It might be picture postcard stuff but South Tyneside in winter can be perilously icy.
We scoured the Shields Gazette archives for nine reminders of the borough at its freezing best.
1. Lovely at the Lawe Top
Snow covered rooftops on the Lawe Top in this Shields Gazette archive photo from 2008. | sg
2. Arctic in South Tyneside
Walking the dogs on a snow-covered Sandhaven Beach in a retro photo from 17 years ago. | sg
3. Sliding back to 2008
Keeping your feet under you was hard work on the slippy streets of South Shields in 2008. | sg
4. Winter in 2008
There's a backdrop of Tynemouth Priory for this snowy scene at Sandhaven 17 years ago. | sg
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