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  • Two elderly ladies walk along the promenade where a single yacht sits upright in low-tide estuary mud at Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-02-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Two elderly ladies walk along the promenade where a single yacht sits upright in low-tide estuary mud at Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-01-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-08-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Details of a small yacht on sale on the Thames estuary at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-09-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-07-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of a single yacht sitting upright in low-tide estuary mud at Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-03-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The land to the right is Two tree Island, a marshland nature reservebetween Leigh and Canvey Island.
    estuary_walk-19-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A detail of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', a boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-14-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A detail of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', a boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-10-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Children wearing red tops experience the outdoors on coastal rocks and other members of the public roam the beach that overlooks the estuary, on 7th October 2021, in Portmadoc, Gwynedd, Wales.
    portmadoc_estuary-02-07-10-2021.jpg
  • A detail of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', a boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-13-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The land to the right is Two tree Island, a marshland nature reservebetween Leigh and Canvey Island.
    estuary_walk-18-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A low-tide landscape of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', an boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-16-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A detail of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', a boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-12-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A detail of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', a boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-11-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A low-tide landscape of poetry and sentences forming 'Graveyard of Lost Species', an boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the 'Souvenir', a 39-foot Thames 'bawley' (1933) which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-15-10-09-2019.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer changes into his costume before his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach32-18-07-2020.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.
    whitstable_beach39-18-07-2020.jpg
  • 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
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer enters the water for his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach36-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer carefully walks out of the water after his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach38-18-07-2020.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.
    whitstable_beach42-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer enters the water for his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach35-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer carefully walks out of the water after his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach37-18-07-2020.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.
    whitstable_beach40-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer enters the water for his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach33-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer enters the water for his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach34-18-07-2020.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.
    whitstable_beach41-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A cold and tired wild swimmer hobbles over beach shingle after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer20-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer dives off a beach sea defence groyne into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer16-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer dives into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer12-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer dives into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer13-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer dives into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer11-25-07-2021.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoe's own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach24-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Beachcombers explore pools at low-tide on the estuary at Wells-next-the-Sea in Nofolk.
    norfolk_estuary01-04-08-2013.jpg
  • A cold and tired wild swimmer walks over beach shingle after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer24-26-07-2021.jpg
  • A cold and tired wild swimmer hobbles over beach shingle after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer21-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer dives off a beach sea defence groyne into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer15-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer runs into cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer10-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer walks towards his towel, glasses and shoes on the shingle, after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer04-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer stares out to sea, waste deep in the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer01-25-07-2021.jpg
  • In an attempt to stop the littering of the borough's beaches, Canterbury City Council posters have appeared along the northern Kent coast of the Thames Estuary, where holidaymakers are returning to as the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown guidelines are gradually eased, and seasides become popular again after months of lockdown, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach08-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A portrait of a tired but fulfilled male sea swimmer who has just left the tidal waters after his swim several metres away from the beach on the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer25-28-07-2021-2.jpg
  • A wild swimmer walks back towards his shoes on the shingle, after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer23-26-07-2021.jpg
  • A cold and tired wild swimmer walks over beach shingle after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer19-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer dives off a beach sea defence groyne into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer17-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer swims back to shore in the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer09-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer enters the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer05-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer enters the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer06-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer enters the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer07-25-07-2021.jpg
  • Two sea swimmers and a paddleboarder cross a calm seacape, the high-tide waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    sea_people07-26-07-2021.jpg
  • Two sea swimmers and a paddleboarder cross a calm seacape, the high-tide waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    sea_people06-26-07-2021.jpg
  • Two sea swimmers and a paddleboarder cross a calm seacape, the high-tide waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    sea_people05-26-07-2021.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoe's own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach27-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoe's own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach26-18-07-2020.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
  • A portrait of a tired but fulfilled male sea swimmer who has just left the tidal waters after his swim several metres away from the beach on the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer25-28-07-2021.jpg
  • A cold and tired wild swimmer walks over beach shingle after a swim in the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer18-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer walks out of the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer08-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A tired and cold sea swimmer pauses after emerging from the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer03-25-07-2021.jpg
  • A sea swimmer walks out of the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer02-25-07-2021.jpg
  • In an attempt to stop the littering of the borough's beaches, Canterbury City Council posters have appeared along the northern Kent coast of the Thames Estuary, where holidaymakers are returning to as the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown guidelines are gradually eased, and seasides become popular again after months of lockdown, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach09-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoe's own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach25-18-07-2020.jpg
  • The Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, perform their public display over a landscape of the Thames estuary mud.
    Red_Arrows179_RBA.jpg
  • A lone Tornado jet fighter arcs across a typically overcast sky at Southend-on-Sea on a Bank Holiday Sunday. Well-defined figures of children and adults either play nonchalantly on the beach at low tide, or watch in awe as the aircraft thunders over the Thames Estuary mud. A few stranded yachts stand upright in the low water and a groyne stretches out to sea towards the Kent coast, seen in the distance. It is a bleak and depressingly empty scene and the jet is merely a dot in the grey English sky, traditionally familiar summer weather. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
    aviation_corbis11-25-05-1997.jpg
  • A sea swimmer enters the tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 26th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer22-26-07-2021.jpg
  • A wild swimmer dives off a beach sea defence groyne into the cold tidal waters of the Thames Estuary, on 25th July 2021, in Whitstable, England.
    sea_swimmer14-25-07-2021.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoe's own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach23-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Signpost pointing down towards Barmouth's pedestrian and rail bridge on the Mawddach Estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales.
    barmouth_walkway-02-13-09-2018.jpg
  • Four small vessels belonging to traditional oyster fishermen use nets to catch a new harvest of shellfish aboard their antique boat from the Fal Estuary. On calm waters, the oystermen have harvested on the River Fal in the same traditional and highly sustainable fashion, without the use of mechanical power, for more than five hundred years, being widely grown along the whole Cornish coast when the Romans invaded, and by 1602 they were being caught in much the same way as they are today, using thick, strong nets, called dredges. Byelaws banned oyster dredging by mechanical means, forcing local fishermen to rely on wind and tide in purpose-built, sail-powered Falmouth Working Boats. Although most oyster fishermen in Falmouth have other seasonal jobs, for the most experienced and committed fishermen oysters provide a decent year-round livelihood.
    oystermen-04-10-1994.jpg
  • English Falmouth Estuary oysters have become highly sought-after around European restaurants and we see a freshly-caught specimen still in its shell after being landed from a traditional Falmouth antique working sail boat (fishing without mechanical power is a rule on this local fishery) that still dredge harvested oysters from the river bed using traditional methods unchanged since Victorian times. The fisherman's muddy fingers can be seen lifting (or shuck) the crustacean slightly from the shell with an old oyster knife to display this wild, native Fal oyster which is known for its distinctive sweet, fresh and delicate flavour.
    oyster10-04-1994.jpg
  • In the Thames estuary, cargo shipping destined for Tilbury Docks approaches with closer grazing cows on sea defence levee
    thames_ships60-26-06-2007.jpg
  • Seen from the Barmouth Bridge is Coes-Faen Spa Lodge, a former Victorian residence on the Mawddach estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. Coes Faen Lodge dates back to around 1865 and was built by the Lowe brothers, mill owners from the West Midlands, in the late 1800s, when the railway first came to the area and started the transformation of Barmouth (Abermaw) from a shipbuilding, fishing and trading rural community to a Victorian seaside resort destination.
    coes_faen-02-13-09-2018.jpg
  • A couple hug while looking out across the estuary at low-tide of the River Dovey, on 12th September 2018, in Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales.
    aberdovey_couple-03-12-09-2018.jpg
  • A traditional oyster fishing boat in the Fal Estuary, a method unchanged for 500 years, on 4th October 1994, in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Oystermen have harvested on the River Fal in the same traditional and highly sustainable fashion, without the use of mechanical power, for more than five hundred years, being widely grown along the whole Cornish coast when the Romans invaded, and by 1602 they were being caught in much the same way as they are today, using thick, strong nets, called dredges. Byelaws banned oyster dredging by mechanical means, forcing local fishermen to rely on wind and tide in purpose-built, sail-powered Falmouth Working Boats. Although most oyster fishermen in Falmouth have other seasonal jobs, for the most experienced and committed fishermen oysters provide a decent year-round livelihood.
    oyster_fishing-04-10-1994_2.jpg
  • An idyllic landscape of artificial dyke waters on Halstow Marshes, near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport.
    halstow_marshes33-02-06-2013.jpg
  • A remote signpost showing the Saxon Shore Way near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport.
    halstow_marshes11-02-06-2013.jpg
  • Male walkers cross Barmouth's pedestrian and rail bridge on the Mawddach Estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales.
    barmouth_walkway-06-13-09-2018.jpg
  • Traditional oyster fishing boats in the Fal Estuary, a method unchanged for 500 years, on 4th October 1994, in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Oystermen have harvested on the River Fal in the same traditional and highly sustainable fashion, without the use of mechanical power, for more than five hundred years, being widely grown along the whole Cornish coast when the Romans invaded, and by 1602 they were being caught in much the same way as they are today, using thick, strong nets, called dredges. Byelaws banned oyster dredging by mechanical means, forcing local fishermen to rely on wind and tide in purpose-built, sail-powered Falmouth Working Boats. Although most oyster fishermen in Falmouth have other seasonal jobs, for the most experienced and committed fishermen oysters provide a decent year-round livelihood.
    oyster_fishing-04-10-1994_1.jpg
  • A seascape looking towards the Thames estuary, with an Emergency telephone on the Western Esplanade at Southend.
    southend_seafront-02-17-09-2016.jpg
  • Fishing piers overlooking the river Gironde estuary at Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, France.
    france_talmont08-29-06-2014.jpg
  • A detail of freshly-picked English oysters opened using a 'shucker' knife. English Falmouth Estuary oysters have become highly sought-after around European restaurants and we see a freshly-caught specimen still in its shell after being landed from a traditional Falmouth antique working sail boat (fishing without mechanical power is a rule on this local fishery) that still dredge harvested oysters from the river bed using traditional methods unchanged since Victorian times. The fisherman's muddy fingers can be seen lifting (or shuck) the crustacean slightly from the shell with an old oyster knife to display this wild, native Fal oyster which is known for its distinctive sweet, fresh and delicate flavour.
    oysters-04-10-1994.jpg
  • Aviation enthusiasts and beachcombers watch the aerobatics overhead during the annual Southend airshow on the seafront on the Thames estuary in Essex. WHile some children dig in the sand to make sandcastles or ditches, others watch a turning vintage fighter plane as it passes overhead in the distance.
    southend_airshow02-29-07-2002.jpg
  • An idyllic landscape of artificial dyke waters on Halstow Marshes, near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport.
    halstow_marshes34-02-06-2013.jpg
  • Despite a gloriously bright summer afternoon, we see a depressing corner of Southend-on-Sea's Adventure Island. A young couple sits on some white towels in front of a wall that is adorned with graffiti and has its paint rubbed away. It is a scene of squalor and desolation in a town that makes revenue from the day-tripper holiday market. Since Victorian times, many Londoners have traditionally come to this south-east coast on the Thames Estuary, close to the capital. Towns like this have seen a marked decline since the advent of the package tourism in favour of exotic beaches in Spain.
    RB-0115.jpg
  • Seen from the Barmouth Bridge is Coes-Faen Spa Lodge, a former Victorian residence on the Mawddach estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. Coes Faen Lodge dates back to around 1865 and was built by the Lowe brothers, mill owners from the West Midlands, in the late 1800s, when the railway first came to the area and started the transformation of Barmouth (Abermaw) from a shipbuilding, fishing and trading rural community to a Victorian seaside resort destination.
    coes_faen-03-13-09-2018.jpg
  • Seen from the Barmouth Bridge is Coes-Faen Spa Lodge, a former Victorian residence on the Mawddach estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. Coes Faen Lodge dates back to around 1865 and was built by the Lowe brothers, mill owners from the West Midlands, in the late 1800s, when the railway first came to the area and started the transformation of Barmouth (Abermaw) from a shipbuilding, fishing and trading rural community to a Victorian seaside resort destination.
    coes_faen-01-13-09-2018.jpg
  • A lady walker on Barmouth's pedestrian and rail bridge on the Mawddach Estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales.
    barmouth_walkway-04-13-09-2018.jpg
  • Signpost pointing down towards Barmouth's pedestrian and rail bridge on the Mawddach Estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales.
    barmouth_walkway-03-13-09-2018.jpg
  • A couple hug while looking out across the estuary at low-tide of the River Dovey, on 12th September 2018, in Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales.
    aberdovey_couple-02-12-09-2018.jpg
  • Traditional oyster fishing boats in the Fal Estuary, a method unchanged for 500 years, on 4th October 1994, in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Oystermen have harvested on the River Fal in the same traditional and highly sustainable fashion, without the use of mechanical power, for more than five hundred years, being widely grown along the whole Cornish coast when the Romans invaded, and by 1602 they were being caught in much the same way as they are today, using thick, strong nets, called dredges. Byelaws banned oyster dredging by mechanical means, forcing local fishermen to rely on wind and tide in purpose-built, sail-powered Falmouth Working Boats. Although most oyster fishermen in Falmouth have other seasonal jobs, for the most experienced and committed fishermen oysters provide a decent year-round livelihood.
    oyster_fishing-04-10-1994.jpg
  • A seascape looking towards the Thames estuary, with an Emergency telephone on the Western Esplanade at Southend.
    southend_seafront-01-17-09-2016.jpg
  • An adult seagull launches itself into the air from a railing overlooking Mawddach Estuary, on 13th September 2018, in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales.
    barmouth_seagull-01-13-09-2018.jpg
  • A 50p a go telescope looking out to the Thames estuary, on the Western Esplanade at Southend.
    southend_seafront-06-17-09-2016.jpg
  • A detail of an emergency Network Rail railway phone at a rail crossing for approaching trains whose route takes them across agricultural marshland near Hadleigh Castle, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-27-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of a Network Rail railway crossing consisting of warning signs that tell crossing pedestrians of the dangers of overhead electricity wires - and to listen and look for approaching trains whose route takes them across agricultural marshland near Hadleigh Castle, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-24-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Ice cream cones on sale at a cafe in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-05-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Ice cream cones on sale at a cafe in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-04-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of a Network Rail railway crossing consisting of warning signs that tell crossing pedestrians of the dangers of overhead electricity wires - and to listen and look for approaching trains whose route takes them across agricultural marshland near Hadleigh Castle, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-28-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of a Network Rail railway crossing consisting of warning signs that tell crossing pedestrians of the dangers of overhead electricity wires - and to listen and look for approaching trains whose route takes them across agricultural marshland near Hadleigh Castle, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-25-10-09-2019.jpg
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