Nine places you spent your childhood Saturdays in South Tyneside
It’s time for a trip down memory lane to the weekends of your younger days.
Did you spend a Saturday shopping down street? Or was a trip to the fair with an ice cream on the way home more your thing?
We asked the Gazette readers to share their favourite spots in South Tyneside for spending their childhood weekends.
From something sweet and fizzy at the American soda bar to a plodge at the seaside – here are some of your top picks.
From something sweet and fizzy at the American soda bar to a plodge at the seaside – here are some of your top picks.
5. A trip to the beach
You just can't beat a day at the beach. Lots of families pictured having fun at Marsden in 1959. Photo: JPIMedia
6. Derby Street Baths
The newly-installed sauna at Derby Street baths in 1966. The baths were a favourite stop for many of you after a morning at the pictures. Photo: JPIMedia
7. The Savoy
Pictured in 1955. Madeline Oley said: "Saturday morning pictures at The Savoy." Photo: JPIMedia
8. T & G Allan's
One of the shops on the Saturday circuit for many of you. Pictured in 1977. Photo: JPIMedia