History & Heritage

New smartphone immersive reality experience, Meet The Romans, is now available at Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend. Visitors to Segedunum Roman Fort can use their...

For most of the 19th century, the Twizell family were North Shields’ version of B&Q — ironmongers, shipowners, and civic leaders whose story captures the ambition and resilience that built our town.

Discover the true North Shields love story of Tommy and Mary, who met on the factory floor of Tyne Brand. From wartime struggles to life on Brewhouse Bank, their story captures the heart, heritage, and resilience of our town.

Discover the story of Hunter’s Bakery in North Shields — from warm bread and family memories to the legendary Roselyn Hall ballroom above the shop.

Discover North Shields — a coastal town of heritage, heart and creativity. From the historic Fish Quay to new music, art and community projects, explore the stories shaping its future with I Love North Shields.

Back in the ‘80s, a local businessman built one of the North’s fanciest pigeon lofts — right on the Fish Quay roof that’s now the Salt Market Social. Here’s the story of Tom Young, the man who mixed business with birds and left his mark high above North Shields.

North Shields was once called England’s “most drunken town.” Discover how locals — from Mrs Hill’s coffee rooms to John Hunt’s herbal bar — led a temperance revolution that shaped the town’s drinking culture and inspired today’s sober-curious trend.

From late-night jazz and dartboards to modern craft ales and cosy community vibes — the story of the Oddfellows Arms and its rebirth as The Seven Stars is a true North Shields classic.

Through the project ‘The Bombing of North Shields’, the children carried out real-world research and learned practical documentary photography skills to explore the lasting consequences of the bombings. Using old photos and maps, they worked out walking routes of the many sites where bombs had fallen around the town to observe the effect they had on the area.

By Dean Jolly Long shadows cast by seagulls on the quayUpon the walls of the old brick factory.Inside, a blackbird's eyes adjust to seeThrough a...