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Description: | Felling Square, or Victoria Square, to give it its proper name, was a regular meeting place. In it was the Boer War Memorial, or ‘Pant’, as it was known locally. This ‘pant’ was paid for by public subscription and erected in 1904. It was removed in 1951, much to the disgust of local residents. On one side was a basin, with a drinking cup attached, and on the other a stone horse trough and a small trough for dogs. The ‘Square’ was the place for all kinds of events, such as meetings by the Salvation Army Band or the Heworth and Wardley Colliery Bands. Trade Unions and local politicians gave speeches there and miners gathered there to march through the streets. In July 1908, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, arrived at a crowded square as part of a national motor tour campaign. He was greeted by, amongst others, local councillors, Salvationists and Methodist leaders. Many buildings were demolished in 1969, when the ‘Square’ was modernised. During the 1970s a new shopping centre was built. A notable building still on the edge of the square is the Blue Bell Public House. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.asaplive.com/Lco/Lco.cfm?ccs=629&cs=2674&Preview=1 | Publisher: | Gateshead Council | Rights holder: | Gateshead Council | Subjects: | Streets | Temporal: | name=1930s; start=1930; end=1939; | Source: | iSee Gateshead | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://isee.gateshead.gov.uk/detail.php?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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