Seaham Lighthouse on the Durham Coast in NE England.
More often photographed during stormy weather, its diminutive size emphasising the height of waves that smash against the pier wall.
It dates from 1905 and is often attributed to engineer Henry Hay Wake, the gentleman behind the design of Roker Pier and Lighthouse, a few mileS up the coast at the mouth of the River Wear in Sunderland.
However, I have read that Wake was probably responsible for the design of the pier, but that Chance Brothers Company of Birmingham, who had a track record of building numerous similar structures, are thought to have been behind the construction of the lighthouse.
I came across a rather wacky story that in 1933, the company was reported to be involved in an attempt to contact "any intelligent life" on the planet Mars, using adapted lighthouse optics from a mountaintop, the Jungfrau, in Switzerland!

#england #seaham #durham #coast #lighthouse #sunrise #photography

It's the anniversary today of the infamous 1981 Penlee Lifeboat Disaster on 19 December 1981, when all the crew of the Penlee lifeboat 'Solomon Browne', based near Newlyn in Cornwall, were tragically lost attempting to rescue the crew and passengers of the stricken coaster 'Union Star'.
Just a couple of miles down the road from where I live is the coastal town of Seaham in Co Durham and to this day, despite the passage of time, I've never forgotten the night the town made the headlines for another lifeboat disaster somewhat closer to home.
The Seaham Lifeboat Disaster occurred on 17 November 1962, when the local RNLI lifeboat 'George Elmy' capsized near the harbour walls pictured here, killing five volunteer crew members and four fishermen, including a nine-year-old boy, after rescuing them from another fishing boat, 'Economy', under atrocious stormy conditions.
#england #cornwall #durham #penlee #seaham #rnli #coast #stormy #photography

Seaham Harbour's 'Tommy' by local sculptor Ray Lonsdale, sits overlooking the North Sea on the Durham coastline of North East England.
I doubt there could be a more poignant focal point for today's act of remembrance.
#remembrance #seaham #durham #sunrise

Seaham business allowed to keep its pink door after council review

In Seaham, County Durham, a local business owner has won the right to keep her salon’s pink door after a dispute with the local council. Jennifer Smith, who runs an aesthetics clinic on North Terrace, received a letter from Durham County Council requesting that she repaint her door grey or black to ... [More info]

The view looking north on the Durham Heritage Coast at Seaham in North East England. The poet Lord Byron visited here in 1815 when he married Anne Isabella Milbanke at nearby Seaham Hall. Lord Byron and Ann had a child who they named Augusta. She would later become Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, acknowledged as a brilliant mathematician and writer. She is chiefly known as an early pioneer of computing, working on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the 'Analytical Engine'.
#england #durham #seaham #coast #byron #landscape #photography

Seaham. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #photography #monochrome #seaham #silhouette

The Church of St. Mary at Seaham in County Durham. The main body of the church dates from the C12 to the C16th, with the tower dating to the mid-C13th. Two round-arched windows, however, suggest pre-Conquest origins for the church. 📸 My own. #SteepleSaturday #Seaham #Medieval

Sandwiched – over time, pounding waves have securely wedged these rounded beach pebbles into a gap in the timbers of this beach groyne at Seaham, Co Durham. Love the combined textures of the wood and stone!
#england #groyne #coast #seaham #photography

Ray Lonsdale's 'The Coxwain', a sculpture at Seaham Harbour, Co Durham. It commemorates the courage and dedication of past and present members of the town's lifeboat station, in particular, those who lost their lives aboard the 'George Elmy' lifeboat in 1962. The Seaham Lifeboat Disaster, as it is referred to, is an event I clearly remember from my youth.
#rnli #seaham #durham #coast #sculpture #photography

The alley behind our house. An ex-mining village in the North East of England. #photography #northeast #streetphotography #dawdon #sunderland #seaham #Photographie

In Flanders Fields – talented Ray Lonsdale's thought-provoking 'Tommy' sculpture at Seaham Harbour in Co Durham – an image for 'Remembrance Sunday'.

#england #seaham #durham #remembrance #poppy

Sea-glass collector's paradise!
The Durham coast at Seaham in North East England is regarded by many as one of the best places to head to if you're looking to collect sea-glass. Many do it just for fun, for some it's a hobby, turning the glass pebbles into pieces of art or jewelry and there are some for who it is almost a business.

#england #seaham #coast #seaglass #beach #durham #landscape #seacave #photography

The pups had their first #beach experience today at beautiful #Seaham. They loved it, tore round like loonies, met lots of people and dogs, had a paddle and generally coped really well with all the new sights, sounds and smells. We filled our pockets with #seaglass.

Lost and found - I can't be the only one who returns from taking photographs dismissing many of them into a folder you rarely look in? Here's two I found where I think the initial dismissal was a little harsh and seeing them with fresh eyes decided to post them. These were taken at Seaham County Durham #photography #landscape #seascape #sunrise #ocean #seaham

Eleven ‘O’ One Tommy At Seaham | JoMo Unscripted

#seaham #Warmemorial #1101tommy #raylonsdale

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In the North East of England, I'm a bit puzzled what sort of structure these old wooden posts on Seaham's 'Chemical Beach' in Co Durham were once part of – if I find out, I'll post the answer!

#England #Seaham #coast #historic #monochrome #photography

"Past, Present, Future". This was taken in Seaham (UK). What I thought was going to be a dull sunrise ended up surprising me and the couple standing between that and the statue of a soldier, said to me anyway - past (statue), present (the couple) and the future being that they are looking off into the sunrise. #photography #landscape #seascape #sunrise #ocean #seaham

The North Sea coast at Seaham, Co Durham this afternoon.
Looking lovely in bright Spring sunshine just after the ebbing tide had turned.
Seaham is part of the Durham Heritage Coast which runs from Sunderland in the north, down to the Hartlepool Headland in the south.

#Durham #England #coast #NorthSea #Seaham #photography

Taken at Seaham beach, UK. #photography #landscape #seascape #sunrise #ocean #seaham

A dusting of snow overnight across parts of North East England.
Even though it was feeling cold, the sparkling late Winter sunshine was quickly helping the snow to disappear.
Fantastic view this morning looking down the Durham Heritage Coast from Noses Point in Seaham, Co Durham.

#Seaham #Durham #snow #coast #England #landscape #photography