A new exhibition at South Shields Museum tells the proud story of shipbuilding and ship repair in South Tyneside.
The exhibition called Pushing the Boat Out celebrates the importance of shipbuilding and ship repair to the riverside communities of South Shields, Jarrow and Hebburn, where thousands were once employed in an industry for which the Tyne had a reputation of excellence the world over.
A flotilla of exquisitely detailed ship models, including loans from the National Maritime Museum, will be on show alongside shipyard workers’ tools of the trade and many nostalgic photographs. Artworks by Peter Burns, a former shipyard plater, will be paired with a new series by the renowned South Shields artist Robert Olley, inspired by shipyard trades, and on show for the first time.
