Kevin has sent me another view from Bill Quay, but this one a bit further round the bend. Also I think it is about 15-20 years earlier.
I think that works on the left could be the Walker Iron Works that was disused by 1912 and more or less disappeared under the new Naval Yard at High Walker. A very strange looking ship berthed alongside the works, almost looks like half a ship. As for the ship in mid river the name looks like ETHELWEDA but the nearest I can find is ETHELWALDA, just happens to be Tyne built, by Readheads in 1890. If so she was wrecked in 1911 so this would date the photo before then, might also explain the number of sailing ships in the river. The photo of ETHELWALDA looks a good match and I can only assume that the name is one character longer than it looks.
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http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships ... a1890.htmlDown river would be William Dobson’s yard at Wincomblee and then Armstrong Whitworth at Low Walker. All a bit of supposition, but great photo whatever.
- Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
- Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair