Sunderland, Shipyards On The Wear c.1900
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650 years of shipbuilding on the Wear came to an end with the closure of North East Shipbuilder's Southwick yard in 1989. Here, however, is a reminder of what it used to be like, with ships being fitted out on both sides of the river. Almost hidden in the centre background is one of the tugs belonging to Lambton Collieries, identifiable by its funnel colours of black with three red horizontal stripes. Around the time the picture was taken Lambton Collieries were sending between three and four million tonnes of coal a year to the Wear for shipment.
An extract from Northumberland Tyne and Wear Photographic Memories.
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