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Encyclopedia > North Shields Fish Quay

North Shields Fish Quay is located close to the mouth of the River Tyne, just south of North Shields town centre and around 8 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne.


The town began life here in 1225 as a simple village of 'shielings'(huts)from which the town of North Shields takes its name. The quay was orignally located here to serve the nearby Tynemouth Castle and priory.


The growth of North Shields was at one time restricted due to fear that it would take trade from neighbouring Newcastle-upon-Tyne because of its favourable downsteam location.


Clifford's Fort, located on the Fish Quay was built in the 1600's as a coastal defences against the Dutch. The Fort also played a role during the Napoleonic Wars.


Every Spring Bank Holiday the Fish Quay hosts a mammoth free family festival, with hundreds of stalls and entertainments stretching the full length of the Quay.


North Shields Fish Quay information (http://www.northshieldsfishquay.com/index.asp) North Shields Fish Quay Festival Information (http://www.wowfest.co.uk/)


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North Shields Tynesides Fishing Port - NORTH COUNTRY WEB (1699 words)
Fish and Chips are an integral part of British life and many would identify them as the national dish yet few people consider the risks, the human endurance required to catch the fish and the human cost in lives over the years to provide such a nourishing and universally popular meal.
The fishing industry at North Shields came of age with the advent of steam, grew, prospered, and died all within a time period of less than a century – one hundred years The large steam trawling fleets have sailed into history and are in danger of being forgotten.
Yet North Shields was at the forefront of this change and the man who is credited with the introduction and application of steam to trawl fishing is William Purdy, a native of the town.
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