Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Jesmond Dene & Cornhill 2018
Cullercoats is a sandy bay enclosed by small piers:
The village has been popular with generations of visitors with its secluded bay the highlight. The beach has a Seaside Award and is ideal for bathing. The south of the bay is used as a launch site for recreational crafts. Cullercoats had a thriving fishing industry in [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2018
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
The photo above shows the coble in which Grace and her father launched in atrocious weather to rescue survivors from the steamship Forfarshire which had struck the Big Harcar rock on the Farnes. The photo below shows St Aidan’s church as viewed from the Grace Darling museum with rather calmer seas in the background.
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 20th 2017
