Coals from the "Robert colliery" at Dinnington arrived at the rail head at Prestwick by aerial ropeway. This picture was taken circa 1960 at the point where the ropeway crossed the Newcastle to Ponteland road.
The photographer is standing approximatly where the wash bay is at the Airport Filling station, looking towards Newcastle . The Doubletree hotel site is on the left hand side and the street of houses, Prestwick Terrace, seen in the distance still exists.
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