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In South Shields, 6.7% of the population are from an ethnic minority (non white British), compared with 5.0% in the surrounding borough of South Tyneside. [19] Most of the Asians in South Shields are Bangladeshi, with the Beacon and Bents ward that covers South Shields town centre, had 9.9% of the population registering as that ethnicity.
The South Shields, Marsden, and Whitburn Colliery Railway was a Whitburn Coal Company built twin track branch railway line that ran along the North Sea coast in County Durham, England, from Westoe Lane in South Shields to Whitburn Colliery at Marsden via two intermediate stations, Whitburn Colliery station (renamed Marsden in 1926), and Marsden (which closed in 1926).
South Shields Football Club is a professional association football club based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. The team competes in the National League North , the sixth level of the English football league system .
It joined the network as a terminus station on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network between Heworth and South Shields. The original Metro station was closed on 8 July 2019 and was resited around 100 m (330 ft) to the south-east. On 4 August 2019, the station reopened as part of the new South Shields Interchange.
Temple Memorial Park was given to the people of South Shields by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1946 to recognise their contribution to winning the war at sea in the Second World War. [1] The park was named after William Temple, the former archbishop of Canterbury, and was opened by his widow Mrs Frances Temple on 12 July 1961.
Buildings and structures in South Shields (1 C, 8 P) E. Education in South Shields (5 P) P. People from South Shields (1 C, 82 P) S. South Shields by-elections (4 P)
The Customs House is the main feature of the Mill Dam Conservation Area of South Shields and sits on the south bank of the River Tyne. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The original building, built from 1863-1864, was designed by architect and surveyor of the borough T. M. Clemence. [ 3 ]
Marsden Rock is a rock in Tyne and Wear, North East England, situated in Marsden, South Shields. It is overlooked by the Marsden Grotto. The rock is a 90 feet (27 m) sea stack of Magnesian Limestone which lies approximately 300 feet (91 m) off the main cliff face. It was formerly known for its naturally-formed arch.