North Shields Through Time

North Shields had its humble beginnings on the north side of the banks of the River Tyne near the entrance from the North Sea. It was once a thriving fishing port, the entrance to the harbour which served Newcastle upon Tyne. Its name came from the ''shielings'' or fishermen''s lodges, which built up along the riverbank on the orders of Prior Germanus from Tynemouth Priory on the headland. The tow...