OS grid reference NZ297626 Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Wednesday 10:32 PM Dialling code 0191 | Post town GATESHEAD | |
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Bill Quay is a suburb in the northeast of Gateshead in North East England, situated between Hebburn to the east and Pelaw to the southwest. It lies on the south bank of the River Tyne, facing Walker-on-Tyne.
Contents
- Map of Bill Quay Gateshead UK
- Checking the bee hives at bill quay farm
- History
- Notable establishments
- Bill Quay in fiction
- References
Map of Bill Quay, Gateshead, UK
Checking the bee hives at bill quay farm
History
During the 19th century it was an industrial area catering for chemical works, bottle works, Robson's Paint and shipbuilding. The area saw an economic upturn at the end of the 19th century when the CWS (Co-Operative Wholesale Society) opened its vast and extensive string of factories along its main thoroughfare, Shields Road. Boutlands, Harrisons and Wood-Skinner were shipbuilders at Bill Quay with Harrisons remaining the last shipbuilders on the Tyne's south bank until its closure recently.
Notable establishments
Bill Quay in fiction
The novel Schoolfrenz by Ray Crowther (ISBN 0-9541110-3-6) is set mainly on Tyneside. Bill Quay is mentioned several times and is the location for a murder scene in the book. The author's website (Ray Crowther) contains an extract from Schoolfrenz about Bill Quay, and has photographs of Bill Quay and the surrounding area.