South Tyneside History
Title | Wardle's Timber Yard |
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Reference Number | STH0005951 |
Photographer | Flagg Amy Celia |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | 14 Jun 1940 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | The 1940s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | Black and white photograph showing Wardle's Timber Yard in what was Thrift Street, now known as Wapping Street. The jetty with a raised ramp is part of the old Stanhope Drops for loading colliers with coal cargoes. The drops remained until 1942. |