South Tyneside History
| Title | Customs House, South Shields |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0006604 |
| Photographer | Bardwell Keith |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 1993 |
| Original Format | Colour photograph |
| Period | c1990 |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields. Originally a shipping office for the merchant navy. The building was built in 1863-64 with an extension built in 1865. The present building is owned by South Tyneside MBC (1992). It was converted into a theatre during the early 1990s and opened on 25th November 1994.The building comprises a theatre of 441 seats, a 145 seat studio, a gallery, a restaurant, a bar, a box-office, and a community room that holds 100 people. The offices, rehearsal room and Community Room are located in refurbished warehouses running alongside the main building (Daltons Lane). A statue of a seafarer at the wheel of a ship commemerates the seamen who lost their lives in World War Two. |
