The village was originally named Tynemouthshire Moor, in reference to its location on the common of the manor of Tynemouth, which was enclosed in 1790. Coal mining and quarrying had already begun in the area by this time, and the village developed through the late 18th and early 19th century to house miners from the local pits. Nothing major changed until the early 2000’s when plans to create a commuter town were put in place.
Shiremoor 1920’s
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In the early 2000s, work began on the Northumberland Park Estate, one of the largest residential developments to have been undertaken by North Tyneside Council
Shiremoor 1850’s
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Shiremoor Today
© Google Maps
Shiremoor Backworth Junction 1900’s
The two rows of missing houses, one to find out the background. North & South View on Earsdon Road ©NLS
Shiremoor Backworth Junction Today
North and South View in 2024 © Google
North View date unknown ©CC BY Karl Pijnen
North and South Terraces 2024
Image CC:BY-NC WALHG 2024.
The North & South View plot was kept vacant as it was part of a master plan to build a METRO link to Percy Main which serviced Cobalt. Doubtful that it will ever go further than a grand idea. Section 7.3 The red line on the map is just an indication. https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/Public%20Transport%20Study.pdf
Ann Street Shiremoor CC-BY Karl Pijnen
Shiremoor Farm 1904 CC-BY Karl Pijnen
Grey Horse 1967 CC-BY Karl Pijnen
Percy Street Shiremoor CC-BY Karl Pijnen
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