Retro

Fellgate Primary School pupils celebrated winning the Becta ICT Award in 2010. We would love to hear from you if you were in the picture.

A focus on Fellgate Primary with 11 views from the school's past

Eight thousand South Tyneside had bigger issues on their mind on November 5 in 1991.
A fractured water main at the junction of Roman Road and Hylton Road in Jarrow left houses without water while 5 schools in Jarrow, and 2 in Hebburn had to close.

Here is the South Tyneside news from Bonfire Night 35 years ago

Magician The Great Zerada once hypnotised Whiteleas pensioner Norma Brown at the club in 1965 - and convinced her she was drunk on one glass of water.

9 facts you might not know about South Shields nightclub La Strada

Three of the people who helped to break the sparkler world record on South Shields seafront in 1986.

The Bonfire Night when South Shields bid for a world record

One small part of the massive crowd which amassed in Jarrow to welcome the marchers home 90 years ago.

A heroes welcome for the Jarrow marchers who arrived home to cheers.

Protest marchers on the Jarrow Crusade, who walked to London to demand the right to work. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

300 miles later - the Jarrow Marchers are dealt a triple blow

Jarrow MP Ellen Wilkinson and the marchers arrive in London after a month-long trek to the capital.

They've done it! Jarrow Marchers complete their epic journey

A roadside stop for the Jarrow marchers as they stop for a meal.

The southerners who failed to grasp the Jarrow march meaning

Haunted pubs in Sunderland and South Tyneside

17 most-haunted pubs where some punters have never left...

The marchers of the Jarrow Crusade in 1936. Photo by E Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

Cooler reception for the Jarrow marchers as they close in on London

Carrying the petition on the Jarrow Crusade. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Spirits high as the Jarrow marchers close in on London

Jarrow marchers passing throught the village of Lavendon, near Bedford, on their way to London, many playing mouth organs to keep spirits up.
(Photo by Savill/Getty Images)

Sightseers line up to get a view of the Jarrow marchers

The Jarrow March passes through a town in the North East in October 1936 on their way to Parliament to hand in a petition and protest the mass unemployment. Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Jobs on offer for the Jarrow Marchers - as cake mixers

Paddy Scullion, Ellen Wilkinson, Davy Riley and Joe Symonds were all pictured on the Jarrow March.

Exhaustion creeps in as Jarrow march toils on

Some of the men who prepared meals by the roadside for the Jarrow marchers.

The Jarrow marcher who went to the doctor to see if he was dead

The Jarrow marchers pictured in formation on a road near Nottingham in 1936.

New trousers, shoes and underwear for the Jarrow marchers
‘Gifts were showered freely upon us. Money cigarettes, sweets, anything the men wanted’
Chris Cordner

Protest marchers on the Jarrow Crusade who often walked through treacherous conditions on their way to London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

The false rumours which spread among families of the Jarrow marchers

The riverside at South Shields where a spirit is said to have been spotted in times gone by.
A character called Jack the Hammer is said to have haunted an area of South Tyneside.
It would appear by the river when someone is lost at sea, according to the report which is included in the online Paranormal Database.

13 South Tyneside ghostly tales as we count down to Halloween

The Jarrow marchers at the roadside in October 1936. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jarrow March popularity leads to a rise in scammers - even in 1936

Colin Lynch in the dugout after winning a competition to become a 'Sunderland player'.

The year Colin became a Sunderland player re-lived by the man himself

Jarrow marchers stop for a much needed sandwich. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Jarrow crusaders prepare to march through the south

The Jarrow marchers whistle a merry tune - with their mouth organ band further back in the ranks - as the crusade continues.
(Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Jarrow marcher hit by malaria as word of the crusade spreads

The Jarrow marchers, headed by Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson, stop for a sandwich on their way to Parliament. (Photo by Ward/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Brave Jarrow MP Ellen marches on despite injury

A roadside canteen for the protestors on the Jarrow March. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

100 pounds of fresh beef in a stew for the hungry Jarrow marchers

Sarah Wilson was pictured at the new store called Its Vintage Darling as it opened in Westoe.

South Tyneside store memories from the borough in 2012

Ellen Wilkinson, the MP for Jarrow, has a few words for the Jarrow marchers' mascot dog as they reach Harrogate. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The going gets tough for the Jarrow marchers

The Jarrow marchers, marching with a 'Jarrow Crusade' banner. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Health toll rises as the Jarrow marchers head for Harrogate
‘Miss Ellen Wilkinso received a special cheer and as she went by there were cries of ‘good old Ellen’.
Chris Cordner

The mouth organ band leads the way as the Jarrow marchers continue their journey to London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Excitement grows as word of the Jarrow Marchers spreads across Britain

Colin Lynch in the dugout after winning a competition to become a 'Sunderland player'.

Sunderland fan chosen from 10,000 to become an SAFC player

Labour Party politician Ellen Wilkinson, MP, with the marchers during a rest at the roadside. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The day a Jarrow marcher was put on trial

The works of famous artists will go under the hammer in the North East later this month.

Artists' work up for auction in North East and could fetch thousands

The Jarrow marchers, headed by the Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson stop for a much needed sandwich.

Britain's drivers showered Jarrow marchers with money and cigarettes

Thomas McStravack was 69 years old when he was evicted from his 'immaculate' Primrose flat over allegations he made too much noise while decorating in 1968.
Neighbours were furious especially as he was one of the Jarrow marchers in 1936.

South Tyneside in the 1960s - including Mr Mac the Jarrow Marcher

The Jarrow marchers, marching along the Ripon Road in 1936. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Church padre blessed the Jarrow Marchers - then gave them cigarettes

Pupils had reason to celebrate in 2004 when they were shortlisted to name the Middle Dock development.

Lord Blyton Primary memories as the school celebrates Ofsted results

The bus which accompanied the marchers and which became a lifeline for the men who needed medical treatment.

Jarrow marcher whose leg was poisoned and another who had a seizure

The Jarrow Marchers line up for corned-beef and potatoes at a farm near Bedford. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The ever-present bus which helped the blistered Jarrow Marchers

John Wesley's 300th anniversary was celebrated by the church in 2003 with Enid Bond in the photo.

East Boldon Methodist Church in retro as it makes new headlines

The pupils were taking a first look around the new school forest when this Shields Gazette photo was taken in 2017.

A class look back at St Oswald's CofE Primary School in Hebburn

On the march with the dog which adopted the Jarrow contingency.

The Jarrow Marchers and how the long trek to London

An historic Shields Gazette front page. The special edition spoke of a whole town's hopes going with the marchers on the journey to London.

The day the people of Jarrow marched into the world's history books

Jade Thirlwall had the backing of all the pupils at Laygate Primary School where she was a former student.

11 photos from the year when Little Mix began their rise to stardom

Some of South Tyneside's bonny babies who were in the picture 19 years ago.

South Tyneside's 2007 bonny babies

The mass of runners begin their race at the first South Shields parkrun in 2013. Get in touch to share your memories if you took part.

11 South Shields memories to celebrate parkrun on its 22nd birthday

Brian Cairns was set to reopen a new auction room in the former Persey Social Club as South Shields Auction Rooms. The photo takes us back to 2022.

The changing face of South Tyneside's Perseverance Club

Towns Womens Guild members were pictured at a coffee and open morning at All Saints Community Centre in 2015.

South Tyneside memories for International Coffee Day

Antique Road Trip's Charles Hanson visited Judith Brown at Cleadon Antiques and Gifts 8 years ago.

Vintage South Tyneside memories after the Antiques Roadshow's visit

Monkton Juniors headteacher Stuart Johnson got a great send-off when he retired after 25 years service at the school.

A gallery of Monkton Junior School memories to take you back in time

Get your teeth into a bacon butty, just like they were doing at Simonside Primary School in 2006.

Simonside Primary School in a class set of 2006 memories

Staff and customers were pictured inside Woolworth in South Shields in this archive scene from the summer of 2006.

The workers who made Woolworths tick in South Tyneside

These colourful new playground markings were on show at Mortimer Primary School in November 2011.
The photo shows some of the school pupils with deputy head teacher Pam Appleby, head Geoff Seagrove and business man Graeme Foreman.

South Tyneside playgrounds between the 1960s and the 2010s

Lots of concentration from one of the workers on the production line 20 years ago.

Inside Barbour's with a look at the staff in 2006

Looking towards the coast with Cleadon water tower in the distance. Tell us if we got your house in the picture.

South Tyneside from the air in photos taken 20 years ago

Harton Primary School nursery teacher Carolyn Reay was pictured with pupils Elia, Reuben and Louie four years ago.

Happy times at Harton Primary spanning from 2010 to 2022

The New Crown General Manager Stuart Parker with a tray of drinks as they celebrated their most successful Great North Run sales ever.

Views from the New Crown pub's past in South Shields

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