Wouldhave Memorial
Clean up for South Shields landmark
William Wouldhave the inventor of the lifeboat would be pleased and proud that the memorial and clock tower built in his memory to house “The Tyne” is having a makeover. It’s stonework is being cleaned up and repaired in readiness to face the next generation of visitors and tourists to South Shields.
Wouldhave should always have a prominent place amongst the alumni of this town, so proud of it’s maritime roots, and the contributions it has made to marine safety and education via the South Shields Marine College. Without doubt Wouldhave and his connections to the sea are a major selling point for this town.
It would be rather nice now, if someone in a position of authority could bang together the appropriate heads and arrange for Wouldhave’s grave in St. Hilda’s churchyard to be restored to it’s former condition. The headstone has not been seen for many years now.
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