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Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

The low white cliffs at Broadstairs shelter this bay, and people are making use of the tents on the beach to change for a dip in the sea.

This is typical of the style of a Dorset village house, with low thatched roof and thatched porches. The sign on the wall offers coffees, accommodation, teas and lunches.

Note the absence of road markings and the apparently low volume of traffic that enables motorists to park on the bridge itself. Picton Place is named after the Picton family, referred to later.

The Golden Sands were of course only exposed at low tide beyond the shingle, but as a name for the beach it was a winner, combined with plentiful parking on the greensward behind the beach huts.

The 16th-century thatched Plough public house with its low ceilings, exposed beams and stone flagged floor is still open today, but the post office, across the road, has closed since the time this photograph

Barker's timber yard occupies the low range of buildings on the right. Further up the street the Hermitage cinema with its imposing entrance, is still open for business.

Low Petergate is one of the many narrow side-streets which lead up towards the towers of York Minster, seen in the centre background.

A classic harbour scene taken at low tide.

Prominent on the horizon (right) are Haytor and Low Man.

The terrace of cottages in Allotment Lane has ragstone walls and a brick main façade; there is a low pediment at the centre with an arched window.

Although sheltered by Flamborough Head, the harbour dries at low water, and the entrance can be particularly difficult during south-easterly winds. Bridlington

The jetty extension at the pierhead was an important landing stage, allowing steamships to come alongside even at low water.

This splendid view shows part of the fishing fleet and a spritsail sailing barge beached in the shallow waters at low tide. White painted bathing machines are visible behind the barge.

The spire, a timber one added in 1702, was replaced by the present low tiled pyramid in 1924, for the visual benefit of the church.

Another low-tide photograph of Margate harbour. Several sailing barges involved in coastal trade are moored close to the pier.Wagons can be seen on the pier railway.

In the 20th century, much of the low-lying marshlands around Fawley and Southampton Water beyond were given over to the import and refining of oil. Here we see a tanker unloading its cargo.

One is a coped gravestone dated 1650, but considered to be much older; the other is a low headstone cross of which there are similar examples at Bakewell.

At low tide all that matters is the irresistible combination of a bucket and spade for digging holes and making sand castles.

Excess water has to be pumped up from the low-lying land and discharged along the rivers: this is now done by electric pump.

The rugged nature of the cliffs is typical of the Cornish coastline, where at low water level jagged rocks continue to cause hazards to the unwary mariner.

It stands at the top of the low cliffs visible in photograph No 86689.

The creeper has been removed, and the chimneys have been cut down, but behind a new low wall the building remains an important local landmark.

Much of this avenue survives the outer bailey, although it is now bounded by 1920s low walling, and the ornate benches have been replaced by more utilitarian ones.