An undated view of the Crown Inn pub at Lawe Top. It would later become the Harbour Lights. | sg

placeholder image — An undated view of the Crown Inn pub at Lawe Top. It would later become the Harbour Lights. | sg

Looking back at the Lawe Top with 13 stunning retro photos

By Chris Cordner

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 25th Apr 2025, 14:40 BST

Forty years of memories are amassed in this one gallery of photos and the link is they all come from Lawe Top.

I’m taking you back on a trip from 1982 to 2023 for views which include the Beacon, Harbour Lights and Crown Inn pubs.

There are views of the fireworks at the 2012 Jubilee celebrations and plenty more besides.

Enjoy it all in these memories from the Shields Gazette archives.

13. A dredging day

The dredging of the Tyne was pictured in a scene which looked out from the Lawe Top in August 2023. | sg

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Looking back at the Lawe Top with 13 stunning retro photos

13. A dredging day

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