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South Shields Museum

 
Description: Ocean Road / South Shields / NE33 2JA / Tel: 0191 456 8740 / www.twmuseums.org.uk / South Shields Museum and Art ... more
South Shields Museum ... Gallery is one of the most successful local museums in the country and is situated in the heart of South Shields. The museum's major collections celebrate the strong natural and social history of the area.

Newest Review: ... liked the old street with a shop front. Although, the museum has been redeveloped since I was last there (about 10 years ago!) the street remains there, and this is something (about the only thing) I remembered about the museum before I went back. I liked the street and shop as I liked imagining what it would have been like to live in the area about 100 years ago. “Explore history during the ... more

 ... life and times of Catherine Cookson” Best-selling author Catherine Cookson was born in South Tyneside and used the area as inspiration for many of her novels. Therefore, a local history museum about South Tyneside, would not be complete withou...more

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Premium Review South Shields Museum: The History of South Tyneside (1483 words)
by - written on 26/07/07 (Very useful, 98 readings)
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I first went to this museum with my sister when I was about 8 or 9 years old. When looking for something to do on Monday, I asked my friend, Emma, if she wanted to go here with me since I haven’t been for ages. My older sister, Joanne, lives in South Shields so we met her and my niece (23 months) at the museum on Monday morning. I got slightly lost getting to South Shields as I took the wrong turn at a roundabout, but as it was my furthest venture in my car on my own (about 25 miles) I was still quite pleased I found it without too much hassle! On arriving at South Shields I met my sister and followed her into the town centre, as I don’t know my way around ...  Read the complete review

 

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