Hi Eddie mate, just watched this video and you asked if anyone knew where The Robin Adair pub once stood. The pub was situated where the Hyundai garage now sits mate. It's opposite the old Vickers yard near the Newcastle side of the Scotswood Bridge. I was watching the video with my Mum and Dad and they've been married 62 years this year and their very first date was in The Robin Adair. They used to go there for years after their first meeting to go dancing. It brought back loads of happy memories and they said thank you for doing this great video. Anyway, sorry for the long message. Thanks again Eddie from me, John and Gwen. 👍
I'm from Cumbria. Married a Geordie lad many years ago. My birthday is on the 9 th June and every year I get this song sang to me. Proud to be an adoptive Geordie lass. You do a fantastic job love your channel. Well done mate.
As someone who knows all the verses of the Blaydon Races, I like many kids before me learned the words of the first verse and the chorus at St James Park but since they don't sing the proper words at the ground now, not many youngsters know song as it was written. The song is part of our heritage and should be made compulsory to teach it at school.
Way back in 1966 I lasted two months as a junior reporter for the Blaydon Courier and used to cycle across the chain bridge to the offices in Whickham. And I used to sing the song. You brought back memories with your interesting video and I thank you for sharing 🌞
As a southerner I really enjoyed the video because my dad used to sing the sing to me when I was a baby just after the war. He was in the Medical Corps on D-Day and they were looked after by a Northumberland Regiment during the invasion - that's where he got the song.
Thanks for taking my mind away from Botman and Ekitike, it's becoming frustrating 🤔As others have said, Robin Adair was on the North East of Scotchy bridge on the left just as you come off it opposite Vickers. In the mid 80's my fathers Ford Cortina was stolen twice and found at the Robin Adair both times, he sold soon after as he felt it wasn't his anymore. I have seen old photos of Scotchy Road with pubs along it but but in the late 80's/early 90's there was only maybe 5 or so, most derelict. Great vlog again thank you 😃👍
Dad taught me the Bladon Races as a lad in the early 60's. I still can sing the first two verses now at 68yo, along with Keep Your Feet Still and Don't Dilly Dally on the Way. Granddad born in Scotswood, was a coal hewer then glass blower in Lemington glass works. Dad from Benwell worked the rail then RN. And me a first generation Aussie, been to the UK 5 times in my life with a good dose of Geordie DNA. Reid's produced a handy Colliery guide that shows the Northumberland railways and coal mines that I used tracing my family's history, it shows the railway bridge. 'Tis a pity the Comrades club in Leminton has long gone. I remember Vickers/Armstrong's factory and the rail line going over Scotswood road. Love your ditties. I just can't figure why the rail line was build through The Black Gate and Castle Garth.
Excellent video! Thanks for putting the effort in to make it. I'm from Carlisle but my late granddad lived in the Scotswood houses you mention which were torn down. It's only having watched this vid that I remember my dad taking me about it a long time ago and have never seen a pic of those terraces, so thanks for that!
Great video as always! Embarrassingly, I had a very patchy knowledge of the origins and meaning of the song. Thanks for putting me straight :-), and making me homesick again :-)
Loved this, never knew there was islands on the tyne….🤔 that would make a great song….looking forward to your video about the pubs on scotswood road….remember them when they were all in ruins and waiting to be pulled down….thanks Eddy another cracking video 👍🏻
Hey it's great to know more about the Blaydon races, it's a long road to run it. I watched old pub photos of Newcastle and I am sure there was a few a long Scotswood road worth having a look. Thanks again Eddie for these memories.
Another brilliant video Eddie and love the song as it's about my home town Blaydon , the Robin Adair was situated next to a bridge which is still there on Scots wood Road opposite the tank factory at the Scotwood Bridge end
Fantastic video again Eddy. I remember as an art student in early 1960s being in Balmbras just as it was being renovated as the original music hall. Although born in 1948, at 24 Ramshaw Street, a terraced house just off the Scotswood road, I can't remember where the Robin Adair was either. Lots of pubs in those days. Love your history.
Woops, I’m too late to the party. Was going to tell you where the Robin Adair was but I see you’ve already been informed. Good story about the origins. Thank You 🙏
Always get a tingle talking about the Toon, that feeling of being yem win the lads, great video by the way, i have some great times as a kid living in Stella at Blaydon, the sound of all them diesel trains and the steam coming out of Stella power station, also that lush smell of fresh coffee coming from Pumphreys roasting rooms on Stella bridge at the bottom of summer hill bank, The Geordie Ridley pub in Blaydon full characters like spoonsy an owld bloke that used to play the spoons and everybody new everyone a warm loving cosy place to live, keep up the great work Eddie love the videos.
Hello Eddie! i was conversing with a new friend who is from out of area, and while on the topic of the local area he mentioned yourself and continued to express his interest in your videos and what they have to offer! so on behalf of myself (a local) and the newbies, thankyou for helping us enlighten the area we reside! Howay the lads!
Thanks Eddie, great video, as usual. I live on the new estate at the bit of land that used to be called Stella Haugh. The whole family do the race most years (I’ve forgotten how many times I’ve run it). It’s like running home. Always nip into the Black Bull when we finish - the beer garden looks onto where Dent Island was.
Wow Eddy having moved from Gateshead to Sussex 36 year's ago I used to drink in the William and Curley's and many other pubs on the High Street good times great video mate love your uploads keep them coming thanks Eddy
Brilliant Video Eddy! 👏👏👏 Uncovering some wonderful facts about the Blaydon Races. 46 pubs !!!!! The Elswick lads were Rob, Lee and Mickey 👍. Elswicks Olympian Mike McLeod has won the Blaydon many times in a distinguished athletics career. I've ran past the horse statue many times, early mornings and onto blydon pool as part of my triathlon training......not thousands on route at 5.30 in the morning though!
@@TynesideLife Editors sometimes have those editing decisions to make. Mike is now 70 year's young. He was guest of honour at the clubs presentation evening at SJP in the beautiful moncur suite. What a night. Still a local legend who's career is yet to be bettered. What an athlete. He cycles a lot now with his brothers......in 2017 he was on the same flight as me when I done ironman 70.3 mallorca. Had a good chat in the airports.........about cycling, not running!
Awesome Eddy! #Geordiehistory👊me Dad, RIP, worked at Parsons engineering with Eric Burden and The Animals, nae wonder he was a singer being related, wow! Keep 'em coming canny lad👊👊
Good to meet you last week Eddie, shirt shopping in Mark n Sparks, hope the date went well. Keep up the good work and I hope the knee gets better soon. Those dogs will need some exercise! Dale - Atlanta
@@TynesideLife let me know if you ever get over this way, I work at Atlanta United match days and will sort you out for tickets if its football season. Miggy's old team as I'm sure you know.
Hi Eddie I'm an old Scotswood lad and before the Robin adaire was built there was a pub stood there called the Ord Arms, I used to go there as a kid on a Friday, dance night, and look through the windows of the Ord Arms and watch everybody dancing,, class videos, your doing a cracking job,
Another excellent video. Growing up in Benton in the 70's there was an small elderly neighbour and my dad spoke to him. Turns out he was the jockey on the horse Anxious Moments that caused the riot. He reckoned he was lucky to come out alive
The Robin Adair pub was roughly where Cazoo is now. The Robin Adair I remember was built 1965 to replace the Ord Arms just off Chain Bridge Scotswood Road
I never made the connection between the Blydon races song and Bamburghs pub in the big market. Also never knew about the chain bridge. Thanks for the video mate!
Great in_sight Ed into the history of the blaydon races I find all this history you cover in newcastle fascinating from mancunian Paul soon to be an adopted geordie.
If you come over Scotswood bridge onto the Newcastle side and take the slip road onto Scotswood the Robin Adair was immediately on your left very near the bridge itself.
Around 1982 I was working for Mcalpines building the "new" Vickers factory right next to Scotswood bridge and at lunchtime it was a mad dash into The Robin Adair for a couple of pints and a pie. I believe that the Robin we are discussing was a 1960's pub opened by a certain T Dan Smith and lasted about 30 yrs before a fire and demolition. I believe that it took the name from a much earlier pub that was located on the other side of the road.
Brilliant video, thank you. On a similar theme you might consider doing one about the incredible running club heritage of the north east. Some of the clubs, eg Elswick Harriers (1889) are amongst the oldest in the world, predating Newcastle United.
@@TynesideLife That would be great; there is a wonderful running history here in the north east which predates the Great North Run by nearly 100 years. Incredibly today there are 53 running clubs who compete in the annual North East Harrier League cross country championship. Over 1000 men and women compete in each of the seven winter races together with 100's of kids; this year was, incredibly, its 125th anniversary! I believe it's the largest of its kind in the country and continues to grow.
Another interesting video Eddy. Have seen the Scotswood Bridge on Auf Wiedersehen Pet! When Dennis is with the dealer in the taxi. How many bridge in Newcastle go over the Tyne?
Part of the Centenary events was a youth pageant in the City Hall. Small groups of youngsters rehearsed separately, then brought together for the one-off performance. My mate Alistair McKillop roped me in, and we had a whale of a time. About 14, we were. As it happened, the lady who rehearsed our group was in overall charge, and we found ourselves doing a very short spot on a Tyne Tees magazine programme that went out on Sundays. Bob Langley was the host, but the best bit was seeing Mr Pastry having his lunch in the studio canteen!
That Balmbra’s building is stunning I hope they restore its original features. It got me thinking of a similar gorgeous old room in … I think Central Station upstairs that’s still there in it’s original state. I saw this years ago. Would you know anything about it Eddie? As always loving your content and appreciative of the plugs you give to local businesses. We should all do it as it doesn’t cost a penny 🙌
Hi again another hit,regarding the Robin admire. It was situated on the right hand side of Scotswood Road heading towards Lemington. Where the pedestrian footbridge is now built
Robin Adair was at the chain bridge then scotwood bride on scotswood side of road Well done Eddie love your content Born in Benwell brought up in Blaydon now in glasgow
Eddie The robin was right opposite Armstrong works gatehouse where the cazoo garage is . Used to go in from work at Christmas ,rough is not the word but better than the rokeby a hundred yards further along
Hi we spoke briefly on quayside last Sunday morning (RGJ) the Robin Adair was to my memory at the back of where the Kia dealership is now I went to a wedding reception there in the 80s 🥳
the robin adair was opposite the turn on to scotswood bridge. directly opposite the entrance of vickers where the tank was on the plinth. next door to the pub was a tunnel that led up to scotswood railway station
Saw it in 1962 when it came along Scotswood Road... aged 7, we lived by South Benwell school where I attended as a child, terrace houses, nice little slum to be polite.. before it was all demolished.
Eddie the robin was at. You know the subway at the begining of scotwood bridge where the cobble stone rd goes under the old railway bridge up into old scotswood.? Well that cobble stone rd was where you could turn left into the robin carpark.it is where i grew up as a kid. It is a shame the whole place has been deleted.
The Robin Adair pub Used to be under the walk of a bridge on scottwood road near scottwood bridge The walk over bridge is green And a small railway bridge was to the left Of the Robin adair I'm not sure if you've already got this information But I was a child grown up in scotchwood In the middle of the seventies and eighties
The Globe's not on Scotswood Road.There's three bars still on Scotswood Road facing the Jury's Inn.The Yard Bar,Bobby's Bar and The Eagle.The Yard was originally The Kings Head and Bobby's Bar was the Marlborough.The Eagle was opened just a few yearsback.
@@TynesideLife Aye yeah will be rather as it was within a massive region of what became even then England (has only been unified since 927AD). Was formerly the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria, which for a period was split into two regions Deira (the south) and Bernicia (the north). England (was from Englaland meaning Land of the Angles modern day Denmark, their name in their own language was Engle) has only existed/unified since 927AD. Is a video of someone speaking in the accent at that time in London and interestingly sounded quite like Geordie haha.
@@TynesideLife Was actually a bit later from the 1300s until now ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3lXv3Tt4x20.html but still stands what I said there's a slight like the Geordie accent in there I think from the 1300s
@@TynesideLife Aye has only just occurred to me West Saxon (what London is/was within) Wessex (Alfred the Great in the 800s pushed the Vikings further north), East Saxon is Essex now, Middle Saxon is Middlesex now and South Saxon being Sussex.
Love your channel and its content but an 1860s bus wouldn't look at all like your picture as the internal combustion engine had not been invented. It must have been a horse drawn vehicle of some sort.
@@TynesideLife great video Eddie very well put together. Werdner is right about the bus being horse drawn, the first commercial production of vehicles with internal combustion engines was in 1886 by Karl Benz.
