13 pictures from South Tyneside's past - which decade would you most like to revisit?

What if you could step back in time to that favourite year or decade.

Which would be your favourite and why? That’s what we are asking in this Gazette Memory Lane trip.

Would it be the early 1900s or the 1990s. Would it be the 60s or the cinemas and seafront attractions of the 80s.

Here are some reminders of those great eras. But why not get in touch to tell us more about your favourite decade or year.

5. It's the 70s in South Shields

The shops in Fowler Street in 1971. Does this bring back memories? Photo: Shields Gazette

Men working on the foundations of the new Market Hotel, in the Market Place, South Shields. Here's a scene from 1965. Photo: Shields Gazette

Danesfield Maternity Hospital in Jarrow in October 1960. Does this bring back memories? Photo: Shields Gazette

The South Shields Grammar Technical School for Boys new swimming pool. Does this bring back memories of 1965? Photo: Shields Gazette