The noise, grime and heavy industry which once defined this stretch of the River Tyne at Jarrow are long gone and all is quiet today.
There were also terraced houses here and a pub at one time. And between 1854 and 1967, countless thousands of workers crossed the Tyne back and forth from this location on a regular ferry service that linked Jarrow and Howdon.
Today there's a little-used play area, the entrance to the Tyne pedestrian tunnel, and a car park where people sometimes pull up with a flask and sandwiches and gaze across the river enjoying a moment of peace and quiet.
