http://www.westallswar.org/ Air raid disaster in North Shields explored through archive sources, eye witness accounts and the works of Robert Westall. en-us 2010-04-29T16:33:59+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2010/04/james_robert_ward_memory.html We are indebted to Philip Pattinson and his family for permission to publish the following extract from James Robert Ward's unpublished memoir "The Low Street Boy". Mr Ward lost two cousins and a half-sister in the bombing disaster. Elizabeth Lindores... News admins 2010-04-29T16:33:59+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2010/01/hodgson_family_victims.html Greatly indebted to Neil Hodgson son of Sidney Hodgson for the following information and photographs. Reproduced with his permission. This photograph shows Henry Henderson Hodgson in his uniform, standing with his wife Alexina (sitting) his daughter (Elizabeth) and son (Henry... I Remember... admins 2010-01-19T10:42:13+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2010/01/north_shields_-_the_bombing_of.html Available from local bookshops (Keel Row) and libraries ...at £9.99 82 year old Ron Curran's recently published North Shields - The Bombing of a Town includes several pages on the Wilkinson's tragedy. Ron was 12 years old when the... News admins 2010-01-15T10:17:39+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2009/08/wilkinsons_basement_shelter_-.html I spent a day sifting through documents and minute books at the rather wonderful Tyne and Wear Archives Service in Newcastle yesterday...I need to get back to do a more thorough trawl as there is still some outstanding source material.... News admins 2009-08-21T11:54:12+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2009/06/nora_sturrock.html Dear Sir Have just found your interesting web site . The photo is of my parents George & Nora Sturrock taken in Northumberland Square. Reading about my Mother and Father George and Nora Sturrock I note it is said that... I Remember... admins 2009-06-23T12:36:25+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2009/06/wilkinsons_memories_down_under.html This from Caroline Ralph in Adelaide Just a note to say how much I love your website! I was born and raised in Whitley Bay and spent every weekend with my Grandma, who lived in Tynemouth. When we were youngsters,... News admins 2009-06-11T16:59:18+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2009/01/more_info_on_mary_harrison_mem.html information below received recently from Mark Fawcett, Please let Mary know (if you have her email details) that information she seeks ref the sinking of the ships her uncles served on during the war is available via a website called... I Remember... admins 2009-01-26T16:06:28+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2008/06/brenda_brown_hunter_remembers.html I was about 8yrs old and had returned from being evacuated, for a weeks holiday, to Hope Cottage. A.E.Dock. There was a very bad air raid and we sheltered in the cellar. When we came out the next morning, there... I Remember... admins 2008-06-04T10:10:34+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2008/05/tynemouth_wwii_bomb_damage.html We have managed to obtain another copy (ours lost) of the Tynemouth Bomb Damage film discovered originally when researching this site. The film features footage of the debris clearance at Wilkinson's Lemonade Factory after the bombing. We're hoping to digitise... News admins 2008-05-07T08:44:30+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2007/10/robert_westalls_garmouth_radio.html Discover the world of Garmouth - the fictional setting (real-life North Shields/Tynemouth) of many of Robert Westall's books in this engaging and interesting radio documentary. 'Westall's Garmouth' was produced by Neil Reynolds, presented by Charlie Charlton and features readings by... Podcasts admins 2007-10-30T08:39:18+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2007/10/robert_westall_trail_audio_gui.html An audio guide to the Westall Trail produced by Neil Reynolds. This is a 3 mile walk from North Shields to Tynemouth taking in many of the locations featured in the Westall books; The Machine Gunners, Fathom Five, The Watch... Podcasts admins 2007-10-29T13:04:45+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2007/07/marguerite_ada_mavin.html My name is Marguerite Ada Mavin. Having seen the website referring to the Wilkinson’s Factory Air Raid Shelter Disaster I would like to add what I know of the disaster and also to correct an entry which already exists... I Remember... admins 2007-07-08T08:37:32+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2006/10/launch_of_westalls_kingdom_a_w.html Friday 20th October Seven Stories are proud to present a new exhibition in Gallery 5. Westall’s Kingdom – A Writer’s Life, celebrates the work of Tyneside-born author Robert Westall (1929-1993).... News admins 2006-10-16T19:03:25+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2006/04/w_a_wilkinsons_last_employee.html Jim Rickard has very kindly given us permission to republish the following article. It first appeared in the Northumberland & Durham Bottle Collectors Club Newsletter, number 107 p20-23 All copyrights belong to Jim Rickard. W. A. Wilkinson’s Last Employee It... Wilkinson's Lemonade Factory admins 2006-04-04T10:15:14+00:00 http://www.westallswar.org/2006/03/wilkinsons_bottles.html Site visitor Dr Jim Rickard has kindly provided us with images of Wilkinson's bottles from his personal collection. The notes are Dr Rickard's. Click each image for a full size version. Bottle 1: A pint capacity pop bottle, date around... Wilkinson's Lemonade Factory admins 2006-03-30T11:20:07+00:00