Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Day 4

Friday 10th July 2026

This was a fun morning. Two wonderful sisters related to Geoff through the McAndrew clan had been in email contact for several months, and we agreed to meet a couple of kilometres from where our forebears lived. The old cottages were knocked down in the 1930s, for health reasons and there is now a golf course where the row houses stood. Our main connection was through a colourful character, Ned (1893-1969) who was a mover and shaker in the local coal mining community during difficult times. His sister Sarah immigrated to Australia which lead to another clan of McAndrews starting there.

Today was my birthday and we celebrated in Spanish style, downtown Newcastle.

On the bus to downtown Newcastle

Susan and Kate with their Spanish bubbles

Cafe Andaluz

Grey Street