They were all part of the South Tyneside skyline - but do you remember them?

By Chris Cordner

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 2nd Jan 2020, 16:45 GMT

There was a time when all this was part of our lives.

But much disappeared from the South Tyneside skyline as the years passed.

The Kizmet faced demolition in 2006 but who remembers nights out there?

placeholder image — The Kizmet faced demolition in 2006 but who remembers nights out there?

Remember the days of the Bizz Bar and Kizmet. Of Hawthorn Leslie and Bolingbroke Hall?

Take a trip down Memory Lane and see how many of these you remember.

The bullzdozers move in on the Bizz Bar in 2012.

placeholder image — The bullzdozers move in on the Bizz Bar in 2012.

The final days of Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn in 2011. Did you work there?

placeholder image — The final days of Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn in 2011. Did you work there?

Pulling down the fire station 16 years ago.

placeholder image — Pulling down the fire station 16 years ago.

A scene from 2003 as Bolingbroke Hall in South Shields ends its days. Did you love a trip to the sports and recreation venue?

placeholder image — A scene from 2003 as Bolingbroke Hall in South Shields ends its days. Did you love a trip to the sports and recreation venue?

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