Thanks to Newcastle Libraries the Shields Gazette has access to some historic photos from South Tyneside’s past.
So here are nine historic photos of the borough from as early as 1890- an incredible 133 years ago.
Let us know what you recognise and how much everything has changed in over a century.
1. Market Place
View of South Shields Market taken by Auty in c.1890 showing a busy market day with stalls people horse-drawn carriages and a small fairground. (Newcastle Libraries)
2. River Tyne Police Force
The River Tyne Police Force sitting in front of the Customs House in 1925 (Newcastle Libraries)
3. HMS Resolution
H.M.S. Resolution a British battleship. Launched from Palmer’s Yard Jarrow; broken up 1914. Shown with crowd on dockside. (Newcastle Libraries)
4. Charles Palmer memorial unveiling
Unvieling of Memorial to Charles Palmer in Jarrow c1904 (Newcastle Libraries)