Stan Laurel at Dockwray Square, North Shields

A recent stroll took me above the fish quay at North Shields on the northern bank of the River Tyne just as it is about to flow out into the North Sea.












I passed through Dockwray Square and took in the statue of the comedy actor Stan Laurel who was a resident at number 8 from 1897 to 1902.















Of course in those days, Dockwray Square was very different being a slum tenement.

Now it is made up of attractive town houses surrounding a small park which have splendid views over the Tyne.