The Alum House Ham, Ferry Street

The Alum House Ham, Ferry Street

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Title The Alum House Ham, Ferry Street
Reference Number STH0020032
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village South Shields
Date 23 May 1970
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period 1970s
Copyright Shields Gazette
Further Information One of the oldest, if not the oldest, buildings still standing on the riverside. Previously part of Isaac Cookson's chemical works where alum was unloaded, the word 'ham' being a local word for river foreshore. This picture was taken in the early 1900s.