Green's Place, South Shields
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Green's Place, South Shields
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 10 Dec 2010
The street is named after a Mr Green who had a rope works on the Lawe Top, possibly using an old barracks. The street was built in 1827 and the community initially consisted solely of the families of the river pilots.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.005065
Longitude
-1.433227