A collection of photographs, continually updated. Most are taken in the area around Tyneside, and show changes that have taken place in my lifetime. Additional photos by Mike Scott, Mike Hewitt and George Dowse.

The history texts were written by Michael Scott and are taken from his 'History of Christ Church, North Shields', published in 1996

I have used the book SHIELS to SHIELDS by my good friend and former schoolmate, Danny Lawrence, when my local knowledge failed. My thanks to him.   

All photographs on this site are copyright © Permission to use any picture is required and is usually given free for personal use. It is customary that images shared on social media should be attributed to the owner so that they may not be 'stolen'. A charge may be made for pictures used commercially and larger better definition copies may be available. The map images are out of copyright, but may have been cropped or edited and should be attributed to this site.