Here are nine scenes to remind you of Westoe in times gone by from the 1950s onwards.
Perhaps you were in the picture as you got ready for the Big Meeting, or working on the GPO exchange.
An old school and shop also feature in this retro reminder. Take a look and see how many scenes you remember.
5. Ingham Infirmary
The date of this photo is not known but it shows the Ingham Infirmary at Westoe which closed in 1989. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Shop memories
Brown Bros Ltd in Westoe. But which year was this? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
7. Another Big Meeting scene
Ald Sidney Jones leads the Harton and Westoe miners from the Armstrong Hall. Remember this from 1965? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Hartlepool Mail
8. Building the foundations
Work began in 1957 on the foundations of South Shields GPO new telephone exchange, being built at the back of Westoe Road. Remember this? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: gz