Post marked 1923, this Valentine’s postcard views the Gare from the Coatham side, with the World War I gunslits still in place. The site was a fortified area to protect the mouth of the Tees and part of the coastal defences. The lighthopuse still survives but the white buildings in the centre have long vanished, interestingly the whole promontory would be as hard to acess for the general public then; as it is today.
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson.
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