Photos by Trevor Ermel:
In the 1970s, old terraced streets were were being demolished. The Central Motorway East was formally opened in August, 1975. The Tyne and Wear Metro rapid transit system was being constructed in readiness for its opening in August, 1980.
“From the 1970s onwards I began recording everyday scenes on Tyneside, particularly in Gateshead where I lived at the time,” says Trevor. “I mainly use the camera for the thing I think it is best at – capturing the changing world around us in a factual way. I often try to include people in pictures to provide an extra element in the scene. I now live in Whitley Bay and am often out with my camera photographing the streets of the town and the changes it is undergoing.”
Between Beresford Road (left) and Avondale Road in 1974.
Byker back lane 1974
Pottery Lane, Newcastle, looking towards the end of the old Redheugh Bridge (to the left) in 1978
Railway Street Newcastle 29-10-78
Newcastle end of Metro Bridge 26-7-78
Carville Road, Byker probably 1975
Crowd at Tynemouth to see the departure of the ‘Esso Northumbria’ on 9th February 1970, the first of the ‘supertankers’ to be built on the Tyne
View to Newcastle from Gateshead in 1975, with a queue waiting to cross the Swing Bridge
Sunday market on the Quayside in 1978
Carville Road, 1974.
Ouseburn Viaduct & Byker Bridge Newcastle 23-5-75
Probably Raby Street
Newcastle Quayside 7-10-78
The ‘Evening Chronicle’ seller in an apt sheltered spot in Byker in 1975
Demolition in Byker in 1974
Westmorland Road, Newcastle opposite Marlborough Crescent bus station in 1977
[Photos: Trevor Ermel]
Mick Hartley 
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