Bill Quay
| Bill Quay | |
| County Durham | |
|---|---|
 The River Tyne at Bill Quay | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ297626 |
| Location: | 54°57’25"N, 1°32’13"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Gateshead |
| Postcode: | NE10 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Gateshead |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gateshead East and Washington West |
Bill Quay is a suburb in the northeast of Gateshead in County Durham. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne, facing Walker-on-Tyne across the river in Northumberland. To the east of Bill Quay stands Hebburn and Pelaw is to the south-west.
History
During the 19th century, this was an industrial area catering for chemical works, bottle works, Robson's Paint and shipbuilding. The area saw an economic upturn at the end of the 19th century when the Co-Operative Wholesale Society opened its vast and extensive string of factories along its main thoroughfare, Shields Road. Boutlands, Harrisons and Wood-Skinner were shipbuilders at Bill Quay with Harrisons remaining the last shipbuilders on the Tyne's south bank until its closure recently.
Churches
- Bill Quay Methodist Church
About the villlage
Bill Quay Community Farm is an important urban farm and one of only 16 farm parks nationally recognised by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust in the United Kingdom. Breeds include Tamworth pigs, Jacob sheep, Hebridean sheep, Scots Grey hens and Bagot goats. It used to play host to Chickenstock, an annual showcase festival for local Gateshead based bands.
Sport
- Cricket: Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club
Outside links
- Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club
- Bill Quay Community Farm
- Gateshead local history: Bill Quay
- Bill Quay Primary school