Going skywards for great views of South Tyneside: Gypsies Green and the lime kilns included
We can share them with you once more thanks to the wonderful Getty Images archives.
Join us in 2016 as we look at Marsden Lime Kilns.


The scene was captured by artist Dave MacLeod and comes to us via Historic England Archive/Heritage Images and Getty Images.
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Next up is Gypsies Green Sports Ground, velodrome and athletics track, in South Shields, in another view from Dave MacLeod.


Once again, many of you will have memories of competing there in the past and we would love you to share your recollections.
Lastly, we have a view from 2015 with plenty of history behind it.
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It is an aerial view of Lizard Lane showing the World War Two heavy anti-aircraft battery, near Whitburn.
Our thanks go to the Historic England Archive, Heritage Images and Getty Images for a great insight into life in the Borough.
Tell us about the scenes from the past you would like to see, no matter whether it is the pubs you loved, the restaurants you ate in, or the shops where you got the best bargains in South Tyneside.
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