South Tyneside History
Title | Wardle's Timber Yard |
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Reference Number | STH0005952 |
Photographer | Unknown |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | 14 Jun 40 |
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 called 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. |