StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Roker

rsf - old south pier & Meik beacon

rsf - old south pier & Meik beacon

StoneRoad2013
18 Feb 2024 29
Following a conversation in another place, I was sent this image, and was given an implied permission for this use, but anonymously. I haven't attempted to correct the colour balance. It is a scanned image of the Meik lighthouse, in it's original location on the "Old South Pier" before it was moved to above Roker beach in 1983. Not my Image ; fair use & public education
rsf[24] - Roker Pier at dusk

rsf[24] - Roker Pier at dusk

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 7 2 252
Lighthouse on Roker Pier, taken just about sunset. . Completed in 1903, built in alternating layers of red & white Aberdeen granite, to a design by Henry Hay Wake. Still operating. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roker#Roker_Pier_Lighthouse
rsf[24] - tide is coming in

rsf[24] - tide is coming in

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 102
The incoming tide means the quite small waves are breaking over the rock armour [shown by the shiny & damp rocks]. Sadly I didn't manage to catch any images showing a decent amount of spray, it's also going dark as the sun set some minutes ago.
rsf[24] - driftwood

rsf[24] - driftwood

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 110
The high tides & onshore winds have built up the beach significantly, as well as bringing a load of driftwood ashore at Roker, mostly bits of branches washed down the River Wear during recent storms. This lump of tree stood out. I reckon that would make a good place to hang bags and towels.
rsf[24] - picnic table

rsf[24] - picnic table

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 6 5 134
Remarkably comfortable places to sit & eat, to relax or just watch the sea. Someone - I presume the local council - has been improving the seafront facilities at Roker.
rsf[24] - seats

rsf[24] - seats

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 4 4 133
Remarkably comfortable places to sit & eat, to relax or just watch the sea. Someone - I presume the local council - has been improving the seafront facilities at Roker.
rsf[24] - old lighthouse {1 of 2}

rsf[24] - old lighthouse {1 of 2}

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 153
The old lighthouse on the high ground above Roker Beach [near Sunderland]. Glowing somewhat in the sunlight, it looks like it has had a recent repaint. . Built in 1856 to a design by Thomas Meik and sited on the Old South Pier at the mouth of the R. Wear. It was moved here in 1983. . That green grass was quite sodden, due to all the recent rain.
rsf[24] - old lighthouse {2 of 2}

rsf[24] - old lighthouse {2 of 2}

StoneRoad2013
31 Jan 2024 12 7 262
The old lighthouse on the high ground above Roker Beach [near Sunderland]. Glowing somewhat in the sunlight, it looks like it has had a recent repaint. . Built in 1856 to a design by Thomas Meik and sited on the Old South Pier at the mouth of the R. Wear. Now disused, it was moved here in 1983. . That green grass was quite sodden, due to all the recent rain. [cropped in camera]
rsf[22] - wave splash [1 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [1 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 103
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [1 of 7]
rsf[22] - wave splash [2 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [2 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 93
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [2 of 7]
rsf[22] - wave splash [3 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [3 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 94
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [3 of 7]
rsf[22] - wave splash [4 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [4 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 5 6 113
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [4 of 7]
rsf[22] - wave splash [5 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [5 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 114
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [5 of 7]
rsf[22] - wave splash [6 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [6 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 100
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [6 of 7]
rsf[22] - wave splash [7 of 7]

rsf[22] - wave splash [7 of 7]

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 95
After consuming some very good Fish n Chips, down in the carpark on Roker sea front - just beyond the old IRB station [which is now the base for the RNLI beach lifeguards] - we did a bit of wave-watching. It was a little after high tide, when the waves had been depositing some bits of junk, small stones and seaweed, but there were still some good splashes. [7 of 7]
rsf[22] - driftwood

rsf[22] - driftwood

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 90
Several driftwood tree trunks are incorporated into this area of Roker sea front, as part of the regeneration efforts in the area.
rsf[22] - roots

rsf[22] - roots

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 135
The remains of roots on a stump, from the colour and state of these piece of timber, I am pretty sure that they are all "driftwood" - and some of the trunks probably washed up on the nearby beach ! Part of a planted up stumpery as part of the regeneration scheme.
rsf[22] - entrance

rsf[22] - entrance

StoneRoad2013
18 Sep 2022 89
The entrance to the River Wear / Sunderland's harbour & shipyards etc is between Roker [North] and the South Pier.
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