Pitprops at the Timber Storage Area at East Jarrow

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Title	Pitprops at the Timber Storage Area at East Jarrow
Reference Number	STH0021060
Photographer	Unknown
Town or Village	East Jarrow
Date	20 November 1950
Original Format	Black and White Photograph
Period	1950s
Copyright	Shields Gazette
Further Information	A pitprop dump at the Tyne Improvement Commission timber storage area at East Jarrow. Pit prop imports in 1950 reached a post-war record of over 200,000 tons.