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  • A partner struggles to lift a lady on a shingle beach up over a coastal groyne in Porlock, Somerset, UK. Giving the lady a much-needed leg-up from the lower level of shingle to the one above, the man bends to haul her up making a funny moment in this coastal landscape. Porlock is a coastal village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in a deep hollow below Exmoor, 5 miles (8 km) west of Minehead. The parish, which includes Hawkcombe and Doverhay, has a population of 1,440. The coastline includes shingle ridges, salt marshes and a submerged forest. In 1052 the Saxon king, Harold, landed at Porlock Bay from Ireland, and burnt the town before marching on London
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  • Surf and coastal rocks near St Michael's Isle Round Fort, near Castletown on the Isle of Man, UK. This wild landscape of white surf of coastal waters crashing on to rocks and rockpools is known as St Michael's Isle is referred to as Fort Island, an island of the Isle of Man in Malew parish, noted for its attractive ruins. It covers an area of 5.14 hectares (12.7 acres), is about 400 metres (440 yd) long. There is evidence for human activity on the island from the Mesolithic period onwards.
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  • An art instillation entitled Technofossil by the artist Helen Paling blends with the coastal landscape of Coves Haven on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. Consisting of baler twine and pebbles, the art comments on the problem of accumulated coastal waste. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • A walker passes a pile of assorted plastic materials awaiting removal from the coastal landscape, having been collected by volunteers from a beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean-up at seaside locations from Orkney to the Channel Islands on one weekend in September 2016. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-08-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A woman throws a drinks bottle on to a pile of assorted plastic materials awaiting removal from the coastal landscape, having been collected by volunteers from a beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean-up at seaside locations from Orkney to the Channel Islands on one weekend in September 2016. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-07-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A seascape of calm waters of the Thames Estuary and a Happy Birthday message to a five year-old called May has been chalked on a coastal groyne, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach31-18-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_beach44-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a lady walks her dogs along the messy sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter08-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter01-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter04-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter05-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter06-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a man walks along a messsy sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter09-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter10-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, local volunteers pick up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter11-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, local volunteers pick up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter12-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter14-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter15-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter17-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a child looks for feathers as local volunteers pick up and bag up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter19-19-07-2020.jpg
  • Four young women sunbathe in their bikinis in coastal dunes, on 25th May 1992, in Great Yarmouth, Suffolk, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    sunbathing_girls-25-05-1992.jpg
  • A coastal landscape of St. Cuthbert's Island on Holy Island and in the distance, left, the St. Mary's church and the remains of the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. Cuthbert (c. 634 - 687) is a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in what might loosely be termed the Kingdom of Northumbria in the North East of England and the South East of Scotland. After his death he became one of the most important medieval saints of Northern England, with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northern England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-33-27-09-2017.jpg
  • Piles of stones and rocks in the coastal landscape on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-17-27-09-2017.jpg
  • Piles of stones and rocks in the coastal landscape on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-16-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A pile of assorted ropes and fibrous cord and fishing pots await removal from the coastal landscape, having been collected by volunteers from a beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean-up at seaside locations from Orkney to the Channel Islands on one weekend in September 2016. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-05-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A pile of assorted ropes and fibrous cord and fishing pots await removal from the coastal landscape, having been collected by volunteers from a beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean-up at seaside locations from Orkney to the Channel Islands on one weekend in September 2016. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-04-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A man and woman sit on rocks rubbing in sunblock with Atlantic waves coming in the background, on 12th July 2016, at Estoril, near Lisbon, Portugal. Cascais is a coastal town and a municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Lisbon. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal family in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Nowadays, it is a popular vacation spot for both Portuguese and foreign tourists and located on the Estoril Coast also known as the Portuguese Riviera. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    portugal_estoril-02-12-07-2016.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin09-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin08-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin07-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin04-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin03-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin01-22-06-2014.jpg
  • Visiting and local peoples' names carved into soft rock in the north-east coastal town of Cullcoates, Tyneside, England.
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  • Visiting and local peoples' names carved into soft rock in the north-east coastal town of Cullcoates, Tyneside, England. The Christian names of Paul, Chris and John plus the Beatles and the year of 1981 have been gouged into the soft geology, read clearly in backlit sunshine. In the distance are the smooth waters of the North Sea
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  • A 13 year-old teenage boy walks along the tops of sandstone rocks in the coastal cove of Trentishoe in north Devon.
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  • A 13 year-old teenage boy walks up steep sandstone rocks in the coastal cove of Trentishoe in north Devon.
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  • Splashed blue paint on the sea wall in the north Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe.
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  • In fine, late-summer weather, an eleven year-old girl gingerly steps over a stile on the coastal path at Carregwastad Point, near Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Steadying herself with a walking pole, she climbs over wearing trainers rather than stout walking boots as this path is gentle for younger outdoor enthusiasts. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is the first National Trail in Wales. Opened in 1970, the path is almost entirely contained within the boundaries of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park that takes in 17 Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI), two nature reserves, and Wales' only marine nature reserve. The cliff tops offer wonderful expanses of wildflowers in Spring (April and May are best). Wide variety of birds nest along the cliffs, and grey seals can often be seen in the water below.
    wales_pembrokeshire08-02-08-2007.jpg
  • The fishing fleet of Tarbert on Scotland's Mull of Kintyre lies moored at the dock of this pretty coastal village in the Western Isles. Their colourful hulls shine in late afternoon sunshine as they are tied up awaiting another outing at sea to provide for this small fishing community a living and a livelihood for its families. But in the foreground sit a young couple whose prospects are not so positive: they rest on a bench in silhouette, one smoking a cigarette while turned to the friend who stares out to distant rolling hills. It is a scene of hopelessness that reflects modern life for the youth in remote communities where jobs are scarce and their futures far from secure. In an otherwise idyllic Scottish landscape, we guess at the disintegration of society up here - the scourge of economic downturn and future social problems.
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  • An unseen person's hand reaches from the corner of the picture to offer a chip (French fry) to a hovering seagull at Minehead on the Somerset coast, South-west England. Another younger person has turned around to see what is happening but is also holding up his hand to other birds  none of the others are accepting the free meal. The summer afternoon sky is filled with bird life but clear of clouds and is a deep coastal blue which echoes the reaching shirt sleeve.
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  • Three bathers lie on the shingle in the lee of a groyne, a wooden screen from the fresh breeze that has been written on by unknown people having scrawled their names and a noughts and crosses puzzle written in chalk. One person wears his socks in true English style and the lady in the middle has her bag containing possessions near her head. Above them sits a lifeguard on a pair of high steps, peering along the beach with a pair of binoculars. Meanwhile, a lone seagull wheels around the coastal thermals and is caught between the wooden slats of the groyne.
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  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a box of Corona beers and a Vodka bottle is on the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_beach43-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_beach45-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, locals wanting a quiet morning walk are confronted by a mess along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter07-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, locals wanting a quiet morning walk are confronted by a mess along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter13-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter16-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a child looks for feathers as local volunteers pick up and bag up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter18-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples' nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, local volunteers pick up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter20-19-07-2020.jpg
  • Piles of stones and rocks in the coastal landscape on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-15-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A pile of assorted plastic materials await removal from the coastal landscape, having been collected by volunteers from a beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean-up at seaside locations from Orkney to the Channel Islands on one weekend in September 2016. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-09-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A pile of assorted ropes and fibrous cord and fishing pots await removal from the coastal landscape, having been collected by volunteers from a beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean-up at seaside locations from Orkney to the Channel Islands on one weekend in September 2016. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-03-27-09-2017.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin10-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin06-22-06-2014.jpg
  • WW2-era concrete pillbox defence structure lies on the beach after coastal erosion at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
    ww2_ruin02-22-06-2014.jpg
  • An aerial view of an unidentified island community seen from a regional aircraft passing overhead atolls and islands, a few miles to the north Malé, capital of the Indian Ocean Republic of the Maldives. We see the perfectly clear blue sea surrounding an island of white coral beach sand, a harbour, holiday apartments and importantly coastal defence barriers that may defend against rising sea levels as global warming makes sea level locations like this vulnerable to flooding. The Maldives comprise of twenty-six atolls, featuring 1,192 coral islands of which 80 are holiday resorts with 200 inhabited by indigenous communities. This Islamic nation of 298 sq km (115 sq miles), lie seven hundred kilometres (435 miles) south-west of Sri Lanka..
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  • The last moments of street lighting illuminates the pavement and road as dawn breaks over the shoreline on the untidy and empty seafront in Nea Makri, a coastal town near Athens on the Marathon road. This town is the original route that the Athenian messenger Pheidippides ran in 490BC to deliver news of the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of (Marathonas) Marathon. Nowadays, this is a rather unattractive town with few echoes of Greece's ancient glories although the 29th modern Olympic circus came home in 2004. The modern games share many characteristics with its ancient counterpart. Corruption, politics and cheating interfered then as it does now and the 2004 Athens Olympiad echoed both what was great and horrid about the past.
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  • A walker admires the view across the escarpment of Tennyson Downs on the Isle-of-Wight. Looking over his shoulder into the distance, the walker is alone on his solo pursuit along some of Britain's most beautiful coastlines, here on the south coast. The rolling downland stretches westwards - its white chalk cliffs famous for symbolising England's southern limits. Tennyson Down is a hill at the west end of the Isle of Wight just south of Totland. Tennyson Down is a grassy, whale-backed ridge of chalk which rises to 482 ft/147m above sea level. Tennyson Down is named after the poet Lord Tennyson who lived at nearby Farringford House for nearly 40 years. The poet used to walk on the down almost every day, saying that the air was worth 'sixpence a pint'.
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  • Ship watchers stand within a quirky landscape of breakwater concrete and a lighthouse, seeing shipping through the narrow channel between open sea and the port of Aveira, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Ship watchers stand within a quirky landscape of breakwater concrete featuring smileys and a lighthouse, seeing shipping through the narrow channel between open sea and the port of Aveira, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Shipping watchers beneath the lighthouse on Paredao da Praia da Barra, Costa Nova, Aveiro, Portugal.
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  • Shipping watchers beneath the lighthouse on Paredao da Praia da Barra, Costa Nova, Aveiro, Portugal.
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  • A walking couple rest on a bench at Capstone Hill pverlooking the North Devon Coast waters of Ilfracombe.
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  • At last light overlooking the sea, a hilltop pitched caravan's TV glows through a window at Trewethett Farm, Cornwall.
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  • Jogger runs along remote deserted sandy beach of Northumberland coast beyond long grass dunes near Bamburgh
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  • Attentive of their owner, Golden Retrievers balance on the wall of a seaside property on 14th August 2020, in Aldeburgh, Norfolk, England.
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  • A young family stand next to a seaside cut-out board on Southwold Pier, on 14th August 2020, in Southwold, Norfolk, England.
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  • Bathers socially distance while wading out from the beach and into the shallows of the Thames Estuary, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach02-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Teenage boys carrying bathing towels walk past a yellow beach hut while enjoying fine summer weather on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach06-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A man uses his bodyweight to deflate a large paddle board behind a bright yellow beach hut on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
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  • A man stands next to a bright yellow beach hut and waits patiently for his family to come along on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach10-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer dries himself with a beach towel after his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
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  • A solitary walker in the western dunes on Holy Island, on 27th June 2019, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • Housing architecture on Ramsgate's Royal Parade, on 8th January 2019, in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The Port of Ramsgate has been identified as a 'Brexit Port' by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, currently negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Britain's Department of Transport has awarded to an unproven shipping company, Seaborne Freight, to provide run roll-on roll-off ferry services to the road haulage industry between Ostend and the Kent port - in the event of more likely No Deal Brexit. In the EU referendum of 2016, people in Kent voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union with 59% voting to leave and 41% to remain.
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  • Giant shipping buoys in Ramsgate Harbour, on 8th January 2019, in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The Port of Ramsgate has been identified as a 'Brexit Port' by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, currently negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Britain's Department of Transport has awarded to an unproven shipping company, Seaborne Freight, to provide run roll-on roll-off ferry services to the road haulage industry between Ostend and the Kent port - in the event of more likely No Deal Brexit. In the EU referendum of 2016, people in Kent voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union with 59% voting to leave and 41% to remain.
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  • Docked after night-time interceptions of migrant inflatables from the French coast via the English Channel is the UK Border Force's cutter HMC Vigilant in Ramsgate Harbour, on 8th January 2019, in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The Port of Ramsgate has been identified as a 'Brexit Port' by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, currently negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Britain's Department of Transport has awarded to an unproven shipping company, Seaborne Freight, to provide run roll-on roll-off ferry services to the road haulage industry between Ostend and the Kent port - in the event of more likely No Deal Brexit. In the EU referendum of 2016, people in Kent voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union with 59% voting to leave and 41% to remain.
    ramsgate-123-08-01-2019.jpg
  • Docked after night-time interceptions of migrant inflatables from the French coast via the English Channel is the UK Border Force's cutter HMC Vigilant in Ramsgate Harbour, on 8th January 2019, in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The Port of Ramsgate has been identified as a 'Brexit Port' by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, currently negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Britain's Department of Transport has awarded to an unproven shipping company, Seaborne Freight, to provide run roll-on roll-off ferry services to the road haulage industry between Ostend and the Kent port - in the event of more likely No Deal Brexit. In the EU referendum of 2016, people in Kent voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union with 59% voting to leave and 41% to remain.
    ramsgate-115-08-01-2019.jpg
  • A signpost pointing to Salthouse Fields, Poets Walk and the Pier, at Clevedon Pier, on 27th December 2018, in Clevedon, North Somerset, UK.
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  • A landscape of rooftops and palm trees on the Cote d'Azur, on 13th April 1996, at Cap-d'Ail, France.
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  • The rear of a National Trust membership van features Lindisfarne castle, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-49-27-09-2017.jpg
  • The rear of a National Trust membership van features Lindisfarne castle, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-48-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A disused boat now serving as a shed for a local fisherman sits upside down on the beach on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. Local fishermen on Holy Island considered it a sin to send boats to the junkyard. They instead found a way to transform their old herring boats into perfect little storage sheds for their nets, tools, and other equipment. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-24-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A night-time seascape of a moored fishing boat fleet in a North Sea town harbour, on 25th September 2017, in Amble, Northumberland, England.
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  • The points of a compass perches on top of a rusting post overlooking approaching storm clouds over the North Sea, on 13th July 2017, at Bridlington, East Riding, England.
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  • Two faces of a public seafront clock cube with a background of sea, on 29th April 2017, at St Leonards, East Sussex, England.
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  • Two romantic couples sit cuddling on benches overlooking the sea and Hastings Pier, on 29th April 2017, at Hastings, East Sussex, England.
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  • A lady reads on a bench at Clevedon on 22nd April 2017, in North Somerset, England.
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  • A seascape of a bold yellow line on Southend Pier, the world's longest at a mile and a quarter, at Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
    southend_seafront-16-17-09-2016.jpg
  • A cartoon character promoting chips outside the now vacant Britannia pub on the Eastern Esplanade at Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
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  • Aerial view from the deck of Hastings Pier, beach visitors paddle in the shallow sea.
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  • Closed after fire damage but recently re-opened, visitors on the newly-opened Hastings pier in Sussex, England.
    hastings_pier-03-29-05-2016.jpg
  • A family walk along the surf with their reflections in wet sand at the Welsh seaside town of Llandudno. Holding a very tired toddler, the mother walks alongside the father and a small girl who splashes in shallow water. Their figures are seen in the reflected wet sand at low tide.
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  • Families admire Scallop, a 4 metre high steel sculpture of two interlocking scallop shells on Aldeburgh beach dedicated to Benjamin Britten. Hambling's Scallop (2003) stands on the north end of Aldeburgh beach. It is a tribute to Benjamin Britten and is pierced with the words "I hear those voices that will not be drowned" from his opera Peter Grimes.
    scallop_hambling02-26-07-2012.jpg
  • A person stands below a maritime shipping transit navigation sign at the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, Suffolk.
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  • Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team display over beach using quad bikes as display datum (centre).
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  • Haw jets of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team practice display using Cyprus coast as display datum (centre).
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  • Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team practice their display using an old ship wreck as display datum (centre). The wreck is the MV Achaios. Built in 1932, it was on a voyage from Yugoslavia to Jeddah in 1976 with a cargo of timber. She ran aground in a storm at Akrotiri Peninsula, but no lives were lost.
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  • Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team practice their display using an old ship wreck as display datum (centre). The wreck is the MV Achaios. Built in 1932, it was on a voyage from Yugoslavia to Jeddah in 1976 with a cargo of timber. She ran aground in a storm at Akrotiri Peninsula, but no lives were lost.
    Red_Arrows047_RBA.jpg
  • A man put his hand in a woman's back pocket while on the Grand Pier at West-super-Mare.
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  • Beer cans and other rubbish collects in a corner of a heritage structure on the beach at Croyde, north Devon.
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