South Tyneside History
Title | No. 2 Grain Warehouse at Tyne Dock |
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Reference Number | STH0018731 |
Photographer | Unknown |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | 1964 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | c1960s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | No. 2 Grain Warehouse, Tyne Dock (opposite Slake Terrace) under demolition in 1964. Seven storey brick built and a well known local landmark. Built for storage of grain in the 1880s. Found to be unsuitable for modern cargo handling and upper floors had been unused for years. |