Gods country

[Davyred]

Found this, cut my angling teeth on here and still havent beat my biggest fish, which I caught from here, either!!

[Edited on 15/12/2004 by Davyred]

 

[tala]

Sorry Davy,
But seeing as I come from gods country (N.Yorkshire) I aint got the foggiest where that picture has been taken, with sky like that it make me think its in the devils country

 

[Davyred]

Forgot about Yorkshire.....where men are men, and sheep are scared

 

[jonny_mc]

that is a really good picture m8
relaxing.......
where is it?

 

[Davyred]

Gods country johnny.....Roker pier

 

[jonny_mc]

roker ar i LOL didnt really recognise it there LOL hasnt been very productive when i have been there

 

[jeff]

Ahhh bliss.......set as a background on my screen straight away Davy.

Gods country...very appropriate.

Jeff.

 

[Charlton]

nuclear power station blown up again i see. Only jesting Davy absolutely tremendous photo, jealous as hell that i did not take it.

 

[john.frain]

lovely picture

john

 

[CODHEAD]

howay man its a copy of tynemouth pier ,the mackems must have pinched the drawings just like there mickey mouse bridge .davey just proves you dont have to work for a newspaper to take good pictures they gat paid for nowt

 

[sless]

very good picture

looks like the stadium of light is alight

 

[alan]

photo\'s nice Davy,did it take long to put the fire out lol

 

[mark]

looks like the stadium of light is alight

wishfull thinking??

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Aye lovely picture ,just as well it\'s not smellyvision eh I\'ve been near the end once ,it smells like a pair of old ladies slippers!

 

[willywetegg]

Never had a really big fish from there but had more different species from Roker pier than EVERYWHERE else put together.
That said mind I won\'t fish there any more on a night time as I love my car and allways like to take it home with me. In ONE piece.

Jim.

 

[Davyred]

Jim, I\'ve always parked in the Roker hotel carpark - no bother.

 

[willywetegg]

Cheers Davy mate, might start having a look back down then.

Jim.

 

[Davyred]

Jim, check your pms

 

[Davyred]

Gary, just been reading up here....

Tynemouth pier was started in 1855 completed in 1895, but breached in 1897. It was then repaired and finished in 1909, taking 54 years from start to finish!

Work started to build Roker pier in 1883 and was completed in 1903 - 20 years later. So it looks like geordie cowboys took their time to build tynemouth (twice!) and a quailty mackem labour force done a proper job first time! Apparently, the geordies had to go and have a look at how to build a proper pier!!!



[Edited on 16/12/2004 by Davyred]

 

[Davyred]

Good pic here...

http://www.portoftyne.com/port_history_3.asp