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Hazeldene, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 9AL

This post box dates from the reign of King George V (1910-1936) and can be distinguished from post boxes dating from the reign of King George VI (1936-1952) by the more simple cipher and the lack of the Roman Numeral V. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This is one of ten surviving Sewer Gas Lamps erected in the Whitley Bay and Monkseaton area between 1900 and 1910 and is Grade II Listed. Although these lamps were once common features of our streets they are increasingly rare, and those combined with sewer vents are rarer still. This is an intact example with a complete glass lantern, and not withstanding its humble nature, this is an attractive gas standard with a fluted cast-iron base and ornamental brackets. The lamp is also an example of a technology which once transformed everyday existence. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This is one of ten surviving Sewer Gas Lamps erected in the Whitley Bay and Monkseaton area between 1900 and 1910 and is Grade II Listed. Although these lamps were once common features of our streets they are increasingly rare, and those combined with sewer vents are rarer still. Despite the loss of one ornamental bracket and part of the glass lantern, this is a relatively intact example and, not withstanding its humble nature, it is an attractive gas standard with a fluted cast-iron base and ornamental brackets. The lamp is also an example of a technology which once transformed everyday existence. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This post box, which stands at the junction with Windsor Road, dates from the reign of Edward VII (1901-1910). The earliest Edwardian boxes (1901-1904) were modified from the last Victorian boxes but midway through his reign the elaborate scroll cipher began to appear on the post boxes. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This modern (1990s) pedestal post box stands on the corner of Newsteads Drive and Muirfield. A larger post box lies approximately 320 metres away on the corner of Newsteads Drive/Chathill Close https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6464806. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

These allotments are bounded to the north by Whitley Bay High School which officially opened on the 07th December 1963, to the east by the old Avenue Branch of the Blyth & Tyne Railway, to the south by Langdale and to the west by Alder Grove. Whilst the history of allotments goes back many centuries, it was not until the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 came into force that local authorities were legally obliged to provide "sufficient allotments according to demand". This duty was further extended with the passing of the Land Settlement Facilities Act 1919 with the rights of allotment holders being strengthened by the Allotments Act 1922. However, the most important change was introduced when the Allotments Act 1925 established statutory allotments which local authorities could not sell off or covert to other uses without Ministerial consent. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

Built sometime between the publication of the second edition of the Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area in 1898 and the 1913 revision of the map published in 1920, Princes Gardens was once the home of legendry Tyneside comedian Bobby Thompson. Moving here in 1961, Bobby occupied number 20 until his death, at the age of 76, in 1988. Many famous visitors passed through the front door of number 20, the most famous being Mohammed Ali, boxing Heavyweight World Champion. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk