Did you warm up with a brew at Staiano’s, browse the bargains in Woolworths or go for a drink at Zolsa’s?
We have all this and more from January in South Tyneside in years gone by, thanks to these January photos from the Shields Gazette archives.
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1. How about a night out?
Did you get through the winters nights with a spot of live entertainment, perhaps at Jarrow Ex-Servicemen's club pictured here in January 1964. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
2. Shopping on King Street
Back to January 1968 and these people spent their winter day enjoying the bargains in Woolworths on King Street. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
3. Travelling back to the 1960s
You might have had a holiday on your mind. Here is travel agents Graham and Warren, in January 1969. | sg
4. Venturing onto the high street
Maybe you brave the cold and warmed yourself up with a hot brew. Here is Staiano's Expresso Bar in Frederick Street in 1974. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette