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©John Gallon
Impressive right angle bend in the Tyne shows us huge expanse of water. In the background is Swan Hunter's Shipyard. On 14th of July 2006 it was made public that the shipyard would never again make another ship. On the 17th of July the HMS Lyme Bay was towed, half completed, from its slipway.
©MSX
Taking up nearly the whole site of the old Walker Naval Yard.
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Huge crane with its own crane on top still stands while almost all of its neighbours have gone.
©MSX
From l to r: Merley Hall, Hunter House and Wardroper House. Behind lie Hexham House and Titan House.
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View from Bill Quay.
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This square takes in Bill Quay riverbank, the Tyne and the shipyards at Walker. Shame about the snap.
©MSX
Taken just off route.
©Ian S
Dist:0.2km<br/>Part of the Shepherd Offshore's Nelson Road site in Walker [[1967020]] The huge reels may be manufactured by Wellstream [[205420]] or Duco Offshore who make flexible pipelines for oil and gas extraction http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2008/02/07/70m-cable-order-secures-riverside-jobs-for-two-years-72703-20446847/
©Andrew Curtis
Dist:0.2km<br/>Walker Riverside
©Kevin Richardson
Dist:0.2km<br/>...upon their backs to bite 'em. The crane still stands at the redundant Vickers shipbuilding fitting-out yard. Seen from Hadrian's Way.
©Oliver Dixon
Dist:0.3km<br/>We picked up the wrong path here, so we are just off route for the next half mile or so.
©Ian S
Dist:0.3km<br/>View across the Tyne from the Hebburn side, with a vessel alongside the Offshore Technology Park wharf at Walker .... this was formerly the fitting-out quay for the Vickers shipyard. The big hammerhead crane is still in regular use for the handling of large reels of cable.
©George Robinson
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©John Gallon
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©John Gallon

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