How these South Tyneside sites looked before new buildings sprung up

There’s been lots of building work and new look sites across South Tyneside in recent years.

But what did they all look like before the new structures took shape?

Here is a reminder of how these sites looked before their proposed transformation. Take a look and see how many of these scenes you remember.

1. Former Mecca Bingo

The former Mecca Bingo, again in 2016, at the time that an application for a home was submitted. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Stu Norton

A 2015 scene showing the new Starbucks cafe being built on Newcastle Road. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Stu Norton

Heading back to 2015 for this building scene of Market Square 365 The Word library and digital media centre. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Stu Norton

Here's a view from 2016 showing building work continuing on the new Hub at South Tyneside District Hospital. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Tim Richardson