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Station Road, South Shields

Posted by peter cook on 19/8/2026, 6:58 am

Station Road, South Shields in circa 1939. On the right is the building that would become La Strada nightclub in 1961. I had a few good nights in the La Strada late 60's early 70's.

Re: Station Road, South Shields

Posted by Mac C on 19/8/2026, 8:06 am, in reply to "Station Road, South Shields"

Would I be correct that the Chimney on the left was part of St Hilda's pit head?

Re: Station Road, South Shields

Posted by Malcolm on 19/8/2026, 9:06 am, in reply to "Station Road, South Shields"

My parents used to frequent the La Strada in the early 1960's.

Correction

Posted by Norman on 19/8/2026, 9:21 am, in reply to "Station Road, South Shields"
Edited by board administrator 19/8/2026, 10:39 am

Ive done some more research all those buildings belong to 'South Shields Gas Works'.What looks like a 'chimney' is NOT a chimney, it is a 90ft tall telescopic Gas Holder built by G&W Walker in 1886 which stored 1.5million cubic feet of gas.

Re: Station Road, South Shields

Posted by Ian Turnbull on 19/8/2026, 7:59 pm, in reply to "Station Road, South Shields"

I worked at Readhead Street gas depot opposite the Town Hall for a while before it was transferred to Middlefields.

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