The Geography Department
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The Geography Department |
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Photo Gallery
Jigsaws of some of the images!
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South Coast |
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Coastal erosion and defences at a troubled location in Hampshire |
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Views of the city centre from a tethered balloon. Colchester VI Form October Fieldwork photos! |
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Colchester VI Form October Fieldwork photos! October 23 2001 update |
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Alum Bay and the Needles, Freshwater Bay and Blackgang Chine |
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Protected and unprotected coastline between Barton-on-Sea and Christchurch |
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Purbeck & Dorset |
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Views of Houns-tout Cliff, Chapman's Pool and the limestone countryside. |
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Chesilton, at the Portland anchor of the shingle feature - flood defences. 1996 pictures of the same area battered by winter storms. |
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April 2006 Coastal features, tourists, and massive chalk! April 2007 A brief return |
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Durleston Country Park, Swanage .. a limestone coast |
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April 2006 Weymouth lookout. |
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The clays and shales of Kimmeridge Bay, with well-defined wave-cut platforms. |
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Colchester VI Form October Fieldwork photographs April 2007 Morning and evening light on the cove and Stair Hole |
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New defence works and beach nourishment September 22 2007 |
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The classic chalk headland, ready for labels! October 23 2001 update |
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April 2006 Waterfall and landslips |
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October VI Form October Fieldwork photos! October 23 2001 update |
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April 2006 Beach maintenance and cliff stabilisation. |
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West Bay |
West Bay harbour engineering works Feb 2004 |
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April 2006 Outstanding chalk headland scenery |
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West Country |
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The 'lost village' of Hallsands and Beesands - what Hallsands could have been! |
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A coastal walk from Sandy Mouth to Bude, along the clifftops, and back along the beach, reaps a rich treasure of coastal features. |
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Dartmouth and the estuary |
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The river, coast and tourism, and some shots of the Valley of the Rocks. |
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A brief look at the area and the area of the breach in the shingle beach. August 2005. More shots from July 2006. |
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Photographs from Nick Slinger of the coastal erosion damage at Slapton. |
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Slapton Ley and the village of Torcross |
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East Coast |
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Essex |
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Photographs, February 2002, of beaches and defences at Jaywick and Clacton |
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Coastal features, erosion and defence on Mersea Island. |
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VI Form College Colchester fieldwork |
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Views of Frinton, both urban and coastal. |
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Beach loss and road destruction between Jaywick and Point Clear. |
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Salt marsh, river walls and industry. |
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An industrial estuary on the Essex/Suffolk border |
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Walton-on-the Naze
The fast-eroding landmark in north Essex, .. coverage of the unprotected and of the managed coast |
Walton-on-the-Naze July 30 2001 Walton-on-the-Naze September 22 2001 Walton-on-the-Naze January 1 2001
Walton-on-the-Naze Feb 15 2002 Walton-on-the-Naze May 26 2002 Walton-on-the-Naze Nov 16 2002
Walton-on-the-Naze Oct 30 2003
Walton-on-the-Naze Jan 18 2004 Walton-on-the-Naze June 5 2004 Naze Tower Walton-on-the-Naze June 5 2004 Walton-on-the-Naze November 3 2004
Walton-on-the-Naze February 2005
Walton-on-the-Naze Feb 2006 Walton-on-the-Naze Sep 2006
Walton-on-the Naze 18 May 2007
Walton-on-the-Naze January 12 2008 Walton-on-the-Naze March 1 2008
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Shots of the front at Wivenhoe and salt marsh at Fingringhoe |
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A cycle ride from Colchester - Sustrans route and urban landscape. New developments along the River Colne in Wivenhoe. |
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Suffolk |
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Slaughden sea defences and new Coastguard Station. May 2005 |
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The flags at Bawdsey ... and their surroundings.
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March 9 2005 First contact May 14 2005 Site meeting May 31 2005 Update June 21 2005 Expedition to cut weeds
July 30 2005 - two flags gone and another going!
Bawdsey March 25 2008 update |
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The wetlands of the Stour estuary |
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The rapid loss of agricultural land by erosion of the crags of the Suffolk coast |
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Latest photos from November 2004 |
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Photographs to support Year 2000 and 2001 fieldwork. |
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2002 Fieldwork Venue. February 2002 photographs to help a fieldwork visit. Fieldwork in May 2002 |
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Dunwich Heath 2003 |
Fieldwork in May 2003 |
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2004 photographs of a busy Sunday afternoon, cars, parking ,signs, footpaths, heathland, cliff and beach processes. |
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November 2004 photos to support coniferous forests, erosion at the beach and tourist management changes at the heath. |
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Update of Dunwich Heath facilities April 2005 and visit to Dunwich Museum May 14 2005 |
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A walk south along the full length of Dunwich cliffs. Current developments at Dunwich Heath - tourism provision and conservation. The cliff-top communities - trees, dwellings and the Greyfriars ruins. |
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Breaches at Dunwich - Dingle Marsh - and Dunwich Heath/Minsmere |
The high tides of Nov 1 breached the shingle beach bar and flooded the marshlands of the Dunwich River. Dunwich beach and Dingle Marsh breach 29 Nov 2006 Walberswick and Dingle Marsh Feb 2007
Dunwich beach and Dingle Marsh update 19 May 2007 Dunwich Heath and Minsmere surge photos May 19 2007
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Do-it-yourself coastal protection! |
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Beach reseeding, rock groynes and the latest at Easton Bavents. |
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The town's main beach, sea defence works, and erosion of the groyne defences. February 2002 docks |
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Felixstowe Ferry area.10 Feb 2002 and 5 February 2006 .. growth of Deben spit. |
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July 2006- spit formation at the mouth of the Deben. |
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The Suffolk Wildlife Trust's site at Landguard Point. |
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February 2007 - Bawdsey side -new spits |
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November 6 2007 - spits now enclose groynes! March 2008 - Bawdsey side in the cold! |
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June 28 & July 30 2005 Shingle Street March 25 2008 |
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Photographs to support Year 2000 fieldwork. Power stations and beach - May 9 2005 Sizewell nuclear power stations and beach 7 Feb 2007 |
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Views from Dunwich Beach and Dingle Marshes flooding, Dunwich Heath and Minsmere flooding - then on to Sizewell and Aldeburgh ... for the evacuation scare! |
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Photographs to support Year 2000 fieldwork. |
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Norfolk |
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The Broads |
Norfolk Broads - Barton Broad Wroxham - a busy day at a honeypot! |
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Burnham Deepdale and the SLN weekend. |
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Happisburgh |
Happisburgh The February 1999 cliff collapse and the imminent loss of a bungalow. Happisburgh 2001 May 2001 update of Happisburgh; view the changes. Happisburgh 2002 August 31 2002 update from Happisburgh .. much has been happening! Happisburgh 2003 new site launched www.happisburgh.org.uk Happisburgh 2004 May 2004 update ... with significant recession shown Happisburgh Jan 2005 January 2005 - the foreshore looks ever more like an invasion beach. Happisburgh Mar 2005 Rapid erosion to the south of the bungalows. Happisburgh Aug 2005 Rapid land loss to the south of Happisburgh, and the tea rooms threatened. Happisburgh Feb 2006 A winter's view - more land loss and the coming crisis in Beach Road. Happisburgh Jun 2006 Update- and archaeology of early settlement on the beach. Happisburgh Nov 2006 Winter storm and high tide scenes. Happisburgh Mar2007 Rip-rap is added to the beach. |
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North Norfolk
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North Norfolk 1998 A set of photographs to go with the Key Stage 3 assessment materials on coastal erosion, defences and planning. North Norfolk 2001 May 2001 update of Trimingham and Overstrand. North Norfolk 2002 Return to the Mundesley-Overstrand coastline and defences. North Norfolk 2005 More photos from Overstrand, and now West Runton. North Norfolk 2006 An update, and mudflow down the access road! A look-in at Trimingham (old road cut-off site) and Overstrand. Nov 2006 pictures of Walcott, Weybourne and Salthouse. |
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Sea Palling |
Sea Palling The rock reefs and beaches of this vulnerable spot. Sea Palling Dunes and Reefs May 2003 update, with artificial reefs at low tide. January 2005 - shots of sand dunes, reefs and Scrobie Sands Wind Farm. |
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The railway, town and shore - school fieldwork spotted! |
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The Blood Hills and Scrobie Sands windfarms |
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The loss of concrete blocks (the second and last row) in front of the beach cafe and their demise on the beach below. Further cliff loss threatens the cafe Aug 2005 February 2006 Nov 2006 storm update |
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Humberside |
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March 27 2002 photography of Mappleton, Tunstall, Withernsea and Easington ... and of Spurn Head. |
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Holderness 2008 |
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Scotland 2002 |
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Dolphin-hunting from Avoch, Cromarty Firth and its Oil Rigs/Cruise Liners |
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A short journey across to Elgol, with sheep-shearing and a view of the Cuillins - coastal erosion features at Elgol. |
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A stretch of the Wester Ross coast in N W Scotland, with Gruinard Island, raised beaches and the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve. |
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Antipodes
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Ken Apthorpe's outstanding photographs of coastal features, including a 'before' and 'after' duo of the sea arch 'London Bridge' and revealing shots of the geography and life of New Guinea. |
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Europe
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Austria 2006 |
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Bregentzerwald - a few shots of geographical interest from a week's holiday. |
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Brittany 2003 |
Le Cloitre Pleyben - small village Pointe du Raz - beach and headland Locronan - tourism village honeypot |
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General views, but mostly the effects of tourism and the flooding threat |
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Ireland 2005 |
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Inishowen Peninsula - Foyleside and Malin Inishowen - Moville & Redcastle Donegal - Magheraroaty &Tory Island
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A week in the Bregenzerwald |
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Tenerife 2007 |
Tenerife Landscape - south coast Tourism - Los Christianos and the South Coast Towards Buenavista - the North West coast Teide Volcano - the National Park 1 |
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A walk in | |||