From Seaham to Sandhaven and Seaburn to Souter, our coastline is filled with beauty as these archive scenes from the Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette archives show.
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5. Seaburn sands in 1995
A sand mist greeted these sunseekers on Seaburn beach on a red hot day in July 1995. | se
6. Surfing the waves
A lone surfer rides a wave at Sandhaven in 2004. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
7. A brisk walk
This couple was enjoying a bracing walk on Seaburn beach on Christmas morning in 2004. | se
8. Arctic in South Tyneside
Walking the dogs on a snow-covered Sandhaven Beach in a retro photo from 17 years ago. | sg
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