Fred Finch introduces one of his father's puppets to a group of children at a 1963 party held for them by the Westoe Mechanics Social Club in the Boldon Lane Community Centre. placeholder image
Fred Finch introduces one of his father's puppets to a group of children at a 1963 party held for them by the Westoe Mechanics Social Club in the Boldon Lane Community Centre. | SG

I'm bigging up Boldon Lane in this 13-photo step back in time

It’s amazing what you find when you delve into a street’s history and we certainly found plenty to admire in Boldon Lane.

There’s puppets from 1963, a therapy dog meeting children in 2003 and an all-new recipe book which first saw the light of day in 2004.

Intrigued? Read on and enjoy our Shields Gazette archive step back in time which covers 50 years of wonderful memories.

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