Travel back in time to visit Tinker Smiths on a busy 2016 night out in South Shields

See if you can spot a familiar face

A whole decade has passed by since all of these people were pictured as they enjoyed a night out in South Shields.

Tinker Smiths in Stanhope Street was the venue for these 2016 photos which were all submitted to the Shields Gazette.

We are sharing them with you again in the hope they will bring back lovely memories of great times spent with friends.

Have a look and see if you can spot a familiar face.

Or perhaps you would like to tell us about the type of nostalgia you would want to see in our retro section.

It might be memories of your favourite shop, club, nightclub or restaurant.

Maybe you want to get back in touch with former workmates from a factory, or with pals who you went to school with.

Or perhaps you would like to share memories of a sporting occasion in the past which you would like to revisit.

Tell us more by emailing [email protected]

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