Seaton Sluice, because of its salt production "pans", was originally known as Hartley Pans, and salt production produced at the mouth of the Seaton Burn can be traced as far back as 1236.

Seaton Sluice lies at the mouth of the Seaton Burn river, and was once a major route for the exportation of salt from the nearby salt-pans, as well as coal and glass bottles. After the decline of ...

The six 'cones' of The Royal Hartley Bottle Works once dominated the Seaton Sluice skyline ... The port had ceased to ship coal or salt, and the bottleworks closed in 1871. The final boat left ...

We're in Northumberland today in the village of Seaton Sluice which lies on the coast at the mouth of the Seaton Burn, half way between Whitley Bay and Blyth. If the “now and then” images in ...