10 nostalgic photos from inside South Tyneside's pubs: How many of these scenes do you remember?

In the meantime, let’s re-live some memories by taking a look inside some of the borough’s hostelries in times gone by.

From the Steamboat to the Stag’s Head, we have plenty of reminders of locals from the Shields Gazette archives.

So whether they are waiting to re-open or are merely fond memories from a time gone by, let’s enjoy a look back to happy times in the pubs we’ve loved.