Bill Quay

Bill Quay
Bill Quay
Bill Quay shown within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference NZ297626
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GATESHEAD
Postcode district NE10
Dialling code 0191
Police Northumbria
Fire Tyne and Wear
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament

Bill Quay is a suburb in the northeast of Gateshead in North East England, situated between Hebburn to the east and Pelaw to the southwest. It lies on the south bank of the River Tyne, facing Walker-on-Tyne.

The River Tyne at Bill Quay

History

During the 19th century it 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 CWS (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.

Notable establishments

Bill Quay Community Farm
An important urban farm and one of only 16 farm parks nationally recognised by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust in the UK. 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.
Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club
Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club compete in the Durham Cricket League.
Bill Quay Methodist Church

Bill Quay in fiction

The novel Schoolfrenz by Ray Crowther (ISBN 0-9541110-3-6) is set mainly on Tyneside. Bill Quay is mentioned several times and is the location for a murder scene in the book. The author's website (Ray Crowther) contains an extract from Schoolfrenz about Bill Quay, and has photographs of Bill Quay and the surrounding area.

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