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North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in North East England, situated on the north bank of the River Tyne. It is a beautiful area with a rich history and a diverse range of landscapes, from rugged coastlines to rolling countryside. For photography enthusiasts, North Tyneside offers a wealth of stunning locations to capture on camera. The coastline is particularly picturesque, with sandy beaches, rocky cliffs, and historic landmarks such as Tynemouth Castle and Priory. Other popular photography spots include the picturesque village of Cullercoats, the tranquil Northumberland Park, and the bustling Fish Quay in North Shields.

St. Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by kevin walker

Reached between the tides via a short causeway, St. Mary's has all the fascination of a miniature, part-time island. The Lighthouse, completed in 1898 on a hazardous coast for shipping, remained operational until 1984 when it was superseded by modern navigational techniques. Since then the Lighthouse and former keepers' cottages have been operated as a visitor centre by North Tyneside Council. The surrounding Nature Reserve contains an area of rockpools, clifftop grassland, a beach and newly created wetland habitats.

Storm light at St Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Heike Rosenbaum

Gale-force winds made photography challenging. Using a tripod was out of the question. What a dramatic light! In enjoyed every minute.

Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England

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Cut off
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Pete Rowbottom

St Mary's Lighthouse just north of Whitley Bay on the Northumberland Cast, the small rocky tidal island (or part time island if you like) is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide as seen here, you can see the causeway leading under the water.

This was going to be the only day I could shot this on this trip so I opted for high tide and just hoped I'd get some decent clouds to use.... which thankfully duly obliged, I picked this spot after a while walking around having a look and although I'm pleased with the place I chose it seemed to be the worst possible place to stand as I soon noticed there were hundreds of what I can only describe as 'sand fleas' leaping about and flying round, never come across these annoying things before.. by the time I was done shooting here they were all over me and all over the camera resulting in me having t have a right good shake down like a dog that's just got out of the sea... horrible critters. The joys of shooting seascapes...

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Blue hour at St Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Heike Rosenbaum

Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

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Squall
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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Atmospheric
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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Distant Spire
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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- Pathway to the light
St. Mary's Lighthouse

As the tide receeded just one puddle remained down the side of the causeway to reflect the lighthouse with it's green light on the side which begun...

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St Marys Noctilucent clouds
St. Mary's Lighthouse

The first noctilucent clouds of the 2017 season ... taken this morning at St Mary's lighthouse. ...

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Polarization
St. Mary's Lighthouse

St. Mary's lighthouse near Newcastle, UK, same spot same time, taken before sunrise, the first photo with polarizer, the second without, posted for...

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Marys Serenity
St. Mary's Lighthouse

A quiet evening by St Marys, I thought I'd try something different from the norm since I didn't have any wellies on me

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St Marys evening glow
St. Mary's Lighthouse

An evening view from the back of St Mary's island. Perched on a rock with some lively waves rolling in behind me, but worth it to include the...

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Tynemouth Lighthouse

As I driving along the coast road from Cullercoats I noticed that the waves still seemed a bit lively so I stopped off @ Tynemouth north pier. Not...

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Reflection of St. Mary's Lighthouse (in explore)
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Heike Rosenbaum

in explore on April 13, 2018

Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England

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St. Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by kevin walker

St Mary's Lighthouse is on the tiny St Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide.</span>

St. Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Jakub Slováček

St. Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, North East England.

The Causeway
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Damon Finlay

St. Mary's Lighthouse is on the tiny St. Mary's Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The small rocky tidal island is linked to the mainland by a short concrete causeway which is submerged at high tide.

While it no longer functions as a working lighthouse, it is easily accessible (when the tide is out) and is open to visitors and has a small museum, a visitor's centre, and a cafe.

The lighthouse and adjacent keepers' cottages were built in 1898 by the John Miller company of Tynemouth, using 645 blocks of stone and 750,000 bricks. It was built on the site of a monastery where a small sanctuary light would have acted as a guide to passing ships. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1984 and stands at 38-metre (125 ft) in height.[1]

The Pool Pt2
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

tynemouthoutdoorpool.com/ A big thank you to the team behind the regeneration of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool for picking this shot for inclusion in the 2016 calendar.

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Caught  in Tide
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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Sunset over the causeway
St. Mary's Lighthouse

A quick look out tonight for some fresh air saw me at the coast watching the setting sun over my favourite lighthouse .... St Marys at Whitley bay...

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- Reflections
St. Mary's Lighthouse

A lovely end to 2017 at St. Mary's tonight, not much in the line of a sunset but as the tide receeded in the blue hour we got the super reflections...

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St Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse

Aside from the great birds to see at Curry's Point there is of course St Mary's Island complete with its lovely white lighthouse. This particularly...

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St Marys lighthouse Aurora
St. Mary's Lighthouse

The Northern lights were strikingly visible to the naked eye last night, filling the nights sky above St Marys lighthouse.

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The Rangefinder
St. Mary's Lighthouse

In between passing rain showers there was a small break in the clouds, enough for a few quick shots of the rangefinder behind St Mary's Lighthouse. ...

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Tynemouth moon ...
Tynemouth Lighthouse

Tynemouth north pier lighthouse lined up quite nicely with the 99% moon rise tonight ...

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North Pier
North Pier

Tynemouth Nort Pier in some choppy and changeable weather.

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Marys sings the blues.
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by AlanHowe

St Mary's Lighthouse. We started the night shooting from Old Hartley . We were having a lovely evening, the tide was low but then two idiots started throwing stones on the beach. After a while they went but then started throwing stones from the cliff tops onto the beach so we took a deep breath and moved around to this location. Canon 5D mk4 Canon 16-35 f4 kase wolverine filters kase k8 filter holder Circular Polariser 0.9 Medium Grad vanguard alta pro 2 tripod

St. Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by kevin walker

Reached between the tides via a short causeway, St. Mary's has all the fascination of a miniature, part-time island. The Lighthouse, completed in 1898 on a hazardous coast for shipping, remained operational until 1984 when it was superseded by modern navigational techniques. Since then the Lighthouse and former keepers' cottages have been operated as a visitor centre by North Tyneside Council

St. Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by The Jacobite

The Lighthouse sits just off shore at Whitley Bay in North East England, and can be walked out to in low tide.

Mary.
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by AlanHowe

St Marys Island Whitley Bay

Low tide at St Mary's Lighthouse
St. Mary's Lighthouse
by Heike Rosenbaum

Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

Recede...
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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Long Sands
Near Sharpness Point
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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Dusky beach ..
St. Mary's Lighthouse

St Marys lighthouse is always a good spot for sunset on the east coast & tonight was no exception. ... :-)

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- Marys Glow
St. Mary's Lighthouse

The sunset from last saturday was stunning at Mary's Lighthouse. The pastel colours to the east and more intense to the west, I happened to be facing...

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The blue hour ...
St. Mary's Lighthouse

Sunset doesn't always play ball, but the blue clouds at dusk made for quite a dramatic backdrop to St Mary's lighthouse last night ..

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Sidelight ...
St. Mary's Lighthouse

One from this mornings outing to my favourite lighthouse ... A lovely morning to be out n about.

Lee 0.75M & 0.6S grad filters ...

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The Lookout
St Marys Lighthouse from Old Hartley

St Marys Lighthouse from Old Hartley.

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to North Tyneside!
Most notably Quentin 'Q' Thompson, kevin walker, Heike Rosenbaum and AlanHowe.