20 Problems Only People From South Shields Will Understand

By Helen Jones /

2. All Of Our Urban Legends Being Really, Really Daft

There€™s a weirdly persistent urban legend in Shields that the ship-shaped weathervane perched on top of the Town Hall can fit anywhere between seven and twenty grown men in it despite its seemingly small size. Though the myth has been busted several times, it€™s still something we like to tell naïve local youngsters and out-of-towners for a laugh.