Simonside

[Whickham]

Another of Joseph Carney's hoppers, the SIMONSIDE, built as HOPPER No 9 by Fleming & Ferguson in 1931 for the Clyde Navigation Trust . She became SIMONSIDE in 1964, which is approx when this photo was taken, and ended her days at Blyth in 1967.

[Whickham]

Ahead of the SIMONSIDE can be seen the open gates of a drydock. I presume this is the Robert Thomson yard at Southwick.