Mortons is another shops which has vanished from King street :( I used to love this shop it had been there since I was a youngen'. I'm not sure whether it went into administration or if the owner decided to call it a day. Admittedly there premises were dated, and also difficult to access for those who were elderly/disabled/mothers with pushchairs, and there was a huge flight of stairs which even tired me out and I'm fairly young! However they were the only decent textile company in S Shields - they sold bedding, curtains, nets, all sort of stuff for your home, and there's no longer anything like that around here anymore so this shop will be sadly missed. read more