Customs House, South Shields
The Customs House is an arts and entertainment venue in the Mill Dam Conservation Area of South Shields, South Tyneside. It opened in July 1864 as a custom house, built to facilitate the import and export of goods at Shields Harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater, cinema and art gallery in South Shields, England
- Also known as: “Customs House”, “Customs House Theatre”, “Mercantile Marine Offices”, and “The Customs House”
- Postal code: NE33 1ES
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Hilda’s Church and South Shields Interchange.
St Hilda’s Church
Church
Photo: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England. St Hilda’s Church is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Customs House, South Shields.
South Shields Interchange
Railway station
Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.
South Shields Interchange is Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's transport hub in the coastal town of South Shields, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. South Shields Interchange is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Customs House, South Shields.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. Arbeia is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Customs House, South Shields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and Westoe.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was.
Customs House, South Shields
- Categories: movie theater, custom house, arts center, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9949° or 54° 59′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.4407° or 1° 26′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6WXHV5+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 139031298OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7728508
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