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| A
postcard of the Lifeboat Memorial, South Shields, publisher unknown,
postmarked Appleby, October 25th., 1903? While the Wouldhave
clock tower is there, the actual lifeboat doesn't seem to be present at
this stage. The message on the card reads "Do not wear shoes as
they are to [sic] much". |
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photograph taken from a similar viewpoint in July 2010. The clock
memorial clock tower was erected in commemoration of the jubilee of
Queen Victoria and as a memorial of the lifeboat first designed and
built in South Shields in 1790. It was inaugurated in 1890. |
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| A postcard published in the Auty series, postmarked South Shields December 20th, 1906 and Arendal (Norway), December 24th. The lifeboat itself is visible on this card. | A photograph from a similar viewpoint, taken in July 2010. | |
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| Postcard
of the Wouldhave Memorial from a different viewpoint, published in the "Rotochrom" series, exact date unknown. |
A
photograph taken from a similar viewpoint in July 2010. |
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| A postcard showing the lifeboat at the memorial. Published by Valentines, in the Crystoleum series and pstmarked August 1908. | A photograph from a similar viewpoint, taken in July 2010. | |
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| A later postcard showing the
memorial and lifeboat, published by Valentines and postmarked July
19th., 1949. The inscription includes a comment that the
weather was nice, but not too hot. While July 1949 was a warm month,
round about the 19th., was a cooler period after a period of much
higher temperatures. |
A
photograph taken from a similar viewpoint in July 2010.
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| A postcard postmarked August 13th., 1958, publisher unknown. Again, the weather was "not so bad just now". | A photograph from a similar location taken July 2010. | |
| Some detail from the Wouldhave monument: | Although it is know as the Wouldhave memorial, it actually commemorates both William Wouldhave and Henry Greathead, both of whom were involved in the development of the first life boat. | |
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| More postcards of South Shields: | ||
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| A postcard of the Pier and Life Brigade House, postmarked August 30th., 1906, publisher unknown. | A photograph from a similar viewpoint, taken July 2010. The Life Brigade House still exists today. Mor information on the South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade. | |
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| A postcard of the Lighthouse on South Shields Pier. Published in the M &L National series. Date unknown but posted in the 1950's. | Photograph from a similar viewpoint, taken in July 2007. |