South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Does Anyone remember these teachers and their evilness/niceness? Miss Philips ( yellow reception class) saw her in store a few years ago, she must have been sleeping in a freezer as didn look any different that how I remember her in 78 Miss Hudson (5 year olds) nice newly qualified teacher I think M...

Just seen a new book about Shields. Its by Laura Tabili who is a professor of history from Arizona University (not sure if she has ever been to Shields?!!) The book is called 'Global Migrants and Local culture: Natives and Newcomers in provincial England 1841-1939. She seems to be pointing out that ...

Does anyone know the wherabouts of Patent Slip on old maps of Shields?
In the 1861 Census some of my family ancestors lived at an address called Patent Slip House.
I would guess that its located in what was the Shadwell Street area but I am not 100% sure. Any ideas?

Thanks

Shieldsgypsy

Doing a bit of family history research and I believe that one of my ancestors had a shipyard in south shields or jarrow called 'Bushell Blumer' shipyard in the second half of the 19th Century. I found one called Luke Bushell shipyard but wasnt sure if that was the one or if there was another. I have...