TO THE SPANISH CITY AND BEYOND.

Having left Blyth behind, we soon find a colliery at East Cramlington, seen in 1935.

 In the old centre of Cramlington, the parish church and the Fox & Hounds pub.

Station Road, Cramlington, circa 1920.

Cramlington had its own airfield, seen in the 1920s.

Cramlington station, NER, on the ECML.

The local Cramlington Coal Company had a variety of locos for moving the produce.

A local bus operator, Hunters of Seaton Delaval, served the schools in Cramlington.

The Blagdon Arms is the first pub we find in Cramlington.

In the Northburn area of Cramlington New Town is the Brockwell Seam.

Next stop, the Blake Down quarter of Seghill.

The main hub of the Hartley Main Colliery's raiil system was at Seaton Delaval. This, too, had a variety of locos.

In NCB times, Kitson 4596 of 1908, no 27, at Seaton Delaval.

Seaton Delaval's NER station, around 1908.

Next stop, Hunter's depot.

Be careful what one picks up in Seaton Delaval!

A Hunter's minibus was found on service at nearby Holywell.

Now to the coast at Seaton Sluice.

The NER's Hartley station served the area.

Soon we enter Tyne & Wear and, as we approach Whitley Bay, we can see Old St Mary's Island.

From the Briardene area, we are also treated to views of Bait Isand.

The Briar Dene was an excellent coastal pub, but it seems to be closed at the time of writing.

Here's the north end of Whitley Bay promenade.

Nearby is an amusement park, called Spanish City, mentioned in "Tunnel of Love" by Dire Straits.

Here are the sands and bathing beaches of Whitley Bay.

The LNER electric trains once served Whitley Bay.

Today, trains are operated by the Tyne & Wear Metro.

Northumbria once ran Whitley Bay's buses.

Today, Go Ahead is the main operator.

A reminder of earlier days, when Hunters served the town.

Time for some beer. The Wetherspoons, called The Fire Station, is an early opener.

The Brewery, formerley Fitzgerald's, is now home to Whitley Bay Brewery.

The Storm Cellar , now called a silly name, no longer has real ale.

The Dog & Rabbit was once a ladies' clothing shop. Now it's an excellent micropub, with its own tiny brewery!

We conclude our evening, as well as this post, at the Rockcliffe Arms.

Next time, North Tyneside. As usual, here's the route so far.