JOURNAL AND NORTH STAR: 11TH September 1928:
The bridge at Hebburn which been referred to as a ‘death-trap’.
The Ministry of Health has refused to sanction the proposed expenditure to the widening of the bridge owing to the financial state of the town:


Above pic taken from Newtown side of bridge, looking towards Quay. Note the lack of footpaths on bridge.

I wonder if the following picture (copyright: May Forster – dated pre-1930s), was taken on the same day as the above:


Pic taken from Quay side of bridge, looking towards Newtown. Note the lack of footpaths on bridge.

Cheers,
Barry.