Gatesheed drinking

There used be the teams club as well down Bensham way, could sell yer granny in there. Was a pub as well, can't recall it's name at the moment, bit further up in Bensham was the jockey, more like a saloon.
 


Me and my now wife spent many a night in there in the late 80's. If you went there and the Gloucester I probably know you by sight mate. Like I said Gateshead was always rough, but there were some decent people as well and to be honest, I am a working class lad from Leam Lane, if it gets too fancy I feel out of place;)
Aye mate, reckon our paths are sure to have crossed. Was rough as fcuk, but some belter nights out.
 
Me and my now wife spent many a night in there in the late 80's. If you went there and the Gloucester I probably know you by sight mate. Like I said Gateshead was always rough, but there were some decent people as well and to be honest, I am a working class lad from Leam Lane, if it gets too fancy I feel out of place;)
Some good pubs round that end, ship and swan were always alreet and the fiddlers used to be heaving most of the time, great place for a lock in there iirc.
Eagle was always a bit lairy mind:lol:.... a bit further on towards felling from heworth, the cumberland arms used to always have a shit load of hippies but the did do double maxim and a brilliant duke box
 
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Some good pubs round that end, ship and swan were always alreet and the fiddlers used to be heaving most of the time, great place for a lock in there iirc.
Eagle was always a bit lairy mind:lol:

Eagles a f***ing spar or something now, the shop not the lasses kind.

Deuchars is still rough as fuck
 
Eagles a f***ing spar or something now, the shop not the lasses kind.

Deuchars is still rough as fuck
Duchars was always a weird pub as it was in the middle of nee where, bit of a hike from the ship then the closest one from there woulda been what? Leam social club?
 
Bit further afield there was a pub at eighton banks, was known as a swingers gaff, again, the name escapes me. Was the ship as well, used to do cracking scran.
 
There was also a late bar on Jackson st, used to be known as dazzlers or Bobbys. I think it was officially called Bobbys roundhouse. Was sights to behold in there of a weekend. Was some good pubs though as well, the Gloucester was a favourite of mine. Not sure how many are left now, was a lot of pubs in Gateshead back in the day.

There was also briefly a night club called the Cotton Club which was on the side street just up from what used to be the British Lion and just down from the Police Station. The dance floor was the size of most people's front room so to make it look bigger they covered the walls in mirrors. That place was something to behold and made Bobby's look like the Ritz.

The name Bobby's came from the comedian Bobby Patterson who was based there and who I think owned it for a while. When he left or retired or sold it on or stopped for whatever reason, it was renamed the 'Roundhouse' as it was a circular building. Pretty much nobody in Gateshead ever used the new name and it was and always will be simply known as 'Bobby's'

Found a canny photo here of Bobby in front of the club;

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&s...aw3_yzkb4yvtPTHP1mYIiUWQ&ust=1544222723660613
 
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There was also briefly a night club called the Cotton Club which was on the side street just up from what used to be the British Lion and just down from the Police Station. The dance floor was the size of most people's front room so to make it look bigger they covered the walls in mirrors. That place was something to behold and made Bobby's look like the Ritz.

The name Bobby's came from the comedian Bobby Patterson who was based there and who I think owned it for a while. When he left or retired or sold it on or stopped for whatever reason, it was renamed the 'Roundhouse' as it was a circular building. Pretty much nobody in Gateshead ever used the new name and it was and always will be simply known as 'Bobby's'

Found a canny photo here of Bobby in front of the club;

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiO56-JpIzfAhUhz4UKHRs-DiAQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https://www.**Removed for copyright reasons**/stock-photo-bobby-pattinson-owner-of-nightclub-talk-of-the-tyne-outside-the-club-83595380.html&psig=AOvVaw3_yzkb4yvtPTHP1mYIiUWQ&ust=1544222723660613
No matter how pissed or off your head, no one was ever turned away from Bobbys :lol:
Although once you got in you wish you had of been
 
Duchars was always a weird pub as it was in the middle of nee where, bit of a hike from the ship then the closest one from there woulda been what? Leam social club?

The Eagle was up the hill from the Duchars and then there was the Bugle on Fewster Square plus the Leam Club, After that you had the Black Bull at Wardley which is now an old peoples home.

Don't live there any more and have not done since 1991 but I have family who do, I think the Eagle is still open, the Duchars long gone, the Bugle is now a farm foods and as I said The Black Bull is an old people's home.

The other pub on the estate was the Durham Ranger and I think that one is still there. The ship closed down years ago as well although it was never actually on Leam Lane Estate.

The Leam Lane Club is still going but its a horrible soulless place and is nearly always empty. I go there now and again when my brothers come back to see my mother as that's where they drink when they come up as my mother lives very close to it. I hate the place with a passion, its awful beyond belief.
 
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