Beach Collection

The pier at Lytham St Annes N990008
LYTHAM ST ANNES, Lancashire. The pier at Lytham St Annes, viewed here at sunset. First built in 1885 and subsequently remodelled, it is made of conventional iron column with a lattice girder design

Scarborough Castle J870079
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE, North Yorkshire. View of the castle across the bay

Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550
ALDEBURGH BEACH, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Fisherman tipping a wicker basket at the seas edge with gulls wheeling overhead and a sea mark in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1977

Hunstanton Beach, Norfolk K020473
HUNSTANTON BEACH, Norfolk. View of cliffs and rocks on beach

Blackpool a047928
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay

Lindisfarne Castle N080248
LINDISFARNE CASTLE, Holy Island, Northumberland. Decaying fishing boat with the castle in the background - monochrome

Bamburgh at sunset N080247
BAMBURGH CASTLE, Northumberland. The coastal castle viewed from the beach, silhouetted against a setting sun

Sea Henge N990007
HOLME NEXT THE SEA TIMBER CIRCLE, Sea Henge, Norfolk. Early bronze age. Sunset view. Seahenge

Rowing boats at Ambleside N060978
LAKE WINDERMERE, Lake District National Park, Ambleside, Cumbria. Rowing boats at sunset

Bamburgh Castle J070053
BAMBURGH CASTLE, Northumberland. Storm clouds hover above the castle and sand dunes

Reculver Towers N060973
RECULVER TOWERS AND ROMAN FORT, Kent. Twin 12th-century church towers bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun at low tide

Durdle Door K020291
DURDLE DOOR, West of Lulworth, Dorset. View of the eyelet looking east

Durdle Door sunset K020292
DURDLE DOOR, West of Lulworth, Dorset. View of the eyelet looking west at sunset

Aldeburgh Beach a082551
ALDEBURGH BEACH, Suffolk. View along the beach showing a line of sea marks and a fisherman with a wicker basket walking up the beach with gulls wheeling overhead. Photographed by John Gay in 1977

Fishing boat, Dungeness Beach J070051
DUNGENESS BEACH, Lydd, Kent. A decaying fishing boat sits on the beach

Blackpool a047903
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. General view along beach towards the Blackpool Tower seen through centre of ring of life buoy on central pier. Mid 20th century. John Gay

Crosby Sands N060825
CROSBY SANDS, Crosby, Liverpool. General view of the sands including " Another Place art installation by Antony Gormley

Crosby Sands N060824
CROSBY SANDS, Crosby, Liverpool. General view of the sands including Another Place art installation by Antony Gormley

Beach huts K030616
BEACH HUTS, Southwold, Suffolk. Row of eight colourful beach huts

Labworth Cafe, Canvey Island
A pioneering building of the Modern Movement, and one of the only architectural designs by Ove Arup. Canvey Island, Essex. IoE 461758

Picnic on the beach BB98_02415
KENNACK SANDS, St Keverne, Cornwall. A group having a picnic on the beach at Kennack. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son between 1896 and 1914

Fishing boats, Dungeness Beach N100296
DUNGENESS BEACH, Kent. Fishing boats drawn up on the shingle with seagulls in the foreground

Clacton-on-Sea a98_17446
CLACTON-ON-SEA, Essex. A view of the pier complete with rollercoaster. In the foreground seaside holidaymakers lounge in deckchairs while a small boat offers sea trips

The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121
THE KURSaL, de la Warr Parade, Bexhill, Sussex, photographed in 1920. The Kursaal or " Cure Hall" was built in 1896 as Bexhills first entertainment pavilion

Lowestoft beach N000042
LOWESTOFT BEACH, Suffolk. A groyne on the beach at Lowestoft

Burnham-on-Sea Lighthouse N030022
BURNHAM-ON-SEA LIGHTHOUSE, Somerset. Exterior view from the west of the Burnham Low Lighthouse Lighthouse on Legs, built in 1832

Blackpool tower EPW002071
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Aerial view of Blackpool tower and pier. Photographed in July 1920. Some damage to negative. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Beach huts N090479
BEACH HUTS, Blyth, Northumberland. A row of different coloured beach huts

Walberswick Beach a082343
WALBERSWICK BEACH, Suffolk. Rotted wooden posts in the sea at Walberswick, with figures in the distance. Photographed by John Gay in 1969

Blackpool a058145
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Beach view from the central pier looking towards the tower

Tynemouth Priory N080057
TYNEMOUTH PRIORY, Tyne and Wear. View from King Edwards bay at dawn

Dunstanburgh Castle N071212
DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE, Northumberland. View of the castle across bouldered beach with overcast sky

Carousel, Brighton Beach N071031
BRIGHTON BEACH, East Sussex. Carousel, beach, sea and sky

Sennen Cove K020713
SENNEN COVE, The Lizard, Cornwall. Close-up of surf on pebble beach

Sea Henge J990152
HOLME NEXT THE SEA TIMBER CIRCLE, Sea Henge, Norfolk. Early bronze age. Sunset view. Seahenge

Budle Bay K021982
BUDLE BAY, Northumberland. Coastal view of the sandy beach and grassy dunes

Clovelly harbour K011622
CLOVELLY, Devon. View through arch to the harbour with cobbled street and boats on the shingle beach

Coastal scene K011192
ROBIN HOODS BAY, North Yorkshire. A view from the beach looking across rock pools and the sea towards the headland at Ravenscar

The South Lookout, Aldeburgh beach a082101
THE SOUTH LOOKOUT, Crag Path, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Cast iron exterior spiral staircase on the South Lookout at the beach at Aldeburgh, with the sea beyond. Photographed by John Gay in 1962

Reculver Towers N060976
RECULVER TOWERS AND ROMAN FORT, Kent. Twin 12th-century church towers viewed at a distance across sands at low tide

Coastal view at sunrise K011524
SANDSEND, North Yorkshire. View at sunrise of the sandy beach & groynes looking east towards Whitby

Staithes, North Yorkshire N100020
STAITHES, North Yorkshire. View of rocks on the beach at low tide and with a low sun visible through dense cloud

Chesil Beach JEH_22044_022
Chesil Beach, Dorset. The shingle barrier beach is a natural formation forming part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Photographed in September 1970 by Jim Hancock

Wrecks, Elmley Ferry N100303
ELMLEY FERRY, Murston, Sittingbourne, Kent. View of two beached ship wrecks

Fisherman a079766
A man fishing on a shingle beach in Kent, with his fishing rod propped on a bare Christmas tree. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1965 - 1972

Shipwreck at Saltwick Bay K020590
SALTWICK BAY, North Yorkshire. View of a shipwreck and Black Nab Rock on the sea shore. The wreck is of the Admiral van Tromp, a fishing vessel wrecked in 1976

Briery Harbour K021835
BRIERY HARBOUR, west of Combe Martin, Devon. A view of the sandy cove lit by sunlight

Coastal view at sunrise K011525
SANDSEND, North Yorkshire. A view at sunrise looking North West across the groynes towards Sandsend Ness

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