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.
5. 1935
The Ouseburn Road Area Byker taken in c.1935. The view has been taken from Stepney Road looking east and shows Ouseburn Road Crawford's Row Appleton's Buildings Porter's Hill and Hannington Place. The Ouseburn railway viaduct can be seen to the left and the shadow of Byker Bridge to the right. | NL
6. 1934
Danskin Place, Scotswood, taken in 1934. The photograph shows the entrances to numbers 2, 4 and 6 Danskin Place which are reached via flights of worn steps. | NL
7. 1937
A view of the Swing Bridge taken from the Gateshead shore. The Tyne bridge can be seen on the right of the photograph. | NL
8. 1939
The Outdoor Pool at Tynemouth which was opened in May 1925. The photograph shows lots of people sitting around the edge of the pool watching a water polo match in 1939. | NL