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Collected off SeaHam beach North East of England

by Joan Laverick
(Durham North East UK)

Seaham North East England

Hi Everyone,

My name is Joan and I live in the North East of England near Seaham beach.

It's the place where in the 1800's they would tip all the glass from the end of the day over the cliffs into the sea.

I often harvest multicoloured pieces like this one.

Joan

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Jun 28, 2010

Seaham Glass
by: Anonymous

My sister and I are going to be in Seaham England in August to collect sea glass.

Joan....I think we met you and your husband last summer. We are from Texas.

We are really excited to start our sea glass hunt!

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Ooooh Woooowww! Let us know how it goes! You might search this site for other posts, since there is a nice couple there who are into sea glass...I just don't have time to look it up at the moment!

David and Lin (Odyssey Sea Glass folks)

Apr 22, 2010

Origin of Seaham Sea Glass
by: Toni

My entire family grew up in Seaham and I remember many a summer collecting sea glass in all manner of colours.

We are very fortunate in the sea glass stakes as we did indeed have a bottleworks right on the coast line between the docks and the pit where

I'm sure a percentage of the "end of day" glass came from, copy and paste the link below for more info on the bottleworks and how old some of your glass may be. :)
http://www.durham-miner.org.uk/miner/projects.nsf/581cd74a9c6aa8b080256d48003758cb/fa436517b47350ef80256e8c00326b10?OpenDocument

Mar 22, 2010

England Trip 2010 Seaham and other sea glass?
by: Mrs B & Miss O

The two of us (mother & daughter)will be in England from June 15th to July 7th, seeing the British Heritage Sights and scouring the beaches whenever possible.

Will be driving from the North Devon coastline all the way up to Edinburgh. Seaham's North Beach is one of the stops we're going to be making along the way. We simply tremble with anticipation.

Question...is this the only beach where "end of day" sea glass can be found?

Were there no other glass companies located along the seacoasts of England or Scotland in years past?

Can anyone suggest other beaches that we should comb?

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Mrs.B
USA

Mar 22, 2010

Lots of Sea-Glass
by: Bob

I've been strolling on the coasts of Northeast England for many years, and once found a curious glass 'egg' which got me started on sea-glass collecting.

The 'Egg' is perfect, just under 2 inches in diameter and weighs nearly 3 ounces, nothing I have found since matches this piece, but I have a few thousand pieces of sea-glass from perfect end-of day glass multicoloured pieces to tubs full of small ear-ring or pendant size gems. I've probably got 30 or 40 really special pieces with multicoloured inclusions or bubbles inside.

I was going to start making jewelery from it all, but think now I might make it into one very large (about a meter square) stained glass window for a new house we are building. I would welcome any tips as to how this might be done!

Feb 17, 2010

Purchase glass from SeaHam Beach
by: Margi Walters

Hi Steve,
I would be interested in purchasing some of your beach glass.
Please contact me at margiwalters@yahoo.com
Thank you, Margi

Feb 17, 2010

Seaham Beach Glass
by: Anonymous

Hi Joan, I'm interested in purchasing some of your beach glass.
Please contact me at margiwalters@yahoo.com
Thank you in advance, Margi

Feb 01, 2010

Looking to purchase
by: John

Just started collecting and would like to purchase sea glass from England. If you have some for sale, please let me know. Thank you, John jjk216@hotmail.com

Jan 27, 2010

ever had this stuff test in a lab?
by: Anonymous

has anyone ever had this stuff tested in a lab to see the real age of it ? i bet some are alot older then you think :) cheers all :)

Dec 18, 2009

Great pic of Seaham sea glass
by: Anonymous

Wow, that's really nice!

Nov 18, 2009

MULTIS
by: Sea Glass Luver

Hi Steve,
Just found this site about Seaham Beach. I'd really be interested in seeing more photos of what you're collecting in the way of frosty smooth colourful MULTIS (end-of-day coloured sea glass) and prices. Please contact me at seestur@sbcglobal.net. Thank you! :~)
You're so lucky to have access to this one-of-a-kind beach! Cheers!

Oct 28, 2009

Hi Steve
by: Anonymous

Hi Steve. I am interested in purchasing some

please drop me a Line at info@donaldverger.com

thank you very much.

Best. Don in Maine 207/766-1313

Oct 18, 2009

Steve's offer of Seaham glass
by: DMG

I would be interested in your sea glass from Seaham. Please contact me at Dorth51@roadrunner.com.

Thanks!!

Oct 03, 2009

prices on seaham sea glass
by: Anonymous

Is it possible for you to submit a price list on your site and some examples of your work for us to study

Sep 25, 2009

Steve's offer - Seaham sea glass
by: Judith

Steve

I'd be really interested. I make mosaics and stained glass and have been thinking for some time of including sea glass.

judithamilton@gmail.com

Sep 07, 2009

Seaham beach wow
by: steve

I now regularly collect beach glass from Seaham beach uk it has become so addictive to see these jewels amongst the sand and rocks but please could someone put me in touch with someone that might be interested in taking what I have collected so far.

Kind regards Steve !!!

Aug 22, 2009

some of the nicest i have found!
by: Suzanne

I used to live up near Durham and used to go to seaham beach, i collected quite a lot of sea glass and most of it was really nice, lovely and rounded and crystalline also found quite a few unsusual pieces such as old marbles, one piece i have almost resembles a glass eye....it can't be!! :oD

Jul 21, 2009

Let's go.....!
by: David

08/07/2009 2:30:17 PM
Hi David,

It's Bill and Joan from Durham City North East of England
We love reading your posts.
Keep up the good work.

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 11:06 PM
Hi Bill and Joan,

Thanks so much for your kind note! It is nice to hear from our fellow sea glass fans and I will save this encouraging little letter.

Enjoy your day,
David and Lin
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08/07/2009 3:41:02 PM
Hi David and Lin

We work our local Beach which is world famous Seaham in the north east of UK. May we ask a question? as you can see Joan a nice blue when it is dry you cannot sea the colour very well but if you wet it all the colour shows how do we get it so the colour can be seen when its dry I hope I have explained it ok

Bill
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:45 AM
Hi Bill,

Yes, Seaham is a place we would love to visit some day.

It looks like some excellent finds in your pics. With dark glass that is very frosted, as you note, the color is hidden. So what you might do is use a light oil such as lavendar oil or plain mineral oil. Just put a few drops on the surface and rub it around.

To restore the original frosted look, just wash with water and detergent .

David
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Thanks David,

If you ever come to this part of the UK, we will take you to Seaham finds every few seconds. We live 20 minutes away.

Boy, does it produce lovely sea glass. Thanks for sharing the info.

It's 00:54 here so off to bed, have a great day,

Bill

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Jul 21, 2009
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08/07/2009 2:30:17 PM Hi David, It's Bill and Joan from Durham City North East of England We love reading your posts. Keep up the good work. ------------------------- Wednesday, July 08, 2009 11:06 PM Hi Bill and Joan, Thanks so much for your kind note! It is nice to hear from our fellow sea glass fans and I will save this encouraging little letter. Enjoy your day, David and Lin -------------------- 08/07/2009 3:41:02 PM Hi David and Lin We work our local Beach which is world famous Seaham in the north east of UK. May we ask a question? as you can see Joan a nice blue when it is dry you cannot sea the colour very well but if you wet it all the colour shows how do we get it so the colour can be seen when its dry I hope I have explained it ok Bill ----------------------------- Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:45 AM Hi Bill, Yes, Seaham is a place we would love to visit some day. It looks like some excellent finds in your pics. With dark glass that is very frosted, as you note, the color is hidden. So what you might do is use a light oil such as lavendar oil or plain mineral oil. Just put a few drops on the surface and rub it around. To restore the original frosted look, just wash with water and detergent . David -------------------- Thanks David, If you ever come to this part of the UK, we will take you to Seaham finds every few seconds. We live 20 minutes away. Boy, does it produce lovely sea glass. Thanks for sharing the info. It's 00:54 here so off to bed, have a great day, Bill

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Jul 18, 2009

You are so lucky!
by: Maxine

Wow Joan you are so fortunate to have access to such interesting, historical and beautiful pieces of seaglass! I only found out about "end of day" glass about a year ago and i would love to know more about the history of it. Where I live we never find anything more exciting than white, brown or green glass with the odd tiny bit of blue or red if you're really really lucky. I have lots of relatives living in England, I will have to ask them to look out for seaglass for me if they go to the right places on the coast!

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