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Touring South Shields in United Kingdom
South Shields in the region of England with its 83,655 citizens is a city located in United Kingdom - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Time in South Shields is now 02:01 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: York, Whitley Bay, Wallsend, Tynemouth, and Sunderland. Being here already, consider visiting York . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for South Shields ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tony McPhee - Graveyard Blues
Tony McPhee The Groundhogs were an iconic blues and progressive rock band characterised by improvised screaming guitar solos, which achieved several top chart albums (Thank Christ For The Bomb, Split, ..
Pride of Kent
P&O Ferry, PRIDE OF KENT inbound to the Port of Tyne, North East England on 11th March 2010. She was bound for A&P's Yard at Hebburn for Dry Docking. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields. Typ ..
Jordon Graham How a fullback should Tackle. Jordon Graham Durham City RFC v Westoe RFC
Another tough match against a strong Westoe Team. Jordon Graham aged 15 wearing the blue scrum cap playing fullback. ..
Dusk NightClub - South Shields - Easter Sunday 2012
Easter Sunday at Dusk Nightclub, South Shields! See www.NightOutGroup.co.uk for events, photos, videos, guest lists and more! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
South Shields Metro station
South Shields Metro station is the main Tyne and Wear Metro station for South Shields, England. In 2008-9 the station was used by over 1 million passengers. The station is located on a bridge above King Street, the main shopping street in South Shields Town Centre. The Metro station is located about 200 metres down the line from the former South Shields railway station, which it replaced.
Located at 55.00 -1.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Shields Ferry
The Shields Ferry operates across the River Tyne, England, between North Shields and South Shields. The service is operated by Nexus (The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive) and is part of the Tyne and Wear Metro System. It was known as The Market Place Ferry until takeover by the PTE in 1972.
Located at 55.00 -1.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Chichester Metro station
Chichester Metro is a station on the Yellow Line of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It is situated in the Chichester area of South Shields, North East England. Trains head eastbound to the terminus at South Shields (King Street) and westbound towards Gateshead and Newcastle, with an interchange at Pelaw for trains to South Hylton via Sunderland. A statue of Queen Victoria had been moved from her original postition of being in front of South Shields Town Hall in 1949 to Chichester. http://www.
Located at 54.99 -1.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
North Shields F.C
North Shields F.C. is a football club based in North Shields, England. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup twice in their history – in 1933–34 and 1982–83. Currently they are members of the Northern League Division Two. They also won the FA Amateur Cup at Wembley in 1969, beating Sutton United.
Located at 55.01 -1.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tyneside
Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office for National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on the banks of the River Tyne. The population of the conurbation was 879,996 according to the census of 2001, the 6th largest conurbation in the UK.
Located at 54.99 -1.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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