Spiral Staircase, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields

Spiral Staircase, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields

Image Details

Title Spiral Staircase, Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields
Reference Number STH0006629
Photographer Bardwell Keith
Town or Village South Shields
Date 1994
Original Format Colour Photograph
Period c1990
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information View of the spiral staircase in Customs House, South Shields.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).