In-Camera Multiple Exposure, Liquid Silver emulsion on watercolour paper

This double exposure captures the view through Sandwell Gate, once a key part of Hartlepool's medieval town walls, with the Pilot Pier in the background and a sail repair kit overlayed. While the Sandwell Gate was originally a defensive structure, for fishermen, it was a passage to the fish sands - no longer a symbol of defence, but a gateway to their daily work.

The sail repair kit placed within this scene reflects the practical, hands-on nature of the people who used the gate, highlighting the seamless blend of maritime labour and the town's history, where survival at sea and life on land coexisted.