South Tyneside History
| Title | The Old Town Hall |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0000520 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 1933 |
| Original Format | Black and white photograph |
| Period | The 1930s |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | By the early part of the 18th Century, Shields was a large village noted as a salt producing centre. In 1768 the plan of the present street pattern began with the development of a market place and the erection of the old Town Hall, as it became, comprising tuscan arcades, centred over an old central pillar, probably a market cross and was used for its original purpose until 1910. |
