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Walbottle History - Historical Photographs

A collection of old photographs of Walbottle village and surroundings from 1906 to 1962, arranged in approximate chronological order. If you have any old photographs of Walbottle we would love to include them on this page.

Walbottle Sword (Rapper) Dancers - 1906
The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Walbottle Road - 1910
The old Police house - 1914
Behind the Wesleyan Chapel, Walbottle - 1920
The back of Queen's Row - 1920
Joseph Armstrong riding his penny farthing - 1920
Low Square - Mina Wray's house, backto back with the Post Office - 1920
Low Square - 1920
Colliery Agent Manager Mr Joseph Severs' home - 1920
Percy Cottages by The Percy Arms - 1920
Walbottle Post Office - 1920
Queen's Row - 1920
Jospeh Armstrong with his impressive array of cycling prizes - 1920
Walbottle Village Institute to the left of frame - 1920
Walbottle Village Green - 1920
Walbottle Hall - 1920
The allotments on Walbottle Road - 1920's
High Square (now The Percy car park) - 1920's
Old Row. 21 back to back houses. The Engine Inn in the background - date unknown
Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V and Queen Mary on Walbottle Village Green - 1935
Jimmer Rigg and Johnny McSwain enjoying a chat with a canvassing politician in Walbottle Village - date unknown
The site of Percy Pit, the last pit heap to be removed from Newcastle - 1940
The old Co-Operative building, Hexham Road - date unknown
The old Co-Operative building, Hexham Road - date unknown
The old Co-Operative building, Hexham Road - date unknown
Walbottle Village - 1948 (britainfromabove.org.uk)
Walbottle Village - 1948 (britainfromabove.org.uk)
Walbottle Village - 1948 (britainfromabove.org.uk)
The Village Green, Walbottle - 1951
Walbottle Post Office and Village Green - 1955 ©The Francis Frith Collection
The Engine Inn - 1955 ©The Francis Frith Collection
The name is believed to have come from the stationery steam engine used here to haul waggons up the Walbottle incline
The Percy Arms, Queen's Road. One of five Walbottle pubs in 1850.
Including The Brown Jug, The Half Moon, The Duke's Hall and The Engine - 1850
Cottages facing Walbottle Village Green - 1961
Walbottle Village Green - 1962