Houses around The Green at the seaside resort of Seaton Carew, Hartlepool

Seaton Carew is a small seaside resort within the borough of Hartlepool, England. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort Hartlepool is a local government district and Borough in the Ceremonial county of County Durham, North East England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is situated on the North Sea coast between the town of Hartlepool and the mouth of the River Tees. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Hartlepool ('hɑːtlɪpuːl is a North Sea port in North East England The Tees is a river in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles

History and development

Seaton Carew was a popular bathing place for the Darlington Quakers. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. Its heyday was the early 19th century, when rows of pretty little stucco houses were built along the seafront and around The Green, a modestly handsome turfed square facing the sea. Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water The museum of Hartlepool mentions that a small riot involving Irish labourers took place in the late Victorian era, when townsfolk mistook them for Fenian agitators. Fianna Éireann The Fenians, both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood, were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent

The 20th century added little in the way of amenities and the place was once considered to possess a faded charm. Recent regeneration work however, has done much to change this. A promenade allows visitors to walk from Hartlepool Marina to Seaton Carew, giving spectacular unrestricted views of the North Sea. Opposite The Green was the crumbling (and dangerous) North Shelter housing the former lifeguard station and public toilets. A lifeguard is an Emergency service worker who is responsible for overseeing the Safety of the users of a recreational water feature such as a Swimming This has now been demolished while the South Shelter behind the bus station was demolished several years before.

Other planned work includes regeneration of the Art Deco clock tower at the resort's bus station. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial This featured in several scenes in the Mike Leigh film Career Girls. Mike Leigh, OBE (born February 20, 1943) is an English film and theatre director screenwriter and playwright Career Girls is a 1997 Film by Mike Leigh which tells the story of two women who reunite after six years apart

Tourism

Warm summer days continue to attract many visitors to the resort's spotless beach, arcades, and fish and chip restaurants. Every November a fireworks display and carnival attracts thousands of visitors from across the region to celebrate Bonfire Night. A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November There is live music and fairground rides on the Saturday which falls closest to Bonfire Night, November 5th.

Recent events

The town hit worldwide headlines in December 2007 when John Darwin, believed dead since an apparent canoeing accident off Seaton Beach in 2002, walked into a London police station and gave himself up as a missing person, sparking a major fraud investigation by Cleveland Police. The John Darwin disappearance case is an investigation into the faked death of British former teacher and prison officer John Darwin who turned up alive in December 2007 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article is about the English police force For the Ohio police force please see Cleveland Police Department. Following the events of this, someone had put up a new road sign near the railway station on Seaton Lane saying "Welcome to Seaton Canoe twinned with Panama", it has now been taken down.

Places of interest

• One mile south of Seaton Carew is Hartlepool nuclear power station. Hartlepool Power Station is a Nuclear power station situated south of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England.

Notable people

• The science fiction writer Mark Adlard lived on The Green at one time and his 'T-City' trilogy features Seaton Carew
• The leading railway poster artist Frank Henry Mason was born at Seaton Carew in 1876 and briefly worked in a Hartlepool shipyard. Mark Adlard was born Peter Marcus Adlard in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham, England on June 19, 1932 Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year ^[1]

Transport and communication

Seaton Carew is served by the A178 road and by Seaton Carew railway station. The A178 is a road that runs from Hartlepool to Middlesbrough in the former county of Cleveland Seaton Carew railway station serves the village of Seaton Carew, within the borough of Hartlepool and the Ceremonial county of County Durham Stagecoach Hartlepool provide regular bus services to Seaton Carew from Hartlepool Town Centre, services 1, 1A, 12 and 15, as well as service 1 to/from Middlesbrough and Port Clarence. Stagecoach North East is a major operator of Bus services in North East England. The train station is also served with hourly Northern Rail services, from Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle and Hexham. The nearby station of Hartlepool also offers a direct London Service operated by Grand Central.

Restoration Projects

During 2008, the local Council are recreating the bus station and clock tower. The bus station is getting painted its original peach colour.

Sports

Seaton Carew has the following sporting facilities located at the bottom of Elizabeth Way:

• Golf Club
• Rugby Club
• Cricket Club.

References

External links

• Seaton Dunes and Common
• Seaton Carew Wreck
• Seaton Carew railway station
• Tees and Hartlepool Foreshore and Wetlands SSSI