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Collecting sea coal from the beach in 1888. This became big business in the 1970s using lorries and four track vehicles and is still carried out on a smaller scale today.
Date (of image) : 1888
Donor : Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Creator : James Whitehead Pattison
Part of the "Pattison's Photographs" collection
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Horse-drawn vehiclesImages relating to all forms of "horse power", in Hartlepool and the surrounding area.
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On the Beach at SeatonPeople enjoying the entertainments and golden sands at Seaton Carew.
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Sea coalSea coal has for hundreds of years been gathered from beaches around Hartlepool.
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