(09-26-2022, 10:29 PM)Ninurta Wrote: I was curious, as some of my ancestry has been recently traced to Tyne and Wear. Imagine my surprise!
Re: The Watergate Hall Message
I spoke to my 98-year-old mother-in-law today (Wednesday) and her memory is failing.
However -and with a bit of hand-holding, she remembered that there was a place, a set of Council-owned
houses where folk would rent the properties from the town Council and this was known as 'Watergate'
She recalled taking my son there many years ago to play in a park during a visit to her own mother's home.
There was no skateboarding area -although she wouldn't know what one was and it seems the park may've
been demolished for newer houses. She couldn't recall a 'Hall', but that could've been destroyed long before
she took any notice of her surroundings.
Although the title in 'Judy's' enquiry says "...Chase Parkby", When I mentioned it to my wife, she stated there
was a Chase Park and sure enough, it's still known as that. Link:
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In regards of Janice Falcus mentioned in the post, all I found was this and I think it had surfaced before on
the thread from TOS. Falcus:
It's a cold trail, but I'll keep at it!
Edith Head Gives Good Wardrobe.