A reminder of workers at the Jarrow factory in 1971. Can you recognise any of them?A reminder of workers at the Jarrow factory in 1971. Can you recognise any of them?
A reminder of workers at the Jarrow factory in 1971. Can you recognise any of them?

A selection of 11 retro South Tyneside factory photos - but were you pictured at work?

South Tyneside’s rich seam of industry gets our attention in these retro photos.
By Chris Cordner
Published 15th Feb 2020, 16:00 GMT
Updated 18th Feb 2020, 01:03 GMT

Here are 11 scenes of factory workers pictured at their workplace but how many do you recognise?

Is your former place of work pictured? What memories do these scenes bring back?

Take a look through our photo selection and then get in touch to tell us more.

Going back to 1960 for another look at Morganite Resistors. Did you work there?

1. Another view of Morganite Resistors

Going back to 1960 for another look at Morganite Resistors. Did you work there? Photo: Shields Gazette

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Workers at the Eskimo factory in 1958. Does this bring back memories?

2. Eskimo slippers factory

Workers at the Eskimo factory in 1958. Does this bring back memories? Photo: Shields Gazette

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Employees of the Plessey factory arriving at work in May 1967, but do you recognise any of them?

3. Plessey in 1967

Employees of the Plessey factory arriving at work in May 1967, but do you recognise any of them? Photo: Shields Gazette

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An undated view of the J Barbour & Sons Factory at Simonside.

4. J Barbour & Sons

An undated view of the J Barbour & Sons Factory at Simonside. Photo: Shields Gazette

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