A short history of the Sir James Knott Memorial Flats

Old Low Light Heritage Centre volunteer, Syd Cairns, shares his interest in the story behind the building of the Sir James Knott Memorial Flats, which have stood overlooking the River Tyne near North Shields since before World War Two.
This video presentation is captioned.
Research, written and presented by Syd Cairns
Additional research and Production by David J Hirst
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:
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[@Lerie2010able]

Thank you, I lived in Tynemouth and when I first moved there I honestly thought it was a factory. That was probably because the only buildings that were that size that I had known growing up in Lancashire were mills. The history is wonderful and I never knew any of it, especially tickled to see a man from my home town of Bolton was involved in the design.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Ugly building. Thats the first thing people see entering Tyneside from Scandinavia etc.

[@emmapace6355]

Hey
I live in the flats. This was great thanks. Do you know anything about the ballroom? Or air raid shelters? I’m fascinated

[@vogel421]

A fantastic chunk of history, and very well narrated! Thank you very much.

[@adrianhutchings3377]

Excellent presentation on that iconic building on the north bank of the Tyne.

[@terencemorrissey4413]

My mother family moved there in 1939.

[@pr52sep]

Very informative thank you.