The Shields Garland is a Chapbook of Geordie folk songs consisting of three small volumes, published in the 1850s William Brockie edited the three volumes of "'The Shields Garland'", a series of booklets containing "Shields" songs which show the towns of Cullercoats, Tynemouth, North Shields and South Shields, small coastal towns on both sides of the Tyne.
All are variously famous for fishwives, Press Gangs, ships, boats and sailors, and beautiful scenery.
Included in the three books are 2 works attributed to Brockie himself (The Modern Pandora and A Love Story – addressed to M N) A set of the original documents are bound together and held by South Shields library.
They are published by the Shields Gazette editor, William Brockie and printed by T. F. Brockie & Co. of South Shields.
The Shields garland Number 1 possibly the last as it has publishers note at base The Shields garland Number 2 possibly the last as it has publishers note at base The Shields garland Number 3 Note 1 – Volumes 1 and 2 have no actual page numbers.