Tyneside

In Northeast England. On the south bank (left) is South Shields, on the north is North Shields and Tynemouth.

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This annual half-marathon (first run in 1981) which starts in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and end in South Shields is expected to have its millionth runner this weekend (7th September 2014).

South Shields, Tyneside, North East England.

South Shields, Tyneside, North East England.

South Shields, Tyneside, North East England.

Looking over the Black Midden Rocks, North Shields.

On the death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805, Collingwood assumed the title of commander-in-chief. In November 1805 he was promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Red and raised to the peerage as Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and Hethpool in the County of Northumberland. On his death he was laid to rest beside Nelson in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. Statue in North Tyneside

Clouds over the beach at South Shields, North East England.

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive. It was built for, and won, the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway. Rocket was designed by Robert Stephenson in 1829, and built at the Forth Street Works of his company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Though Rocket was not the first steam locomotive, it was the first to bring together several innovations to produce the most advanced locomotive of its day. It is the most famous example of an evolving design of locomotives by Stephenson that became the template for most steam engines in the following 150 years. Discovery Museum, Newcastle, UK.

At the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, UK.

At the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, UK.

Leaving the River Tyne at South Shields. Northeast England.

On the riverside in South Shields, Northeast England.

At the Volunteer Life Brigade, South Shields.