The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass

The Curly Wurly Bridge

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Episode notes

A Spanish Village / Its Own Kind of Paradise

Out of the dust

A garden will grow

Vines intertwined

Kept safe from the roads

By the road

The children can play

Away from the smoke

And wait for the sun

Square pegs in round holes

So beautiful

Ah, who needs the sun

The hills will do us right

The sea breeze can reach

Right along the river

Its own kind of paradise

A Spanish Village was written and performed by David Brewis.

Credits

You’ve been listening to the Washington Community Podcasting group and 5. Curly Wurly bridge You’ve been listening to Fatfield resident, Roger Morris; Mike Laws, Linda Laws, Ged Parker – who worked at Washington Development Corporation, Washington Newtown Architects, David Robson and Ricard Robinson, Ursula Robson, Martin Stephenson and Peter McAdam, Liz Greener and April Welby.

The Crocodile and the Underpass ballad podcast is produced by Grace Stubbings and the Washington community podcasting group, with songs composed and performed by David Brewis and Paige Temperley. The project was developed by Washington Heritage Partnership, Sunderland City Council’s Washington Area Committee, Sunderland Culture at The Arts Centre Washington, Baseline Shift and We Make Culture, with support from the University of Sunderland. and The National Heritage Lottery Fund. This project has been made possible by the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund with many thanks to National Lottery players.

Executive Producers: Caroline Mitchell and Jude Murphy