The renovation of Northumberland Square and Howard Street in North Shields has been recognised in a shortlist for a civil engineering award.
The Institute of Civil Engineers is considering the recently regenerated Northumberland Square and Howard Street for a Robert Stephenson Award, an award for civil projects costing between £1m to £5m.
North Tyneside Council, with its partner Capita, began works on the square in September 2021 to, according to the local authority, return the square to its "Georgian layout of footpaths and a perimeter of trees". The project forms part of the authority's "masterplan" for North Shields.
