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Richard James Patterson

On Sunday August 5th 2012, Richard James Patterson, who ran the Beadnell Bay Boat Launch, died suddenly.

He was well know and well liked around the area, having spent 50 years of his life working in the villages of Beadnell, Seahouses and Bamburgh.

Richard Patterson with tractor at Beadnell Bay

Richard Patterson with tractor at Beadnell Bay

The car park, Bay and village will miss him dearly.

 

Icons of the area…

September. That time of year when normality returns once more and village life in Beadnell, Seahouses and Bamburgh returns to a mellower pace.

The weather is still pretty fantastic, blue skies, sunshine and warm water. The road are getting quieter…  you can feel Autumn approaching.

I love September. I revel in it.

As the summer passed, I thought about what defined this area we live in.. not easy to do. Not as an answer to that, but as a visual exploration, I collected these images, which hopefully begin to paint the picture.

Coxons Ice-cream

Coxons Ice-cream

The Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands

The Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands

Fish and Chips from any of the various chippy's

Fish and Chips from any of the various chippy's

Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh Castle

Lobster Pots - working or decorative

Lobster Pots - working or decorative

Billy Shiel boat trips to the Farne Islands

Billy Shiel boat trips to the Farne Islands

Of course there are many other things I could have included, and everyone has their own vision of what this special piece of coast means to them, but you have to draw the line somewhere… We could talk about Kippers, Grace Darling, Dunstanburgh Castle, Beadnell Harbour, Golden Beaches… but these are the ones that work most visually – and they work for me.

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