26 retro photos you will remember if you lived in South Tyneside in the early 1980s

Published 19th Aug 2023, 06:00 BST

You might remember it as the era of Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl and David Bowie’s Let’s Dance.

But we are hoping to ring bells with a great selection of South Tyneside scenes from the early 1980s.

There are local faces galore in our 9 photos from the Shields Gazette archives and that includes a performance of Annie Get Your Gun and some bellringers who had been going strong for 35 years.

There’s a golfing scene from Cleadon Hills and a reminder of the shops at The Nook in 1983. But don’t just take our word for it. Join us as we journey back four decades.

5. All set for the stage

South Shields Operatic Society was putting on Annie Get Your Gun in 1982. Were you a part of the cast? Photo: Shields Gazette

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6. Soaring back to 1983

A recruitment exhibition in the foyer of the South Shields Central Library set up by the local 324 Squardon of the ATC based at Northfield Gardens. Pictured in 1983 are David McDermott, Sgt David Mitchell and Robert Coulson. Photo: Shields Gazette