Odd tops No. 6

Kirkpatricks, Ocean Road

The Kirkpatrick pub in Ocean Road, South Shields is perhaps one of our finest buildings, along with the museum and the Town Hall. It occupies the former Marine School founded by Dr. Thomas Winterbottom in 1837, the forerunner of the world renowned Marine College at Westoe. The Kirkpatrick takes it’s name from the bronze statue of John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the South Shields born Aussie war hero, stood outside.

The building is solid, well decorated, with enough Victorian flare from their master masons to attract the attention.

Camera details: Pentax K100D, 35mm lens, 1/60 second, f6.7, iso 200

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Jungle King

Leo in supine state

Statue of lion outside of South Shields Museum, Ocean Road.

I need to appeal to local readers to help me out with the history of this piece, he has stood guard outside the Museum for many years yet I know nothing of his history. Where was he before someone decided to rest him here?

Camera details; Pentax K100D, 28mm lens, 1/60 second, f5.6, iso 200

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On Parade

Mayor’s Sunday

We held our annual Mayor’s Sunday Parade on the 15th. June in South Shields, an occasion for the councillors and the people of the borough to come together for a service, in this instance, at St. Bede’s RC church in Westoe Road, to ask for guidance for the new Mayor and Mayoress. Our Mayor this year is councillor Alex Donaldson and he was joined by Mayors from some of our neighbouring boroughs.
The parade was led by the South Tyneside Pipes and Drums seen here passing the forecourt of South Shields Town Hall.

Camera details: Pentax K100d, 28mm lens, 1/500 second f8, iso 200

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Dusk

It’s a night spot, not a time of day.

A very popular night spot with the younger crowd in South Shields too, situated in the heart of the night time economy in South Shields just off Mile End Road.

Only the sky is Photoshopped here, just to add a little drama to the monochrome image.

Camera details; Pentax K100D, 28mm lens, 1/180 second, f8, iso 200

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Our new Mayor

South Tyneside’s new Mayor and Mayoress

Our borough has elected a new Mayor and Mayoress for the next municipal year, they will be our “first citizens” representing the people of South Tyneside in an ambassadorial role on our behalf. I was privileged and honoured to be invited to South Shields Town Hall to join the new Mayor and Mayoress Cllr. Alex Donaldson and his wife Brenda for coffee and to produce this portrait, they are stood in the upper corridor of the Town Hall which leads to the ante room, the Mayor’s Parlour, and the Council Chamber.

The badges on the chains of office show the coat of arms of the old County Borough of South Shields and are about 150 years old, the new South Tyneside Borough was formed in 1974 so Cllr. Donaldson is the 34th. Mayor of the new authority.

We reminisced over the times of my childhood and teenage years in an area of the town which has changed dramatically since then, and discussed our shared interest in the future for our borough’s children and young people.

Cllr. Donaldson is a retired policeman and represents the Cleadon Park ward of South Tyneside, and his first week in office has already been quite busy with an official visit to Belgium to see the bridge where Capt. Richard Annand won his Victoria Cross, and welcoming the Queen’s cousin the Duke of Gloucester to South Shields when he opened new port facilities at Tyne Dock.

South Shields Daily Photo would like to thank Cllr. Donaldson for his hospitality and wishes our new Mayor and Mayoress lots of success as they face a busy year in office.

Camera details; Pentax K100D. 42mm lens, 1/30 second, f4.0, iso 200

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