Long forgotten Livestock Marts

[oldoaktree]

Yes we went there too uncle always said the fish and chips were better from there
We called it the wood hut

It’s was always full of condensation proper rough spot

 

[livestock 1]

The Ropery. Long narrow building approx 100 yards long From 1800 to 1906 was a rope / twine factory.
1922 a local rifle club used it as a range.
Not sure what date it became the Argyle Cafe but in the 50`s when I was a kid until the mart moved to Tyne Green in 1995.
At the far end was an agric merchant called Mr Brown. We used to get nails / staples & milk filter cloths there
Remember the box of milk filters was always wrapped carefully in brown paper & tied with string
Currently owned by a developer who also has the adjacent old bus station site.
Development is on hold due to planning / finance issues

Yea the fish and chips were good, the other cafe was over the road which had better facilities. Rickerbys was up there too they ran 2 places the other one is a garage for fancy cars now. The mart one sold stuff for implements and hardware the bottom one mainly tractor stuff. Seem to remember a couple of rings at the mart a main ring and a calf ring

 

[livestock 1]

It’s was always full of condensation proper rough spot

Maybe a bit foisty or something
Still one of the better mart cafes at the time.

 

[livestock 1]

No Tyneside pictures yet?

 

[upnortheast]

No Tyneside pictures yet?

I was searching one day & nothing come up
Just a pic of the Martins Bank branch

 

[livestock 1]

I was searching one day & nothing come up
Just a pic of the Martins Bank branch

Yes I know I had a look and just came up with that

 

[oldoaktree]

Yea the fish and chips were good, the other cafe was over the road which had better facilities. Rickerbys was up there too they ran 2 places the other one is a garage for fancy cars now. The mart one sold stuff for implements and hardware the bottom one mainly tractor stuff. Seem to remember a couple of rings at the mart a main ring and a calf ring

Remember the top/main ring being red .
If you mean the car garage by the roundabout it’s now a gym

 

[livestock 1]

Remember the top/main ring being red .
If you mean the car garage by the roundabout it’s now a gym

Oh must have changed again since then

 

[upnortheast]

Above the Argyle Cafe was the fat cow / dairy ring. Further up the bank was the store cattle & sheep rings.

To the east was the calf ring

Above now s/market / car park

Further east was the black mart Origionaly run by - I think Tynedale auction mart co. Had a dairy sale / store cattle & were big in importing Irish cattle through Silloth

Hexham mart bought that in 70`s Now the hospital

 

[livestock 1]

Above the Argyle Cafe was the fat cow / dairy ring. Further up the bank was the store cattle & sheep rings.

To the east was the calf ring

Above now s/market / car park

Further east was the black mart Origionaly run by - I think Tynedale auction mart co. Had a dairy sale / store cattle & were big in importing Irish cattle through Silloth

Hexham mart bought that in 70`s Now the hospital
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Can you remember the sheep grader’s with the green paint?

 

[upnortheast]

Can you remember the sheep grader’s with the green paint?

Just trying to remember the regular graders name. Think it began with f*****g

Always a contentious issue of how much weight he knocked off

 

[Northern territory]

Is there any reference list say from 50’s, bit like what farmers weekly do with prices. Would be interesting to see as almost every town in the country would have a livestock market

 

[oldoaktree]

Oh must have changed again

Above the Argyle Cafe was the fat cow / dairy ring. Further up the bank was the store cattle & sheep rings.

To the east was the calf ring

Above now s/market / car park

Further east was the black mart Origionaly run by - I think Tynedale auction mart co. Had a dairy sale / store cattle & were big in importing Irish cattle through Silloth

Hexham mart bought that in 70`s Now the hospital
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We used to go to the Irish cattle sales they used to be mid week and not in the usual store ring for some reason.

 

[goodevans]

2 April 1957,and also an advert for Hereford

 

[Northern territory]

2 April 1957,and also an advert for Hereford

That’s good but a lot missing from it, must be abbreviated or something

 

[Northern territory]

Just found this from northern Scotland, scroll down and there is a list for up there. https://www.bahs.org.uk/AGHR/ARTICLES/65_2_Perren.pdf

 

[Jimbojrf]

No Tyneside pictures yet?

Think this is on the hill leading away from tyneside mart. I think the wagons on the far right are in the mart yard.

 

[Jimbojrf]

Above the Argyle Cafe was the fat cow / dairy ring. Further up the bank was the store cattle & sheep rings.

To the east was the calf ring

Above now s/market / car park

Further east was the black mart Origionaly run by - I think Tynedale auction mart co. Had a dairy sale / store cattle & were big in importing Irish cattle through Silloth

Hexham mart bought that in 70`s Now the hospital
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I remember those big suckler sales at the old mart. If I remember rightly one of the old drovers was called Pat.

 

[Forkdriver]

Dakins café was the go to at Melton Mowbray.

 

[livestock 1]

Think this is on the hill leading away from tyneside mart. I think the wagons on the far right are in the mart yard.

Yes that looks like the hill on the way up. We called it Lemmington or Tyneside
They look like Bells of Belsay wagons in there on the right