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- The earliest inhabitants of the area were the Brigantes, a strong and fiercely independent Briton tribe however there is no evidence to suggest they built a settlement where the present day town now stands.
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History of South Shields. The first settlers of the South Shields area were the Brigantes, although there is no evidence they built a settlement at South Shields. The Romans built a fort there to help supply Hadrian's Wall. Many ruins still exist today. The fort was abandoned as the empire declined.
South Shields Corps of Loyal Volunteers raised. 1803: Great Press Gang raid in South Shields. 1806: Mail coach began between South Shields and York. 1810: Templetown Colliery opened. 1812: Last “Press” for seamen in South Shields. 1814: First steam packet Perseverance between South Shields and Newcastle. 1816: Mill Dam Lake filled up. 1821
The first evidence of a settlement within what is now the town of South Shields dates from pre-historic times. Stone Age arrow heads and an Iron Age round house have been discovered on the site of Arbeia Roman Fort.
South Shields is supposed to have been a Roman station, and to take its name from the fishers' huts (or shiels) anciently on its site. In the 13th century North Shields and South Shields had risen to sufficient importance, as ports, to excite the jealousy of Newcastle.
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Durham (3rd) Artillery (attached to the 1st Newcastle-on-Tyne Artillery Volunteer Corps) (4 batteries), head quarters, Bolingbroke street; Hon. Major W. J. Dawson, H. Todd & J. Carr, captains; Will...Durham Light Infantry 5th Volunteer Battalion, Drill hall, Wellington terrace; E Company, Hon. Major T. Graham; F Company, Capt. T. Guthrie, & G Company, Capt. G. Ogilvie, commandants; Charles Jame...The Board of Guardians meet every alternate Thursday at the Union offices, Barrington street, at 3 p.m.South Shields Union embraces the townships of Hedworth, Monkton & Jarrow, South Shields, Westoe, Boldon, Harton & Whitburn; it has an area of 15,775 acres; rateable value, £486,756; & a population...The Union Workhouse, erected in 1878 & 1880, at Harton, from designs by Mr. J. H. Morton, architect, at a cost of £42,000, is built in four distinct blocks, on the pavilion principle, with a tower...St. Hilda’s Church, Market place, Rev. Canon Johnson Baily M.A. vicar; Rev. E. H. Greatorex M.A. & Rev. F. H. Williams M.A. curates; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. Wed. & Fri. 11 a.m.; Tues. Thur. &...Holy Trinity Church, Laygate lane, Rev. John Coulson M.A. vicar & surrogate; Rev. Richard E. Holmes M.A. & Rev. George Herbert Wilson B.A. curates; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.St. Aidan’s Church, Henry Nelson street, Rev, Lewis David Evans B.A.; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.St. Jude’s Church, Walpole street, Rev. William John Wingate & Rev. Joseph Short B.A.; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.St. Stephen’s, Wapping street, Rev. Henry Morton B.A. rector; 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7 p.m.St. Thomas’, Thames street, Rev. Jos. Morris M.A. vicar; 6.30 p.m.; Mon. 2.30 p.m.; Thur. 6.30 p.m.Westoe Church of England, Derby terrace, Rev. C. E. Adamson M.A.; 10.30 a.m. & 6 p.m.Adult Deaf & Dumb, 17 Smithy street; 6 p.m.; Mon. Wed. & sat. 7.30 p.m.South Shields School Board, Formed Jan. 27, 1871, & consisting of 13 members. Offices, Wesley street, Ocean road.Clerk, George A. Tate; Assistant Clerk, A. E. Leete.Attendance Officers, B. Kemmet, B. Newham, W. Sewell & W. D. Willits.Number of children on the registers of public elementary schools on 31st May, 1889, 13,329.Tyne Ferry Company’s steamers to Newcastle, stopping at all stations on the river, every half hour, Corporation Quay mill dam.Ferry (one penny) from South Shields to North Shields every 15 minutes. Alum house, HamFerry (halfpenny) from South Shields to North Shields every 12 minutes, Comical cornerFerry (one penny) from West Holbom, South Shields to Whitehall point, East Howden, every 15 minutes.The first settlers of the South Shields area were the Brigantes, although there is no evidence they built a settlement at South Shields. The Romans built a fort there to help supply Hadrian's Wall. Many ruins still exist today.
Marsden Grotto. 1782. In 1782 a lead miner called Jack Bates began living a small cave near Marsden Rock, on the coast near South Shields. He blasted the small cave into a much larger one and it soon became a local attraction. Today, Marsden Grotto is a 'cave bar' pub and restaurant. Learn more.... from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
