I knew I shouldn't have used this title now I can't get that Fiddler's Dram song out of my head.
Redcar in North Yorkshire is one of the nearest beaches to us. We went there one Sunday last month. I was not expecting to see the place like this -
Redcar in North Yorkshire is one of the nearest beaches to us. We went there one Sunday last month. I was not expecting to see the place like this -
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| Two windmills and not a car in sight |
In the 1920s there were a lot of people about.
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| Beside the sea at Redcar |
You can see Redcar's pier stretching out to sea.
The pier did not have a very happy life. In the 1880s and 1890s a series of ships broke through it. It was deliberately breached in 1940 to prevent its use by enemy invasion forces. As a result of damage by a mine explosion and subsequent deterioration it was never reconnected. The pier was demolished in 1981.
However Redcar now has a brand new pier.
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| Redcar Beacon - the town's vertical pier |
When I first saw it i thought it was a 'helter skelter' ride like the ones there used to be at Redcar early in the 20th century.
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| Redcap Promenade 1902 |
The pier is still there and the beach is a hive of activity, a bit different from the day of our visit.
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| Redcar beach - 2014 |
I fairness I should say that it was mid-April when we went, the car park was half empty despite it being free (until the beginning of May at least). We couldn't have really expected the sands to look like this.
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| Redcar sands |
We really must go back in the summer to see whether it's as busy then.
The old photos I've shown were taken inside the Redcar Beacon.
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| Redcar Beacon - 2014 |
There is one on the wall on each of its six floors.
And just so they can annoy you too, here is Fiddler's Dram
Now you can get some more sand in your shoes by visiting Sepia-Saturday-228.
