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Reams of cloth still shield the shops, and the traffic is so light that elderly pedestrians risk the open carriageway rather than use the zebra crossing - they obviously have not seen the leather-clad

The exterior bears shields and heraldic devices of the de Vere and Spring families to show which parts they built.

The arches around the veranda carry the shields of the Lancashire towns who supported the movement.

In the background is the tower of St Peter and St Paul's church, which has a fine hammer-beam roof with over 200 carved angels with shields. There are other carvings and rare books in the vestry.

The tower was rebuilt in 1635 and a modern Lady Chapel was added in 1920; its roof is lined with heraldic shields.

On the extreme right, note the beautifully-carved wooden shield over the door of what was once a confessional room.

The paddle tug 'Frenchman' was built at South Shields in 1892 as the 'Coquet'.

Barrow boys, porters and carters do their best to earn a few shillings. Note the large pair of spectacles above the optician's shop.

Perhaps the bleakness of the picture explains the current trees and planting, which shield the houses from sea breezes.

The service operated daily from around five in the morning until midnight, with return tickets costing less than a shilling (5 pence).

In the foreground trippers have just returned from a two shilling (10 p) boat trip into the English Channel on the 'Southern Queen' and the 'Eastbourne Queen'.

Walter de Gray, in about 1250, using stone from a previous manor house that he had had demolished.There is a large amount of wonderful medieval stained glass in the building, including the shields

The font is early Perpendicular, and has cusped quatrefoils enclosing roses, leaves, shields and shells. The pulpit and pews are 17th-century.

The Stamford coach called here; it cost 4d (old pennies) a mile and a shilling to the coachman, and to send a letter cost 6d to 9d a sheet.

It still published and sold a great many picture postcards, though perhaps not so cheaply as at the beginning of the century when it used to advertise an album of 12 postcards for one shilling (five pence

In the centre background, the traditional building of Lloyds Bank can be seen, and on the extreme left is a branch of Fifty Shilling Tailors.

The trees on the left have now been replaced by large multi- occupied office blocks, whilst those on the right shield the grounds of Jireh House; the house was demolished, and a development

The Mobil petrol station is just off to the left - they were evidently offering Green Shield Stamps in return for purchases at that time.

An elegant lady shields her pale skin from the sun with a parasol. Beyond her, anglers cast their lines in expectation and a steamer prepares to berth at the quay.

The Bank c1955 The village of Whitburn lies between South Shields and Sunderland. On the north side of the village green is this raised terrace.

Income tax was reduced by a massive 6d in the pound, the second such cut since 1953; this probably gave the young mothers in our picture a few extra shillings a week in their housekeeping allowance.

Decorative horseshoes and shields on the gates are a reminder that real horseshoes were once nailed to the wooden doors.

The villages in this area are situated on the Magnesian limestone hills, which are typical of the east Durham countryside between Hartlepool and South Shields.

During the first half of the 19th century a number of churches were built to meet the needs of South Shield's growing population.