The photograph would have been taken before the war and is in Dunston Park. The pavillion in the background was beside the present football pitches.
Middle row second from the left in the photograph is Archie Thompson (Senior) a well known Dunston bowler and member of Wood Street and Dunston Hill Methodist Church for many years. He was a fireman in the Auxilary Fire Service during the Second World War and lived in Holmeside Avenue Dunston until his death. He was married to Hilda Fleetwood who was also a well known and loved methodist and they had a handicapped son "Young Archie" who did all his mother's shopping. He was a real character who knew almost everyone in Dunston and had a phenomenal memory. He now lives in sheltered housing in the grounds of the former Whinney House and still attends Dunston Hill most Sundays.

Thanks very much for the information on the location of the photograph and about Archie Thompson.