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Howard Street, NORTH SHIELDS, NE30 1AF

Now used as Borough offices, the Chapel on the east side of Howard Street was built in 1856-57 by Green for United Free Methodists. The Free Methodist Church was formed in North Shields in 1850 by the Wesleyan Association, the Protestant Methodists and the Armenian Methodists. Pastscape: http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1504371 https://web.archive.org/web/20170221190131/https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1504371 The building to its right housed the Town Improvement Commissioner's Offices, Savings Bank, Mechanics Institute, Museum and Police Station. It was built 1844-5 by John Dobson for North Shields Improvement Commissioners and taken over as Town Hall 1849. Historic England: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1354989 https://web.archive.org/web/20200627203956/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1354989 The junction with Saville Street is just beyond.

The extensive former Town Hall, which was built between 1844-45 to a John Dobson design, is a Grade II Listed building and was considered to be a landmark building by North Tyneside Council in their 2014 'Northumberland Square Conservation Area Character Appraisal'. Originally designed to hold the Town Improvement Commission Offices, Savings Bank, Mechanics' Institute, Museum and Police Station, it became the Town Hall in 1849. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

Built as a non-conformist church in 1811 by John Dobson, now a Salvation Army Citadel. The church was established in 1759 by the Rev. Joseph Wilkinson and known as the Scotch Church because by deed the Minister had to be a licentiate of the Church of Scotland. http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=5&uid=1354988

Built between 1853-8 to a design by John Dobson for the Anti-Burgher Society, later Presbyterian, this is a Grade II Listed building which is, "rather grander than the character of the square" (The Buildings of England Northumberland 1992 edition). In the 'Northumberland Square Conservation Area Character Appraisal' (North Tyneside Council 2014) it was considered to be one of the landmark buildings in North Shields. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

The extensive former Town Hall, which was built between 1844-45 to a John Dobson design, is a Grade II Listed building and was considered to be a landmark building by North Tyneside Council in their 2014 'Northumberland Square Conservation Area Character Appraisal'. Originally designed to hold the Town Improvement Commission Offices, Savings Bank, Mechanics' Institute, Museum and Police Station, it became the Town Hall in 1849. This section of the building stands on the corner of Saville Street and Norfolk Street and has two very fine oriel bay windows. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

This building stands on the corner of Saville Street and Norfolk Street with the former General Post Office at the far end of the block. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

Could this once have been part of the fire station?

The windows reflect the buildings on the east side of Howard Street.

This is the fifth wooden dolly to have been erected in North Shields but the first to be located in Northumberland Square. It was erected in 1958 and was based on the fourth wooden dolly, a lifelike representation of a traditional Cullercoats fishwife with her shawl and creel. It was carved from a single piece of mahogany by the celebrated sculptor and furniture maker Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson and features two of the artist's signature concealed mice. However, by 2019, the dolly was showing serious signs of rot, and was therefore transported to the 'Mouseman' workshop in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, where it was originally carved, for restoration. In September 2020, the restored wooden dolly, seen here, was returned to Northumberland Square where it can now be admired. The sixth wooden dolly, which appeared in 1992, can be seen on the Custom House Quay site where the first four wooden dollies were located https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3582630. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk