Gateshead On The Map

Stopframe animation produced in participatory workshops in Gateshead with socially isolated older people and their carers. Led by filmmaker Julie Ballands, as part of Equal Arts' Creative Ageing project in 2011. The film took old maps and photographs of the area as its starting point to spark off participants' stories relating to the places they had lived and worked. Join them on their virtual bus ride through the past!

[@stephenbaker7344]

I was born and lived in Gateshead for many years and have fond memories growing up. It only seems like yesterday I was meeting Father Christmas at Shepherds back in the 1970s or on the rowing boats at Saltwell Park. Many many thanks for the emotional nostalgia trip and keeping Gateshead of old alive...... Can anyone remind me what the shop was called on Gateshead High Street that sold Sarsaparilla to drink over the counter? Happy days.....

[@davee3897]

The shop that sold the sarsaparilla was Laws, a herbalist that also sold a tasty pineapple drink as well. I sometimes bought some sass concentrate to make at home. There'll never be shops like these again

[@stephenbaker7344]

@@davee3897 Really appreciate the reply Dave. I completely forgot about the pineapple drink. Happy days.....

[@stephenbaker7344]

@@sagat24 I can taste that pineapple drink now. Think I preferred it to the sarsapailla. I remember that marble work surface at the counter. Times lost but happy ones.

[@pamelaturnbull4344]

I worked in Shepards in the early 70's as a Window Dresser. Happy days !

[@PaddyC132]

Excellent, more please.

[@larrychambers7001]

We lived in Dorney street at number 18 from 1950 till 1961,and it was rough,gas lamps outside and inside too,, tap and toilet out in the yard which froze in the winter but this was my childhood and this was my home,some of my best memories from here

[@MacStoker]

very sweet

[@BABYCHAOS26]

I remember my mother dumping me in the cresh at Shopping City (Shepherds) in the early 80s while she went shopping. They had dinosaurs and a big Volcano landscape. loved it.

[@stephenlowrey1]

This is excellent. Well done to all involved.

[@ferrettable]

i like of old people singing

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Your the only "pathetic" thing on here mate, if you cant say something nice bugger off

[@Maggy47]

I hated watching those cattle😮‍💨
On the bus my mother is the woman at the back in blue blouse white cardy

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Thank you, these were fascinating, I have saved them and will show them to "me mam" she is in the Old People Home {I say that but it's like the Ritz!, I don't want to leave when lol}.
She says everything was dark muddy colors, almost as if in black and white where there is so much colour today. She has also told me about the times shown here and it must have been tough, but she says the same as the lady one this video, everyone had nowt so they all mucked in. Thank God those times are gone though, even thought this Tory scum would love them to come back. When I hear about how the workers from the EU are treated it reminds me of these poor times, no one should have to live like this ever again

[@plasticnumber]

Thanks for your comments Ron - I hope your Mam enjoys it. And I couldn't agree more - let's hope the tide turns soon

[@shadow-Sun]

Nicely done , one small citiscism ...the interludes between cut scenes do not need to be punctuated EVERY time by the communal singing it gets annoying very quickly other than that great effort thanks for sharing .

[@bigwig2659]

Gan boil ya heed

[@martino.malley9276]

That singing is pathetic.

[@plasticnumber]

Martin O.Malley that singing was done by older people with dementia in a care home enjoying themselves

[@derekchatt758]

Martin O.Malley tw

[@balthiersgirl2658]

Git