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The South Pier Lighthouse lost its dome due to waves breaching the pier wall. [45] There is a third lighthouse, just upstream of the pier, on the Herd Groyne at South Shields (which was constructed in 1861–67 to preserve Littlehaven Beach, then known as Herd Sands, which had begun to be washed away by the change of currents caused by the new ...
St Bede's Church is a Catholic parish church in South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was built from 1874 to 1876 in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. It is located on Westoe Road, south of Crossgate near the town centre. In 2016 it was designated a Grade II listed building. [3]
North Tyneside based film company, ACT 2 CAM, made a film in 2013 about the life of a young fishwife, entitled The Cullercoats Fishlass. The story follows the fortunes of a young fishwife living at the turn of the 20th century. Over 150 young people aged 8–18 were engaged in the creation of the film, working on screen and behind the camera. [24]
The pier's construction took over 40 years (1854–1895). [32] In 1898 the original curved design proved inadequate against a great storm and the centre section was destroyed. The pier was then rebuilt in a straighter line and completed in 1909. [33] A companion pier at South Shields protects the southern flank of the river mouth.
The TIC deepened the river to 9.83 metres, and built the North and South Piers, and the Northumberland, Tyne and Albert Edward Docks. In 1928 the TIC opened the Tyne Commission Quay at North Shields, now known as the Northumbrian Quay, to handle mail and cargo trade with Bergen in Norway. [3]
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South Shields tram 35 on the Tyne Dock to Pierhead Route. South Shields Corporation Tramways took over the horse-drawn tramway network owned by the South Shields Tramways Company in 1906 and after a programme of modernisation and electrification, opened for service on 30 March 1906
South and North Shields needed to stop the flow of sand that threatened shipping. In 1854 the first foundations were laid of the North and South Piers. They were both completed in 1885. [6] In the 1870s, from 1874 to 1876, St Bede's Catholic Church was built in South Shields. An engineering problem was encountered in managing the new piers.