Villages by the Sea: Seaton Sluice

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Villages by the Sea: Series 4: Seaton Sluice

Seaton Sluice

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Ben Robinson discovers stories of Georgian pranks and parties in Seaton Sluice.

Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice, home to the notorious Delaval family and the site of a past bottle works that shaped the village.

Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice in Northumberland, home to the notorious Delaval family. These wealthy bottle makers were some of the greatest players on the Georgian party scene. Their pranks and parties were infamous at their impressive mansion, but they also brought great innovation to the area when they redesigned the harbour.

Ben tracks the site of the past bottle works, dubbed by locals as the ‘city’, and unearths numerous glass fragments. By using modern science to analyse their unique glass recipe, he hopes to determine if they were made in the village itself.

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Ben Robinson explores more well-loved villages across the UK’s coastline.

Ben Robinson returns to the UK’s coastline, exploring more well-loved villages and the parts they played in some of Britain’s significant historical moments.

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