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The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea. The harbour was developed by the railway companies—wagons of the London Midland Scottish Line are drawn up at the quayside.

This was the home of the local fishing fleet, many of whose vessels are seen moored here at low tide.

An incredibly low ebb- tide, which would also have coincided with one of the highest tides of the century, has exposed the rock pools on Lucy's Ledge.

Here in Low Harrogate hotels and stylish crescents were built, attracting a very high-class visitor. The Pump Room here was constructed in 1842 over the sulphur wells.

There is also a Victorian east window and niches to left and right of the low panelled chancel arch. The tall west tower has diagonal buttresses, with buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief.

The Brue drains a major section of the Somerset Levels to Glastonbury and beyond; the Victorian sluices in the distance are a vital part of maintaining water levels and preventing flooding of the low-lying

Compared to the new road bridge (left) the railway bridge on the right seems so clumsy – its foundations had to be built under the water, and go down some 45 feet below the low-water mark

The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea. The harbour was developed by the railway companies – wagons of the London Midland Scottish Line are drawn up at the quayside.

Here in Low Harrogate hotels and stylish crescents were built, attracting a very good class of visitor. The Pump Room was constructed in 1842 over the sulphur wells.

Across Poole Road, the low railing offered easy access to the fields of the Dean's Court Estate. The pub dates back at least to the 18th century, and parts of the building are even older.

Jutting out at low tide are Gun Cliff Jetty, Long Ledge (right centre) and Broad Ledge.

The original Hoylake baths were opened in June 1913, and were filled by the sea flowing over a low sea wall.

The long, low concrete-canopied entrance drops to an airy clerestoried train shed, which, in turn, compliments that at Uxbridge, the western terminus on the line, designed by the same architect.

A Limerick architect provided the design of the building, though his estimates of cost proved to be low - help from the all-powerful American Methodists was welcome.

Outside Holroyd's shop and post office is a sign warning of a low bridge ahead. Opposite this leafy corner was the vicarage, now a private house.

These small low-cost windpumps were quite widely used in the Broads area; similar mills are preserved at Upton and How Hill, and can be visited.

The roofs of the nave and south aisle are so low that a first glance at St Michael's often leaves visitors thinking that the building is semi-derelict.

The incoming tide, of course, cleared the beach until the next low water.

The low building extending from the left is the Colonnade, which was demolished by a storm in 1897 and replaced by the Royal Pavilion in 1904.

Coltishall is the gateway to the Broads, set on a low hill above the winding Bure.

The fine spire dominates the skyline and announces Fenstanton across the low-lying Fenland.

On the right of the tree, the low tiled building is the Forge (now Forge Cottage), whilst the brick-fronted houses are the delightfully named April and May Cottages.

The long, low 17th-century house, right, has fine stone-mullioned and drip- headed windows.

There is also a Victorian east window and niches to left and right of the low panelled chancel arch. The tall west tower has diagonal buttresses, with buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief.