The Ledington family enjoy a day on Seaton beach in the early 1950s. 

Lily Tombling (Katrina Harper's Grandma), in front of some heavy-duty tents on the beach at Seaton Carew in 1912.

Young Margaret Ward and her parents, Fred and Betty Ward, in a good spot close to the seawall at Seaton Carew.

A group of boys on a boat and on the beach on August Bank Holiday 1889.. The boy on the small horse has a spade in his hand so they may have been playing some sort of beach game.

A child waits in a coble while the mother is rather unceremoniously carried over the water to join him by the boatman.

A group of woman on the rocks in August 1890 keep a close eye on the girls looking for shrimps near an outfall pipe-sewerage?

The group  are Miss Weymes, Miss Weightman, Agnes, Olive, Miss Shield, Mildred, Winifred Simpson, Dolly, Mary and Miss Simpson.

The same group as in the previous image pose for their photo in August 1890.

Grandmother Rose Applegarth, with daughter Betty Elizabeth (Ward), and grandchildren Margaret (standing), Muriel and Brian, getting ready for the beach, probably in the summer of 1955.

Fashionable bathing beauties strike a pose for the camera at Seaton Carew in August 1932.

Women on the beach with their perambulators. The Humbleby's and Proctor's bathing machines advertise Beechams Pills.

Until 1890 it was not allowed to bathe in the sea without using one of these machines and even then only north of Carr House. The machines eventually went out of use by 1907.

Bathing machines on the sand no doubt waiting for those wishing to venture into the water! A group of men are talking while one man leans on a boat as another sits astride a horse.

Looking to the rear centre of the view the large house on the north corner of the Green is visible. Belonging to the Daniels family the house was later demolished.

Fashionable bathers at Seaton Carew in 1932.

Seaton Carew beach and the North Shelter. The shelter was demolished in the first decade of the 21st century.

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Posing on the rocks and wearing their rather fancy, flowery hats these are the same two ladies as in the following image.

The same two ladies as in the previous image wearing their very flowery hats. This time posing on a ramp which would be pushed partly into the sea to be used to board and alight from the boats without getting wet.

Bob Johnson, Ness on the horse, old Lang, a young man & a boy having a discussion beside a bathing machine.

In about 1930 George Siddle began a thriving business in Seaton. He obtained sole rights to rent beach sites to icecream salesmen, donkey keepers and others wanting to ply their wares to the hundreds of visitors that frequented the area during the summer. He ran his empire from No. 4 the Front.

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A busy day on the beach  near the south shelter. The clock tower can be seen above the beach huts. The image would probably be 1960s.

Colorful tents dot the beach and the fairground can be seen to the far right of the image. Probably in the 1960s.

The four men in full swimming costumes don't look to be too happy to be posing! They are in front of bathing machines. Through the gap between the machines in the street behind is the sign for the Seven Stars Inn dating the photo to pre 1900.

Boats pulled up on to Seaton beach. One being worked on. In the background you can make out the Norton Hotel and the Low Light.

A postcard looking along the Front from the beach. A green bathing machine can just be seen in the corner of the view.

A group of boys with their trousers pulled up above their knees search for shrimps at the water's edge on Seaton beach

Busy beach at Seaton Carew

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Crowds enjoying the seaside. Probably in the 1950's. The south shelter and the beach huts are now gone.

Perhaps someone will know who ran this cafe on Seaton beach? The sign above the door appears to be A. H. --- & Son.

Pattison's caption for this image was 'Showing how it's done'. Lillian Hogg, Ralph & Fred Mullins & other children grouped round the camera tripod. Note the little boy with his hands behind his back.

A boy sits on the wheel of one of the bathing machines while other children play and paddle nearby. The clothing of the children is in sharp contrast as the girl is wearing a bathing dress, some boys are in swimming trunks/pants and others are fully dressed in jackets and hats!

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The children are all smiling for the camera except the young boy in his sailor suit whose attention appears to be elsewhere. The children include Ralph, Fred & Kitty Hulton, two Lumley boys and Lillian Hogg.

In the 19th century a bathing attendant, Mary, worked for 25 years 'dipping' the ladies and little boys.

The four girls pose for the camera near the bathing machines on Seaton beach are Daisy (Elizabeth) Hulton born about 1881 and lived in Bird's Field, Daisy (Ada) Hogg born about 1881, Conny (Constance D) Tilly born about 1881 and lived in Church Street and Lillian Hogg (sister to Ada) born about 1878. Daisy and Ada's father was a shipping broker and the family owned the Gables on Station Lane. In 1904 Daisy married Marmaduke Furness, only son of Christopher Furness.

Children playing on the beach at Seaton Carew. Some in the water and others standing on a rock surrounded by water.

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Kitty Bull, with the net, Freddy Hulton and three other children looking for shrimps.

George Burlinson and William Proctor lean on an oar/rudder on the Tees 12 while Robert Hovel has a mop and bucket presumably to clean his boat.