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Above: Dunston Staiths. Photo courtesy of Malcolm Donnelly

Above: Hebburn Yards in 1946. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return

Above: Hebburn Yards in 1948. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return

Above: Hebburn Yards in 07/1976. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
On the left GUDERMES near to launch, CARDIFF in dock & LAGOVEN SANTA RITA in early stage construction on the right

Above: Palmers Dry Dock in August 1950. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above: Launch of SOLEN on the 30/06/1961. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above: Launch of ATLANTIC CONVEYOR on the 12/07/1984. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above: Willington Quay with the Tyne Iron Yard in the centre. Photo courtesy of Paul Hood

Above: Mercantile Dry Docks at Jarrow. Photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums

Above: Mercantile Dry Docks at Jarrow. Photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums

Above: Looking towards South Shields in about 1919, with the Admiralty Dock AFD4 at Jarrow Slake. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above: Middle Docks on the left, Smiths Dock above & Brighams to the right. Photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums

Above: The Commissioners' Staiths with Albert Edward Dock on the right. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above: Albert Edward Dock with Smiths Dock to its left & on the other side of the river Brighams (L) & Middle Docks (R).
Photo courtesy of Julia Northam

Above: Brigham & Cowan's repair yard, before their large dock was built. Photo courtesy of Julia Northam

Above photo, looking over South Shields to the river, is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return