Photo – Mick Dawson
One of South Tyneside’s oldest and once a community local pub is being left to rot. http://theharbourview.co.uk/beacon/2015/12/01/the-beacon-pub/
The other, the Turks Head, was flogged off to a property developer who had put in planning request to demolish it which was granted before the pub was forced to close by withdrawal of its licence.
Never thought to take a picture of it when I used it regularly to meet friends and attend some of the Friday evening gigs organised by the landlord, 1997-2002. One of theirs on a New Years Day was even advertised in a national newspaper.
Photo – South Tyneside Council – Turks H, top left. There is a battery factory where the lower houses and landing used to be.
Despite protests it was demolished and replaced by a four story block:
While it was believed that 3 stories were permitted for Arbeia Court the developer built 4. When the Council were questioned about it, the original plans disappeared?