South Tyneside History
| Title | Folkbot Causey |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0020951 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 11/07/1956 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | 1950s |
| Copyright | Shields Gazette |
| Further Information | The five-ton Swedish folkbot "Causey" being given a final polish at the yard of John Swinburne and Company before it is floated on the Tyne. A folkbot is a small Nordic sail boat that is rigged as a sloop. |