Join me for a walk around the historic heart of North Shields, one of the most famous settlements on the mighty River Tyne, with almost 800 years of history to be found, from its early origins as a fishing village to its bustling fish market in the modern day, its elegant 19th-century High Town, and a collection of captivating wooden dollies!
On our walk around North Shields, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the Shields Ferry, the River Tyne, South Shields, the old Crane House, Collingwood Apartments, St. Peter's Steps, Clive Street, Liddell Street, the Prince of Wales Tavern, The Wooden Dolly, Bell Street, North Shields Fish Quay and Market, North Shields Low Light, Clifford's Fort, The Wooden Doll, the High Town, Fish Quay High Light, Laurel Park and the statue of Stan Laurel.
Thank you so much to the following sites which really helped me out in my research of North Shields:
https://www.fish-quay.com/
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/north-shields-notorious-old-low-20755674
https://eccentricengland.co.uk/home/north-shields-fish-quay/
https://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/12094
https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/resources/view/30786/
https://www.nexus.org.uk/history/ferry-history
http://yardyyardyyardy.blogspot.com/2012/04/wooden-dollies-of-shields.html
https://www.visitnorthtyneside.com/activities/activity/49/
0:00 Shields Ferry
0:12 River Tyne
0:20 Shields Ferry
0:35 River Tyne
0:47 Shields Ferry
1:07 North Shields Ferry Dock
1:23 The Crane House Pub
1:41 New Quay
2:37 Borough Street
3:20 St. Peter's Steps (former site of Sailors' Church)
3:56 Yeoman Street
6:00 Steps down to Bedford Street
6:41 Bedford Street
7:08 Liddell Street
8:35 The Prince of Wales Tavern and The Wooden Dolly
9:27 Liddell Street
10:31 Bell Street
11:58 Fog on the Tyne (is all mine, all mine!)
12:30 Fish Quay High Light
12:43 Bell Street
13:31 Union Quay
14:28 Fish Quay and Market
14:49 Union Quay
16:09 North Shields Low Light
16:49 Former site of Clifford's Fort
17:20 Union Quay
17:34 Union Quay Stairs
18:29 Tyne Street
18:35 The Wooden Doll
18:55 Tyne Street
20:56 Fish Quay High Light
22:04 Laurel Park
22:45 Statue of Stan Laurel
23:33 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.1 miles/1.8km
Step count: 2200 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 23 mins 2 secs
Average speed: 2.9mph/4.6kmh
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