Is this how you used to while away the hours on a South Tyneside staycation?
How would you have spent a South Tyneside August 40 years ago?
By Chris Cordner
Published 9th Aug 2020, 07:00 BST
Would it have included a trip around the South Marine Park lake on a mini steam engine or joining in the football teach-in at Temple Park leisure centre?
Perhaps it would have included a trip to the music shop for the latest record, or a cuppa at Frankie’s.
Here are a series of nostalgic reminders of life in South Tyneside in the 1970s and 1980s.
See how many bring back memories for you.
Here are a series of nostalgic reminders of life in South Tyneside in the 1970s and 1980s.
5. Fancy a cuppa at Frankies?
Frankies take away cafe in August 1989. Fancy a look in? Photo: Shields Gazette
Back to 1980 and August Bank Holiday crowds at the South Marine Park, watch as a hard worked steam engine takes another load of passengers for a trip around the lake. Photo: Shields Gazette