River Drive Park

River Drive Park

Image Details

Title River Drive Park
Reference Number STH0000951
Photographer Bardwell Keith
Town or Village South Shields
Date c1990's
Original Format Colour photograph
Period 1990s
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information This area of the ballast hills was upgraded to a garden area for the
people of South Shields.  On the left is the area previously
occupied by Brigham and Cowan's shipyard.  The area is being prepared
for the building of flats and houses.  Across the river, on the
right, is Smith's shipyard and on the left is the International Ferry
Landing for DFDS, with one of their ferries alongside.