An undated shipyard photo from the Gazette archives. Do you remember scenes like this in the shipyards?An undated shipyard photo from the Gazette archives. Do you remember scenes like this in the shipyards?
An undated shipyard photo from the Gazette archives. Do you remember scenes like this in the shipyards?

Reflections on the South Tyneside shipbuilding industry: Do these scenes bring back poignant memories?

We are re-living South Tyneside’s shipbuilding industry in this selection of retro photos.
By Chris Cordner
Published 10th Oct 2020, 07:00 GMT

And we hope the pictures from the Shields Gazette archives bring back lots of memories.

Are you pictured at Readheads, the training school at Hebburn or Hawthorn Leslie?

What are your memories of working in the yards? Take a look at our selection and then get in touch to tell us more.

Workers watch as the after section of the 112,000 ton Bibby Line tanker Yorkshire is launched. It would later go to Hebburn Shipbuilding Dock to be joined to the forepart which was being built there.

1. A giant waiting to be completed

Workers watch as the after section of the 112,000 ton Bibby Line tanker Yorkshire is launched. It would later go to Hebburn Shipbuilding Dock to be joined to the forepart which was being built there. Photo: Shields Gazette

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Brigham and Cowans shipyard and the Tyne Dock Engineering Company pictured in May 1958.

2. Back to 1958

Brigham and Cowans shipyard and the Tyne Dock Engineering Company pictured in May 1958. Photo: Shields Gazette

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The open plan workshop at Hebburn Centre of British Shipbuilders North East Training and Safety Co in 1983.

3. In the workshop

The open plan workshop at Hebburn Centre of British Shipbuilders North East Training and Safety Co in 1983. Photo: Shields Gazette

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A shipyard strike scene from March 1957.

4. On strike

A shipyard strike scene from March 1957. Photo: Shields Gazette

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