Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You are interested in using an image for publication or commercial use. After more than a hundred years the oncehuge manufacturing concern reyrolle disappears from the hebburn scene. Welcome to south tyneside history the images on this website have been digitally recorded from original items held by south tyneside libraries in our local history collection. Oct 22, 2011 hebburn town will be the name you read and alphonse reyrolles will be forgotten. Fall of reyrolle, based on his highly successful book the reyrolle story.
Such is the affection and esteem that local people have for the famous hebburn company, a. The company became reyrolle parsons in 1968, merged with clarke chapman to form northern engineering industries in 1977, became part of rollsroyce plc in 1989, and still survives today as a division of siemens contents. This page combines information for the address reyrolle court, hebburn, ne31 1np, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. The postcode is within the hebburn north wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of jarrow. Oct 03, 2016 take a tour of the old streets of hebburn with its people and places. Take a tour of the old streets of hebburn with its people and. The hebburn sports bowling clubformely known as the reyrolle bowling club was formed just after the first world war for the recreational benefit of the reyrolle works employees, and for many years a very large membership enjoyed the first class facilities of a private green. He has a lifelong interest in history and a special interest in landscape and architectural photography. A time capsule which was buried under the main entrance of the former hebburn community association in argyle street in october 1980 will be opened at a special event at hebburn central on thursday, 4 may. You have additional information about any of the images on this website.
The images on this website have been digitally recorded from original items held by south tyneside libraries in our local history collection. Past discoveries is a genealogical and family history research company offering a friendly and efficient service to those who wish to find out more about their family history. Throwing a light on town history with old pictures. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. The book was clearly a labour of love for the writer.
Last week the chronicle ran a story about a new book on one of the regions busiest factories, reyrolle of hebburn, which employed a. Derek, 65, who lives in the town is an expert on the history of hebburn. This is an exciting guided walk around the wellknown places of. On show is a range of team pictures, programmes, medals, cups, trophies, and strips from the late 19th century up to the present day, all connected to teams. Former employee robert owen, 72, has written a book about the factorys history in an attempt to give alphonse reyrolle recognition. Aug 26, 20 the excellent hebburn through time by derek dodds has just appeared in the book stores. The company was founded by alphonse constant reyrolle, 1 a frenchman, in 1886 at fitzroy square in london to produce scientific instruments. While mr dodds cherishes the rich cultural and economic history of the riverside town of his birth, he is no sentimentalist, believing the place is nowadays a better place to. Palmers in jarrow closed in the 1930s, but the yard at hebburn was taken over by vickers armstrong ltd.
I want to let you know that the william blew history of steeplechasing arrived safely in todays post. In 1891 she lived at 108 albert rd jarrow durham england rix and at the time of her marriage to robert in 1909 she lived at 28 clarendon road seacombe, co. I cant thank you enough for the highly professional service you gave to me. When mr reyrolle died in 1919 albert harris was one of the chief mourners. Interesting information for reyrolle court, hebburn, ne31 1np. It never happened but a jubilee dinner was held in the old assembly rooms, newcastle on the 10th october 1951 the same week as alphonse reyrolle s birthday. Title eaw033930 the reyrolle electrical engineering works site of and environs, hebburn, 1950. In 1951 the company was 50 years old and it was planning to produce a formal jubilee history. Aug 18, 2006 thus bowling history was made, the reyrolle rink won what must be the only national championship ever to be held over a six year period with the same players involved, surely a candidate for entry in the guiness book of records. Relays may be instantaneous or delayed, ac or dc operated, with an optional flag indicator. The comprehensive range of reyrolle products provides the total protection requirements of distribution markets and industrial applications ranging from overcurrent protection via transformer protection and voltage control to a full spectrum of auxiliary and trip relays. Here evans explores the variety of specialized forms, usually made to order and elaborately decorated. Co durham, where she shared duties with a dick kerr 4wbe loco. All four children were baptised at st johns church in hebburn.
Reyrolle and co had the largest shareholding in the nuclear power plant co ltd, the first nuclear consortium to be formed in the u. Former employee robert owen, 72, has written a book about the factorys history in. All alphonse reyrolle got was a block of flats in hebburn built after he died. South tyneside history is supported by south tyneside council and is a continuation of a south tyneside libraries project which was originally made possible through your. Despite his name becoming less and less wellknown as the years pass, there was once a time when reyrolle and his hebburn factory paid the wages of more than 12,000 workers. In this companion volume to the bestselling american windsor chairs, early american culture expert nancy goyne evans continues her magisterial study of american windsor furniture. Take a tour of the old streets of hebburn with its people. Reyrolle alpha electromechanical relays an extensive range of attracted armature relays which have been developed for most applications. Robert owen continues his history of the huge tyneside manufacturing concern. Hebburn professional family history, family trees, genealogy, house and ancestry research service by professional genealogist uk and local history research.
Then and now pictures reveal history of hebburn chronicle live. He moved the business to hebburn on tyneside in 1901. As part of the event, youngsters from keelmans way school are creating a new time capsule as a memento of life in hebburn in 2017. The company was founded by alphonse constant reyrolle, a frenchman, in 1886 at fitzroy square in london to produce scientific instruments. The company still occupies the same site today, over 100 years later. The book looks at things like reyrolle, hawthorn leslie shipyard and how hebburn has changed over the years, contrasting pictures from the past with the present. This is recorded in the book arcs, sparks and engineers by alan wright. South tyneside local and family history library the word, national centre for the written word 45 market place south shields. Take a tour of the old streets of hebburn with its people and places. At its peak it manufactured switchgear for power stations worldwide and employed 12,000 people. But they would not be here but for alphonse, his impact on the local area cannot be underestimated. Roberts book, the reyrolle story, tells how ambitious reyrolle was impressed by. Interesting information for reyrolle court, hebburn, ne31. A small town with a big history, is how derek describes hebburn.
Its history stretches back to anglosaxon times when it was a fishing hamlet. The excellent hebburn through time by derek dodds has just appeared in the book stores. Honours soon came the way of our members, who over the years won many county individual championships and. The 12 apprenticeships will be among the first of up to 700 jobs to be created by the development, along with a further 250 during the construction period and an additional 1,700 uk supply chain roles. Parsons and company was a british engineering firm which was once one of the largest employers on tyneside. It never happened but a jubilee dinner was held in the old assembly rooms, newcastle on the 10th october 1951 the same week as alphonse reyrolles birthday. The reyrolle story, robert owen, write good books, 2007, isbn 9781905295074. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Oct 15, 2015 hebburn history tour paperback october 15, 2015 by derek dodds author visit amazons derek dodds page.
A glimpse of life in hebburn more than two decades ago is on offer next month. Once part of the private ellison estate, and made an independent urban district in 1894, in 1974 it. K 1959 recognised that the number of orders for nuclear power plants would be constrained because each. At its peak it employed 12,000 people and manufactured switchgear for power stations worldwide, including drax power station in north yorkshire the company had its own football team, which evolved into. K 1959 recognised that the number of orders for nuclear power plants would be constrained because each one had such large generating capacity.
For many years the company was one of the largest employers on tyneside. Hebburn history tour, by derek dodds, amberley publishing. The opening of the capsule coincides with local history month and there will also be an exhibition about life in south tyneside in the 1980s. Hebburn history tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this south tyneside town. Siemens reyrolle switchgear ensures the name is not completely forgotten, the company still employs many in hebburn and the site on which it all started still remains. Reyrolle court in hebburn is in the north east region of england. Hebburn history tour paperback october 15, 2015 by derek dodds author visit amazons derek dodds page. The fire that destroyed the theatre was on oct 7th 1950 so this aerial photo was taken after the fire. The population of hebburn was 18,808 in 2001, reducing to 16,492 at the 2011 census for the 2. The company was founded by alphonse constant reyrolle, a french electrical engineer and entrepreneur, in 1886 at fitzroy square in london to produce scientific instruments. The company made a wide range of electrical products from low voltage lv 230v to v to medium voltage mv v to 33kv.
Hebburn is a small town situated on the south bank of the river tyne in north east england sandwiched between the towns of jarrow and gateshead and to the south of walker. Hebburn town will be the name you read and alphonse reyrolles will be forgotten. The victorian age saw its expansion on the back of developing industry, in particular coal mining and shipbuilding. Pithead at hebburn colliery, newcastle area, showing engine house left providing power for the winding gear centre which is raising baskets corves of coal from the bottom of the pit and filling the wooden railway wagons. The book arrived in good sound condition and all the color plates, which you said, were also in fine condition. Albert harris became a member of staff at reyrolles on the 1 st january 1921. One shunted each of the two works at hebburn and new town and they had running powers over the lnerbr line between the works. Buy the reyrolle story by robert owen from waterstones today. Hebburn and jarrow and the villages of boldon, cleadon and whitburn. Parsons and company wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Tyneside communitys footballing history on display at south shields museum. Tickets snapped up for reyrolle talk south tyneside council.
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