Excerpt from The Borough of South Shields: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Nineteenth Century This work was undertaken in the hope of satisfying the demand, which, as editor of the local newspaper, the author had found to exist, for information regarding the history of the Borough of South Shields. It was undertaken reluctantly, and only after he had ascertained that such a task was not contemplated by some more competent person. It has been compiled in the necessarily scanty leisure of a daily journalist, a fact which may perhaps to some extent condone its many imperfections. The author desires gratefully to acknowledge his indebtedness in the compilation of the work to the generous assistance of numerous friends. The Rev. C. E. Adamson, m.a., Vicar of South Westoe (without whose kindly encouragement this work would never have been entered upon), while differing from some of the conclusions herein arrived at, nevertheless placed unreservedly at the author's disposal his invaluable collection of materials for local history. Mr. R. Oliver Heslop, m.a., in addition to much valuable material, kindly undertook the onerous task of revising the proof-sheets. The author's indebtedness to the various papers by the Rev. H. E. Savage, m.a., Vicar of St. Hild's, on Church History, are noted in the text. Amongst many others to whom acknowledgments are due may be mentioned Mr. J. C. Stevenson, late m.p. For the Borough; Mr. George May, Simonside Hall, for valuable information in regard to mining, etc.; Mr. C. A. Harrison, north-eastern Railway Engineer, for material for the chapters on local rail ways; Professor G. A. Lebour, m.a., F. G.s., Durham College of Science, for a similar courtesy in regard to the geological section; Mr. J. Stanley Mitcalfe; Mr. Horatio A. Adamson of Tynemouth Mr. Robert Blair, F. S.a. Mr. Joseph Mason Moore, J. P. Mr. Henry Wilson, j.p Mr. Thomas Pyke; the late Mr. Luke Mackay; Mr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Employing the first analysis of the entire population of any British town, this book examines how overseas migrants affected society and culture in South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Resituating Britain within global processes of migration and cultural change, it recasts British society pre-1940 as culturally and racially dynamic and diverse.

Illustrated with rare and previously unpublished images, Rob Langham tells the story of this railway.

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