of a culture shock really ...

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Whitley Lass - Certainly takes some adjustment! Believe me I know! (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Talking about Heaton, The Corner Hoose, Sandyford, and man meets girl stories, reminds that I met wor lass at the the Youth Club Valentine's Dance at the big Church at the the Sandyford end of Benton Bank.
As usual, me and me mates got tanked up at The Corner House and then marched over to the Youth Club, which offered a fair selection of Jesmond tottie - much prized in those days, at least for Heaton lads.
Well without being too soppy, we saw each other and the rest, as they say, is history.
She'd had a couple of dates with a lad, Ted Towers, who like me went to Manor Park GS, and was reputed to be the hardest blerk in the area - I once actually saw him hit a bloke over the head with a bar stool in the Corner House! Well, my mates were forecasting a fate far worse than death for me "if Ted ever found out".
I'm not exactly Braveheart, so for me risk life and limb in the course of finding true love, it was obviously something very special. Happy days indeed!

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Clarky - you old romantic you! (:o)

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Hehe nice one Clarky :))

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

so what did Ted end up hitting you with Clarky ??

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000

Christ Clarky if you went to manor park GS youre a bit older than i thot .. we had all the kids from heaton manor came into our shop .. which was a good while after Heaton Gs had gone comp too . Corner houe had a tendency to get a bit lively late on .. i reckon more so in your day like . What always amazed me was how many cars would be parked there .. mustve been a canny bit of drink driving went on , and divvent tell us theye were at the People's . ; - )

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2000