I was born in 1939, and lived at 21 Ross Avenue, Dunston. I can recall some of my neighbours at that time, Freddy Parker lived at No. 19, he was a Merchant Seaman, as was my father, The Robsons lived at No. 23, Ernie being the eldest child, Margaret and twins Sid & John. Mrs. Harbottle lived futher down the street and dear old Mrs & Mrs Peacock lived across the road in the cottages.
We had an Anderson Air raid shelter in the back garden, where I spent my first birthday. Harry Harbottle once let me ride on his sledge, a terrifing experience. My mother did most of shopping on Ravenswood Road, Walter Wilson's the butchers, Prouds Electric shop just across the road. Metcalfes Grocers on Barry Street, he was a tall thin, bespectacled man with a young daughter, He had a box of Monoply on display on a top shelf, price £1, most of the shelves were bare.
I attended Dunston Hill School, my first impression of Mrs Hancy's class was a pile of toys.I remember teacher Mr Stewart, who made the headlines when he found an injured baby deer. sed to practise his caning technique on me just about every morning. Mr Crozier the Geology teacher.

We used to get Holicks tablets, and cocoa mixed with sugar as we sat in the air raid shelter with our gas masks dangling around our necks.

George Gaddes, Allen Mitchell, Neil Wallace, Joe Wilson were class mates, as was Jimmy Watson, the Stilwell brothers

Thanks for your memories of growing up in Dunston.