The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126706   Message #2818592
Posted By: Dave MacKenzie
22-Jan-10 - 11:35 AM
Thread Name: Imaginary places in song??
Subject: RE: Imaginary places in song??
Mormond Braes are the braes on Mormond Hill.

"Walker and Byker are real places on the outskirts of Newcastle", Yes, but Walker is on the banks of the Tyne, and Byker is up the hill from it, so Walker Hill and Byker Shore (as sung by Bert Lloyd) are non-existant.