Nine historic photos of South Tyneside- how much has changed?

Let’s go back in time through these old South Tyneside photos.

Thanks to Newcastle Libraries the Shields Gaztte has access to some incredible photos from South Tyneside’s past.

So here are nine historic photos of the borough.

Let us know how much everything has changed since.

5. South Shields Sands

View of a very busy beach at South Shields Sands taken in c.1910 (Newcastle Libraries) | NL

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6. King Street

View looking along King Street in South Shields taken in c.1890 and showing shops pedestrians and a horse drawn tram system (Newcastle Libraries) | NL

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7. The Pier

Postcard showing the pier at South Shields in the 1950s showing families out for a walk along the pier and the steam and funnel from a ship behind the pier (Newcastle Libraries) | NL