Not a million miles away!

Will the lights go out at Prestwick Road Ends?

The washout caused by the drain from the area recently opencasted has steadily got worse over recent months.

Works done by electricity supply company does not seem to be solving the problem. How long before the lights go out?

Explosives

ICI's Nobel division transported explosives from its factory at Ardeer, Ayrshire to its depot from 1953 until the1970's. The explosives were distributed from the Callerton depot, with offices at Street Houses, to mines all over the North East of England.

A full history of the ICI local operations can be found in the Ponteland Local History Society publication "Pont Island News 2010" 

"The Flight" crosses the A696.

                                                             

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.