{"id":10357,"date":"2023-07-16T22:32:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T22:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/?page_id=10357"},"modified":"2023-08-06T18:08:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T18:08:47","slug":"alum-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=10357","title":{"rendered":"05 &#8211; Alum House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alum House is the oldest licensed building in South Shields.&nbsp; The building dates back to the 1700s but it is not mentioned as pub until 1838.&nbsp; The Ship and Harbour Lights both predate this as pubs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-01-1900s-STH0004175.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10348\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alum, 1900 (South Tyneside Libraries, STH0004175)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alum House takes its name from the Alum Shale which was off loaded nearby for use in Isaac Cookson\u2019s Chemical Works.&nbsp; Alum was used in glass making and making Epsom salts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10350\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alum, c1930s (South Tyneside Libraries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Alum House was owned by the Wood brewing family for over 100 years. In 1937 the Alum became the drawing offices for Tyne Dock Engineering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-03-1939-Degauss-0-1-Flagg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10351\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1939 (Flagg, South Tyneside Libraries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-04-1982-TDE-Lubi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10352\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TDE, 1982 (Lubi, South Tyneside Libraries, STH0004825)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the war it was used as a base for the Home Guard in the 1980s it was used to sell furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-05-1983-Lubi-Lubi-STH0004947.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10353\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1989 it became a pub again owned by the Vaux brewery.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-06-1990s-Unknown-STH0010815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10354\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1990s (South Tyneside Libraries, STH00010815)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-08-Front-Cut-DSC-0334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10355\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alum bow window, 2023 (Terry Ford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-10-Bar-DSC-0872.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11187\" style=\"border-width:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-10-Bar-DSC-0872.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-10-Bar-DSC-0872-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bar 2023 (Terry Ford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-11-Side-DSC-0862.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11188\" style=\"border-width:4px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-11-Side-DSC-0862.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-11-Side-DSC-0862-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Side room 2023 (Terry Ford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/southshieldslocalhistorygroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pubs-Heritage-05-Alum-09-Toilet-P1180707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10356\" style=\"border-width:4px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Painting in the men&#8217;s toilet (Mick Ray)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is owned by Marston\u2019s Brewery now.<br><br><br>Sources:<br>British Newspaper Archives<br>Licensing Records<br>Terry Ford<br>Trade Directories<br><br>Photos:<br>South Tyneside Libraries<br>Terry Ford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alum House is the oldest licensed building in South Shields.&nbsp; The building dates back to the 1700s but it is not mentioned as pub until 1838.&nbsp; The Ship and Harbour Lights both predate this as pubs. The Alum House takes its name from the Alum Shale which was off&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=10357\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;05 &#8211; Alum House&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10238,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10357","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11273,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10357\/revisions\/11273"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}