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A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Norman Dunn on 8/11/2026, 9:16 am

Its good that we had artists that could record people & scenes from the days before the camera was invented.
Who'd have thought they had horse racing on the Herd Sands that we called 'the little beach' (now 'Little Haven').

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Mac Hardy on 8/11/2026, 9:23 am, in reply to "A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

What a fantastic picture !

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Norman on 8/11/2026, 9:40 am, in reply to "Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

Thanks Malcolm.Lovely to see you on the board & we hope you are recovering well after being in Hospital.🙏🙏

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Mac Hardy on 8/11/2026, 4:16 pm, in reply to "Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

Still in Norman, no idea when I will be discharged but the!

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Norman on 8/11/2026, 4:50 pm, in reply to "Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"
Edited by board administrator 8/11/2026, 4:59 pm

Sorry your not home Malcolm.
It's a good job you have good family to look after you.Get well soon.🙏��

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Malcolm on 8/11/2026, 10:53 pm, in reply to "A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

But why is there a ship, under full sail, heading strait for the beach?
Artistic License, I guess?

An interesting picture, nonetheless.

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Mac Cummings on 9/11/2026, 3:45 pm, in reply to "Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

Almost certainly in the process of tacking. Having stayed harder to the Sth Shields side to avoid the Black Middens she is then probably tacking back to starboard (right) to just inside where the groyne is today.
I am no "Jolly Jack Tar" so I could be wrong!!
When I sailed a dinghy out of the S Shield club it was always a bit of a "b" to get back in!

Notice also the misconception (until the days of photograph) of how a horse galloped

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Mac Hardy on 9/11/2026, 12:35 pm, in reply to "A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

When did camera’s come into being ?

Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's

Posted by Norman on 9/11/2026, 2:17 pm, in reply to "Re: A beach scene in South Shields before the days of camera's"

I just googled it Mac.😁.
The First mass marketed camera's for the people to use was the Kodak no1 in 1888.

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