MetroBookKeith

The X account of the book 'METROLAND - The people, places and history encountered via the Tyne & Wear Metro' by Keith Watson

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@MarkHalliwell1 Glad you are home again Mark.

I was there when Trai Hume made his #safc debut in our 2-1 defeat at Whaddon Road in 2022. On Sunday he scored one of the goals that got us into Europe. Of course, we were missing the legend that is @LukeONien at Whaddon Road back then. 😅

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@MarkHalliwell1 Get well soon Mark... but well-timed between the football season and the World Cup!

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Morning all, with the rail replacement buses on, seems like a good time for a @My_Metro adventure from the comfort of your living room...
METROLAND - The people, places and history encountered via the Tyne & Wear Metro is now available to buy via @amazon
https://t.co/zs3flfmAV3

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@ALS_Fanzine We're in the Premier League again next season and we beat the Mags twice, so RLB and the players can have that performance, bad as it was. Just understand that it cannot happen again. 🔴⚪🔴⚪🔴

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My dad, David John Watson (pictured with me on Match of the Day at Wimbledon in 1997) suddenly passed away two weeks ago. A Roker & SoL regular since the 1950s. Delighted he is putting himself to good use up in heaven. "Ha'way God, let's have a late winner" #Brobbey @ALS_Fanzine

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@nigetassell Hi Nige, enjoying this Christmas present, particularly the journey on the Metro. Did you come across my book in your research for that chapter?

https://t.co/L1lxGVKBoR

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Need some summer holiday reading material? ☀️📙

METROLAND - The people, places and history encountered via the Tyne & Wear Metro is still available at @WaterstonesSun @waterstonesncl @ToonLibraries and online at https://t.co/JK29TvGotx

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@BBCNEandCumbria If you guys ever fancy getting off the Metro somewhere different and need a guidebook...

Buy the book from @ALS_Fanzine @ForumBooks @ToonLibraries @waterstonesncl & @waterstonesncl

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Still hunting for Christmas presents? 🎄🎁
METROLAND - The people, places and history encountered via the Tyne & Wear Metro is available at https://t.co/JK29TvGotx as well as @WaterstonesSun @waterstonesncl & @ToonLibraries
Or @SunderlandAFC fans go to @ALS_Fanzine shop tonight

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METROLAND - The people, places and history encountered via the Tyne & Wear Metro, which featured at the recent Books On Tyne festival, could make an ideal Christmas gift for someone and is available via @ALS_Fanzine @ForumBooks @ToonLibraries @waterstonesncl or @WaterstonesSun

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Had a great time chatting about Metroland at the Books On Tyne festival organised by @ToonLibraries today

Thanks to everyone who bought the book 👍

If you too would like to own a copy see https://t.co/TVs62FWkGb or @WaterstonesSun @Waterstonesnc @ForumBooks @ALS_Fanzine

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Only one week to go before I speak at the Books On Tyne festival

Hopefully this cough I've got disappears otherwise it'll be like watching Bob Fleming from The Fast Show

Tickets available from https://t.co/PqXylICQ2T

Buy the book from @ToonLibraries @ForumBooks @Waterstones

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Just three weeks to go before I entertain the masses at Books On Tyne 🫣

Tickets available from https://t.co/PqXylICidl

And beat the inevitable Christmas rush by buying the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @ALS_Fanzine @ForumBooks @ToonLibraries @waterstonesncl @WaterstonesSun

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Just got back from a few days in New York, including using the @My_Metro's big American cousin @NYCTSubway @MTA. Think a book may be one project too far. Also kept hearing "The alligator is in the centre of the platform" 🐊 *elevator

Buy METROLAND @ALS_Fanzine @ToonLibraries

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Chapter 60 WHITLEY BAY recalls childhood days out at the @MySpanishCity funfair, @NTCouncilTeam pitch and putt & @Stmaryslight, while also checking out modern @ourwhitleybay

Buy the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @ALS_Fanzine @ForumBooks @ToonLibraries & @waterstonesncl

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Chapter 59 WEST MONKSEATON ranges from the lovely Art Deco @My_Metro station building and the frivolity of TV's @gran_super to the horror of Robert Sartin's mass shooting in 1989

Buy the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @ALS_Fanzine @ForumBooks @ToonLibraries @waterstonesncl

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Chapter 58 WEST JESMOND, and as birds decorate a @Co_wheels vehicle with droppings, we wander past @thejesmondncl & @LonsdaleJesmond to the Town Moor for memories of @TheHoppings_

Buy the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @ALS_Fanzine @ForumBooks @ToonLibraries @waterstonesncl

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Thinking of buying METROLAND as a Christmas present?

Chapter 57 WANSBECK ROAD is just a short walk from where we find the childhood playground of @NUFC legend & @BBCMOTD pundit @alanshearer

Buy the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @waterstonesncl @ToonLibraries @ForumBooks

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Chapter 56 WALLSEND features history at @SegedunumFort (not to mention plenty of Watson family history), music with @OfficialSting & a steady stream of professional footballers produced by @WallsendBoysFC

Buy the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @ToonLibraries @waterstonesncl

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Chapter 55 WALKERGATE sees @NUFC fans packing the Railway Hotel, while we learn about local celebs including @CherylOfficial, & check out urban regeneration such as @WalkerAcademy

Buy the book from https://t.co/JK29TvFQDZ @ALS_Fanzine @waterstonesncl @ToonLibraries @ForumBooks