South Tyneside History
Title | Harbour from Lawe Top |
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Reference Number | STH0005814 |
Photographer | Unknown |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | 1947 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | 1940s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | Black and white photograph showing the view of the harbour from Pilots Stairs, Lawe Top. On the left is the Lawe Oil Wharf (later Velva Liquids). You can see river Drive below the stairs. The concrete blocks around the beach were part of a WW11 defence system. |