EAW008939 ENGLAND (1947). The Middle Docks & Engineering Company Ltd Ship Repair Yard at Middle Docks and environs, South Shields, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Title [EAW008939] The Middle Docks & Engineering Company Ltd Ship Repair Yard at Middle Docks and environs, South Shields, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW008939
Date 9-August-1947
Link
Place name SOUTH SHIELDS
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 435813, 566691
Longitude / Latitude -1.4401807526825, 54.993440023019
National Grid Reference NZ358667

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Location of a 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site, still has its vehicle platform, the bases of two Nissen huts and possibly two underground air raid shelters.

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2ndWW surface blast shelter.

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Friday 3rd of May 2019 09:30:58 AM
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N Dunn
Saturday 23rd of February 2019 02:31:35 PM
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N Dunn
Saturday 23rd of February 2019 02:30:02 PM
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N Dunn
Saturday 23rd of February 2019 02:20:47 PM
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Billy Turner
Monday 9th of January 2017 09:05:27 PM
SOUTHERN HARVESTER, Whale factory ship. 1946 Built as floating factory ship SOUTHERN HARVESTER by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. , Haverton Hill for Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith. Launched on 2 May, and delivered in October to the company The South Georgia Co. Ltd. Salvesen's flagship. Identical to Flk SOUTHERN VENTURER which can be seen sitting alongside her.

Billy Turner
Monday 9th of January 2017 09:04:42 PM