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Green Street, South Shields

Posted by peter cook on 1/11/2024, 6:43 am

Green Street, South Shields undated postcard photo.

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by John Shearer on 1/11/2024, 1:28 pm, in reply to "Green Street, South Shields"

You put some great pictures on here Peter. Fancy a lamp post in the middle of a junction.

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by Malcolm on 1/11/2024, 8:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Green Street, South Shields"

So C'mon Guys & Gals, Peter puts on some great old photo's. Thank You, Peter.

So can we date it? Looks like electrics overhead, for the Tram in the background?

And the dress? Ladies on the right, with push-chairs?

Are we looking at Post WWI, late 1920's? Or earlier?

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by Sheila on 1/11/2024, 9:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Green Street, South Shields"

I agree Malcom. Super photos , thank you Peter. I would say definitely before WW1. By the ladies dress and the little girl, I would guess 1890/ 96.

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by Jackie W on 2/11/2024, 6:41 pm, in reply to "Green Street, South Shields"

Another lovely photo! Love the lamp in the middle of the road. Doing a quick Google search, the Ai Overview comes up with...

AI Overview... (I know it's not infallible but handy starting point)

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The first trams in South Shields were introduced in 1883, but the electric tramway system that replaced the horse-drawn trams didn't open until 1906:
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I'm not an expert but I wouldn't put the date past the 1910's , looking at the fashion

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by Malcolm on 2/11/2024, 9:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Green Street, South Shields"

Gotta agree with you there, Jackie W.

With not a motor car in sight, in any direction, which didn't really hit the streets until post WWI

So it COULD be post 1910? Maybe anywhere between 1906 to 1918? ish...

Looking at the fashion of dress, it didn't really change much for a few decades, until the 20's, when dresses/skirts got shorter?

So my guess would be...1910 - 1920 JUST a guess!

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by Sheila on 3/11/2024, 7:49 am, in reply to "Re: Green Street, South Shields"

I think the child and the ladies dress was not as long by 1910. I have a photo of my grandfather and his sons taken in a studio and the boys were dressed in similar suits and the photo was before 1896. Of course it’s just a guess. I must look out any old photos and see if any are dated.

Re: Green Street, South Shields

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 3/11/2024, 5:15 pm, in reply to "Green Street, South Shields"

Thank you for another view into history Peter. Green Street never looked better than this view.. Today, what's left of it, resembles a blighted area with most stores shuttered. There must have been a minimum height of six feet for Police Constables, as in this picture, the Constable looked like a giant of a man compared to the pedestrians.

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