13 things you love about a South Tyneside Summer - in retro pictures

By Chris Cordner

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 2nd May 2025, 11:53 GMT

What could be better than watching the bird population at Marsden Rock, just like this couple in August 1963.
Bird song in the Summer was a great Summer trigger for 57 per cent of people. — What could be better than watching the bird population at Marsden Rock, just like this couple in August 1963. Bird song in the Summer was a great Summer trigger for 57 per cent of people. | SG

placeholder image — What could be better than watching the bird population at Marsden Rock, just like this couple in August 1963. Bird song in the Summer was a great Summer trigger for 57 per cent of people. | SG

What do you love most about Summer? A new poll has listed some of the traditionally British things we adore in the hotter weather.

We’ve combined them with these great Shields Gazette archive South Tyneside.

The research was commissioned by A.F. Blakemore, the parent company of SPAR and here are some of the favourites, accompanied by our local twist.

South Tyneside Shields Gazette Memories

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