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28th February 2014, 05:38 AM
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THis photo was taken last night or St Marys Lighthouse Whitley Bay in the Northern Lights glow, There area number on the Daily Mail Website, its worth a look while they are still on there,hers one....lighthouse 1.jpg
John Albert Evans
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28th February 2014, 05:57 AM
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Is now no longer a lighthouse and hasn't been for a number of years. Believe it has the title of Bird Sanctuary. If you keep backing a way from the photographers position for about 1000 metres you will come to a pub called the Briardene. I lived about 100 metres behind the pub. Cheers John S.
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28th February 2014, 07:38 AM
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Keep on backing up from Photographers position about another mile and you"ll come to the Rex Hotel where Brian Kong used to run riot. Cheers John S
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28th February 2014, 10:17 PM
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Re: Photograph
The pub nice and handy John
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28th February 2014, 10:27 PM
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Re: Photograph
#4.. There used to be one at the top of the street as well Lou, called the Kittiwake, about the same walking distance 5 minutes, 2 minutes sprinting, was spoilt for choice. Used to sprint in the winter if the snow not too deep, that cold wind straight off the North Sea, just shivering, thinking about it. Cheers John S
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28th February 2014, 10:35 PM
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Re: Photograph
Many years ago my wife and I rented a flat right next door to Claredon Pub .My wife was pleased when we bought a house and shifted
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28th February 2014, 10:37 PM
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Re: Photograph
Was that to keep you out of Lou. JS
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