Long Row

Long Row

Image Details

Title Long Row
Reference Number STH0003319
Photographer Flagg Amy Celia
Town or Village South Shields
Date 1937
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period 1930s
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information Demolishing premises in Long Row. Ball and chain attached to a crane and swung at the structure. Onlookers gathered at the corner. Ships mastsĀ and cranes in the background. A circular cast iron electrical distribution kiosk is at the right edge of the image. These were once a common sight in the town with the introduction of mains electricity into homes.