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Joiners Shop, J L Thompson's Shipyard Sitting, Alf Redford, Standing from the left, Alec Mackie, not known, Dickie Knowles, Terry Hogan. J L THOMPSONS SHIPYARD was where the Glass Centre is now, It had 3 or 4 berths where the ships were built, then they went to Manor Quay for fitting out. The photo shows us sitting on the 2nd floor balcony of the joiners shop at the Manor Quay with a ship in the back ground at Dickensons Quay where the big crane had lifted in the ships engine, you can see Wearmouth Bridge in the background. (1945 / 46) Photograph and caption from Alf Redford