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View across the South Dock past Noses Point and Dawdon Colliery to the Blast Beach in the 1980s

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The Dene, Tempest Road and Hawthorn Square in foreground, last remnants of South Dock staithes at top right in the early 1980s.

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Derwent Close and Deneway centre, St Mary Magdalenes church bottom right. 1980. Tower at top right all that remained of the Coal and Allied Industries Oil Plant which closed in 1940.

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St John's Church, Blandford Place and Church St about 1980. At right, new supermarked being built on the site of the former National School.

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Vane Tempest Colliery from the north c1930. Note bridge over coast road to carry spoil from the colliery to fill in mouth of dene, tipping just beginning at this point.