Late February and the view from the southern end of Hendon Promenade/Seawall on the ramp that leads down onto the beach.
I'm sure the seawall was constructed in the 1970's to halt erosion (there is a railway line into the Port of Sunderland just a short distance from the beach).
South from this point there are no coastal defences until Seaham on the Durham Heritage Coast.
The promontory in the distance is Salterfen Rocks, after which is Ryhope Nook.
Just around that corner is a feature known as 'Jane Jiveson's Rock' (it is marked on OS maps) and it serves as a marker for the rate of coastal erosion.
A century ago, this rocky outcrop was actually connected to the cliffs.

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