The bombs fell on Saville Street in September 1941 but locals were soon getting stuck into the clear-up operation.placeholder image
The bombs fell on Saville Street in September 1941 but locals were soon getting stuck into the clear-up operation. | JPIMedia Resell

13 reminders of how we all pulled together in South Tyneside during the Second World War

South Tyneside’s defiant spirit was never better illustrated than during the Second World War.

We delved into the archives to find these images of locals going on with daily life despite the ever-present threat of German bombs.

They cleaned up after air raids, went about their daily lives and smiled through adversity.

Take a look at these reminders of South Tyneside – and the wider North East – through the wartime years.

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