Full Circle, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, TeessideAdrian TilbrookTiger stripe effect created with stone, sand and coal deposits (Sea Coal as we locals call it). The sea coal used to be collected by hand with home made ‘Sea-coal rakes’ and sold from barrows (converted prams) and bikes round the streets of Hartlepool and further up and down the coast. This is a reminder of the mighty Durham coal fields that once provided so much employment in the North East, which in turn powered the regions Steel Works including the Redcar Steel works seen here in the distance. Both of these heavy industries are no longer with us and the sea-coal is once again making its mark on the landscape. more