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Far side of the square is St Hilda's Church (about 1800), shown as it looked before it was remodelled in 1810. Women in the Market Place are dressed in the fashions of about 1800 to 1810.

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Boats in water against a purple sky

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Man looks at a picture in the gallery

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The old reference library, now South Shields Museum

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Conserving a model

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