Newcastle Parcel depot to be demolished
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Newcastle Parcel depot to be demolished
It appears that the former Parcel depot at the bottom of Westgate Road Newcastle is to be demolished and a 6 storey hotel put in its place. It will be some modern glass and steel building totally out of place with its surrounding. The back of this building extends under the station via arches.
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Another bit of history going the journey, but it is in a bit of a state. Lets hope that something reasonable is erected.
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Don't think it will be by all accounts. I worked in this building from the late eighties to the early nineties when it was the BR S&T stores. Its quite deceptive as to how big it is inside from the outside the arches extended all the way to old Platform 4. There was a ventalation shaft up to there and i can remember the throb of the Penzance HSTs parked in the platform above. I wonder if there is anybody out there that can answer a question i have. Next to the old parcel counter ther is a raised glass office. to the right of the office door was another door in the brick wall. This was nailed shut and i never found out where it went to. I thought it may have gone into the old railway doctors office in Irving house next door. this i nlate disciounted as i had been in the doctors office.The parcel building and irving house were conected even though there was another building between them. Does anybody have any information?
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TRESTROL wrote:Don't think it will be by all accounts. I worked in this building from the late eighties to the early nineties when it was the BR S&T stores. Its quite deceptive as to how big it is inside from the outside the arches extended all the way to old Platform 4. There was a ventalation shaft up to there and i can remember the throb of the Penzance HSTs parked in the platform above. I wonder if there is anybody out there that can answer a question i have. Next to the old parcel counter ther is a raised glass office. to the right of the office door was another door in the brick wall. This was nailed shut and i never found out where it went to. I thought it may have gone into the old railway doctors office in Irving house next door. this i nlate disciounted as i had been in the doctors office.The parcel building and irving house were conected even though there was another building between them. Does anybody have any information?
hi i also worked in this parcel dep .the door your mention did go to the doctors office and toilets.
i used to use it when on night shift in 1958
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hi i also worked in this parcel dep .the door your mention did go to the doctors office and toilets.
i used to use it when on night shift in 1958[/quote]
Are we thinking of the same door? Are you talking about the back entrance to Irving House? Once through the door the toilets were on your left and ahead was the door to Irving house. The door i am thinking of was at right angles to the glass office door. this was up two steps and along a short corridor with the office windows and door on your left. the sealed door was straight ahead.
i used to use it when on night shift in 1958[/quote]
Are we thinking of the same door? Are you talking about the back entrance to Irving House? Once through the door the toilets were on your left and ahead was the door to Irving house. The door i am thinking of was at right angles to the glass office door. this was up two steps and along a short corridor with the office windows and door on your left. the sealed door was straight ahead.
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Are we thinking of the same door? Are you talking about the back entrance to Irving House? Once through the door the toilets were on your left and ahead was the door to Irving house. The door i am thinking of was at right angles to the glass office door. this was up two steps and along a short corridor with the office windows and door on your left. the sealed door was straight ahead.[/quote]TRESTROL wrote:hi i also worked in this parcel dep .the door your mention did go to the doctors office and toilets.
i used to use it when on night shift in 1958
i would like to think we are talking about the same doors
i worked there also in 1958/59
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Are we thinking of the same door? Are you talking about the back entrance to Irving House? Once through the door the toilets were on your left and ahead was the door to Irving house. The door i am thinking of was at right angles to the glass office door. this was up two steps and along a short corridor with the office windows and door on your left. the sealed door was straight ahead.[/quote]
i would like to think we are talking about the same doors
i worked there also in 1958/59[/quote]
Not sure, its not the door to the toilets unless there was another set of hidden toilets! The door is right next to the glass office door opposite the counter(although the counter may have been a later addition. By the way I used to work with somebody who said his dad worked there as well hiss last name was Carr did you know him?
i would like to think we are talking about the same doors
i worked there also in 1958/59[/quote]
Not sure, its not the door to the toilets unless there was another set of hidden toilets! The door is right next to the glass office door opposite the counter(although the counter may have been a later addition. By the way I used to work with somebody who said his dad worked there as well hiss last name was Carr did you know him?
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i would like to think we are talking about the same doorsTRESTROL wrote:Are we thinking of the same door? Are you talking about the back entrance to Irving House? Once through the door the toilets were on your left and ahead was the door to Irving house. The door i am thinking of was at right angles to the glass office door. this was up two steps and along a short corridor with the office windows and door on your left. the sealed door was straight ahead.
i worked there also in 1958/59[/quote]
Not sure, its not the door to the toilets unless there was another set of hidden toilets! The door is right next to the glass office door opposite the counter(although the counter may have been a later addition. By the way I used to work with somebody who said his dad worked there as well hiss last name was Carr did you know him?[/quote]
i worked with a van driver whose name was vic hall . before that i worked as a messenger boy
there were many drivers and van boys working there .
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No not him, any idea on the door though?