And the Steamboat in South Shields has also been the setting for many a Gazette photo over the years.
But how many of these scenes do you remember?
Take a look through our photo selection and tell us more.
9. Celebration time
The Steamboat landlord Joe Mooney was pictured on the occasion of a special celebration in 2014 but who can remember what it was all about? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Stu Norton
10. A big award in 2009
Kath Brain with the Steamboat's Camra Pub of the Year Award in 2009. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: TR
11. A poignant occasion in 2014
The last meeting of the Ex Whalers club at the Steamboat South Shields. Remember this from 2014? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: iain.brown
12. The pub in 2015
A more recent view of the Steamboat. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Stu Norton
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