Times were not easy across the North East in the 1930s. Coal-mining reached a peak in 1923 with 170,000 miners employed in the Durham coalfield alone but many industries in the North East experienced hard times in the 1920s and 1930s.
Demand for industrial products was fading and the Great War had provided only a temporary boost. A total of 19 shipyards closed within a ten year period didn’t help.
The Jarrow Crusade, a protest surrounding unemployment and poverty in the region kicked off from South Tyneside in 1936.
At St James Park, it was a period of success for Newcastle United, who won the 1931-32 FA Cup final against Herbert Chapman’s famous Arsenal side.
The decade came to an end with the outbreak of World War Two in 1939.
Take a look through these photos from the 1930s in Newcastle and check out how much has changed.
1. 1931
The photograph shows the corner of Percy Street and Leazes Park Road in 1931. Shops pictured are The Olde Apple Shoppe Tony's Costumes Henderson's and E. Freedman. | NL
2. 1932
This photograph from 1932 shows the Ben Lomond Hotel in Jarrow. Unemployed men can be seen wandering the streets. | NL
3. 1933
Kenton Road in 1933. | NL
4. 1935
A view of Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne taken in 1935. The photograph shows Northumberland Street decorated for the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. | NL