The Crown & Thistle Hotel (Wapping Street) can be seen at centre left. This hostelry is recorded in local trade directories from 1821, but may have been trading as earty as 1791. It would be near to where the South Shields Sea Cadets is today.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Tyne & Wear
Material: Watercolour and pencil on paper
Artist: Joseph Pinder Pearson d.1961
Date: unknown

Image Details
Date: 9 September 2023
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/43s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.