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Seaham is a town on the North East coast of England. Seaham has two harbours. the old harbour is the fishing harbour. Few people now earn their living from fishing. Trawler boats use nets to catch fish.
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Cobles, another kind of boat, are used to take out lobster pots to catch crabs and lobsters. When the weather was bad the fisherman cannot go to fish, so earn nothing that day.
The new harbour is much bigger and is used by cargo vessels. Cargoes loaded to be taken out are called exports. Cargoes coming in are called imports. Seaham imports and exports all over Europe.
At the Coast
There are very big limestone cliffs at the coast. At the bottom there are stones and pebbles which have come off the cliffs. The sea and the weather make the stones come off the cliffs. This is called erosion.
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Boats at the coast used to carry coal to Sunderland from the coal mines in Seaham. The mines were owned by Lady Frances Vain Tempest. It was because of her that the town of Seaham grew up.
Seaham is on the North Sea and the word Seaham means "hamlet by the sea". A hamlet is a little place with only a few people. Seaham is now a town.
At the Beach
On Tuesday 27th September 1999, we all went on our trip to Seaham Harbour. In the morning we were wearing a helmet and jacket which were brightly coloured to walk around the harbour. These were to keep us safe. We also went down to the beach to collect stones and look at pebbles.
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In the afternoon we went round the shops to see what kind they were. we saw metal discs set into the pavement with pictures of the towns history. We also saw metal sculptures.
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We looked around the beach for shells. We were told the easiest way to remember North, South, East and West (Never Eat Shredded Wheat). We had a long walk along the promenade. We learnt about the history of Seaham Harbour and about different types of weather.
We thought the waves were very interesting. They were splashing against the tunnel that the lighthouse keeper went through because it was too rough to walk across.
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