Aaron Potter

heritage, buildings, design & ephemera

[Aaron Potter @michael51185980]

There hasn’t been a working pit in Wylam for well over a century but walking along the River Tyne today under Points Bridge there’s loose coal everywhere and trees growing out of the old spoil heaps @turnipheadpic @TyneSnapper @john_tomaney @northumbriana @neheritagelib

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One for the vintage @NUFC fans out there. Great newly-discovered BBC archive of St James’ Park @NUFCTheMag @nufctrust

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@TraffordArchive The forth one is Hullard Park Old Trafford with the old public baths in the background

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Vintage school sign spotted in Hamsterley, County Durham. Not many of these treasures still around.. @neheritagelib

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Highlights of Harelaw. Like most former mining villages in County Durham there’s plenty of fine Victorian buildings like this converted chapel & the old vicarage. Another appears to have a local council crest on it. Any ideas? The rooster is a good looker too! @neheritagelib

[Mining Landscapes @coal_legacies]

What the #colliers wore on their feet, a single hob-nailed boot with surviving leather laces slowly returning to nature Sheriffyards Colliery, #GartmornDam (1905-21) The scattering of old Co-op bottles from the period also reveals a liking for still lemonade #coal #miningheritage

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Because this is just what a camera looks like

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Pit baths at Hobson aka Burnopfield colliery (1725/1968). Not sure how much longer they’ll survive as increasingly derelict. The manager’s house at the end of the road looks ok though @neheritagelib @coal_legacies

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The worst disaster of its kind in British history. 183 children - aged three to 14 - were crushed to death in a stampede in Victoria Hall, Sunderland in 1883. This poignant memorial, now in Mowbray Park remembers them @FutureSunlun @SundMuseum @neheritagelib

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The Ouseburn lit up this evening. Steenbergs yard apartments are complete, so you can walk along both sides of the Ouseburn again @TyneSnapper @neheritagelib

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Day out exploring Sunderland - former Eagle pub; “elephant” tea rooms, municipal water fountain & breathtaking terracotta tiled shop exteriors - lots of hidden gems! @neheritagelib @TWArchives

[C20 Society @C20Society]

Tune into @BBCFrontRow and @SamiraAhmedUK tonight at 7.15pm, on the controversial demolition of Dorman Long Tower, and other working class heritage. C20 director @catherinecroft asks whether it’s right that an individual politician should get the final say on listing… 1/2

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Great work by @twbpt and team restoring one of Newcastle’s finest Georgian buildings - Grade 1 listed All Saints Church near the Quayside. Formerly on the “at risk”register. Splendid 1796 mahogany interior - with authentic C19th graffiti on pews! @TyneSnapper @neheritagelib

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A selection of fine old buildings in Stanley. Many stand empty - like the 1891 school - and are desperately in need of attention before they are lost for good

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In 1951 we were so proud of our coal fired power stations we commissioned artists to paint them. Incredibly 45 new power stations were under construction when this ad appeared..

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@margieriley17 Thank you so much. Very glad you enjoyed them

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Since originally posting this my son has moved into this street in Fenham and I’ve got to see inside the houses. Lovely ornate exterior decoration - quite different from all the other relatively plain terraces nearby

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I’d be interested to know more about Sidney Grove in Fenham. A tree-lined street of beautiful houses with a mass of ornate decoration. Surrounded by dozens of perfectly good but unremarkable terraced streets ⁦@turnipheadpic⁩ ⁦@northumbriana⁩ ⁦@PicsOfNewcastle⁩

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Pearl Assurance - a mini slab of early ‘70s brutalism stands aloof from Northumberland Street in Newcastle - looking splendid in the autumn sunshine @new_brutalism @ModernBritain @BrutalHouse @TyneSnapper @neheritagelib

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The Balloon - classic 1950s “estate pub” in Newcastle named after the barrage balloons that were based nearby in Silver Lonnen during the war. Distinctive modernist style and impressive concrete balls at entrance! @PicsOfNewcastle @neheritagelib @turnipheadpic @modernistestate

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I don’t know much about this painting except it says “Salford” on the back. Not great condition but I love how it captures the industrial landscape in muted colours. Unknown artist. Maybe 1950s/60s? Thoughts welcome! @VisitSalford @northumbriana @GrimArtGroup @The_Lowry