South Beach, South Shields

South Beach, South Shields

Image Details

Title South Beach, South Shields
Reference Number STH0006327
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village South Shields
Date 1930s
Original Format Black and white photograph
Period The 1930s
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information Black and white photograph showing a crowded scene on South Beach in
the 1930s. Rows of tents with doorways, people relaxing in the sun in
their deckchairs. Water frontage crowded along its edge. Tynemouth
Castle and Priory in the background across the River Tyne. South Pier
in background left to right. Crane on the North Pier.