North Shields | Going back again!

I thought that whilst I was home, I might as well use that to my advantage and head back to the site of my research - it wouldn't hurt to gather some more things.

The weather today has been pretty bad, unrelenting rain and strong gusts, so the landscape changed from when I last took pictures.

Started off on the bank-top near the High Light, progressed down to the Quay, heading towards the Low Light (the white 'tower' pictured above beyond some roof tops)

I needed some reference imagery of boats for my book, so it was helpful to collect some photos of my own.

Reaching the Low Light, the weather got harsher as we were closer to the sea. It's a very overcast day, and the dimness made the Low Light seem ominous.

Along from the Low Light, there was the remaining walls of Clifford's Fort (built in 17C as a coastal defence against the Dutch), as well as the Old Low Light (the brown brick building pictured above).

The waters were really choppy, and there was a lot of debris on the beaches. It was strange seeing objects from the land (trees, etc) that had been hauled into the sea. Boats were being shunted about, could even see waves crashing over the sides of South Pier (all the way over in South Shields).

The weather conditions made the environment seem vast, and the ocean appear very powerful. In comparison, I felt really small and like the weather was moving me around.

I would like to try and bring these feelings into my story. Overall, a decent impromptu trip, now I need to create visual material from what I've seen and collected.