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Saville Street, NORTH SHIELDS, NE30 1NT

The Garricks Head Public House can be seen on the left with Asda supermarket beyond.

This Mechanics Institute of 1857-8 was designed by John Johnstone, with possible later alterations by John Dobson. The Mechanics Institute was amalgamated with the Literary and Philosophical Society collection in January 1870 when it became the first free library on Tyneside. http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=5&uid=1413269

This Grade II Listed building, which was built in 1882 to a design by F.R.N. Haswell for Hodgkin, Barnett, Pease, Spence and Co., was formerly a bank. It is, according to the 1992 edition of, 'The Buildings of England Northumberland', "in Italianate style, with giant Corinthian order". 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

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

New shopping centre in the middle of North Shields.

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