Take a walk round Greenside village, a little community in the very far west of Gateshead. Once a coal-mining village of County Durham, it is now part of Gateshead itself, its bigger and more famous neighbour. It is still, however, essentially a rural community.

This fine painting by Milton Gray shows Greenside when it had a new pit - and no traffic!

The pit was opened about 1902 and closed in 1966. Buddle Gardens is on the right, and the Methodist Chapel in the centre.

Greenside School celebrates its centenary in 2009. Please send us your reminiscences. Click on the Local History Group Page for details.