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Despite the lofty heights surrounding Ilfracombe, the town centre is low- lying and prone to flooding.

The town grew up at the gates of the abbey on a low island amid the surrounding marshes, receiving its charter in 1142.

Launching at low tide was achieved by towing the boat over the sand with a team of horses; the launch took place stern first to protect the rudder in the surf.

This ornate pleasure craft looks perilously low in the water, but the throng of passengers seem quite oblivious of the rising water levels.

This ornate pleasure craft looks perilously low in the water, but the throng of passengers seem quite oblivious of the rising water levels.

Here we see shoppers in the centre of town on what was obviously a warm summer's morning, and with a surprisingly low level of traffic.

A low, clapper-style footbridge across the River Wye in Monsal Dale leads to the hamlet of Upperdale, which we can see across the river.

This attractive view from just behind the hamlet of Doniford looks along the bay towards the low Lias cliffs that partly conceal Watchet.

It is low tide, and the swingboats and roundabouts are out of reach of the waves.

The low tower of Bentley church can just be seen against a curtain of trees in this photograph. The base of the tower is over 500 years old, while the top is more recent.

The current lock gates, erected in 1913, held back water for unloading ships at low tide. They are now used to sluice the channel clear of pebbles.

Bridgnorth has always been divided in two: High Town on a defensive position on the hill, and Low Town for traders by the river.

The arrival of the overhead tram wires at the turn of the century put paid to this practice, for they were too low for the circus wagons to pass underneath.

Nowadays, the loggia has been replaced by a flat-roofed extension and the lawns by low-maintenance crazy paving. The vegetation on the slopes behind and along the steep paths is now dense.

Here we see The Blue Boar with its fine Tuscan porch (left), and opposite, The Retreat (now the post office).

Looking east, the steep bank has a low covering of bushes which obscure the views if allowed to grow up, and in 2004 a lot of clearing work was done.

St Ives fishermen favoured flat-bottomed craft that remained upright at low water in the harbour surf.

To give them their correct name, they are wind pumps, used to keep the water flowing from low-lying areas.

It contains 12th-century arcades, which accounts for its long low profile; St John's has been considerably rebuilt over the years, and was extensively restored in 1875 by Christian.The 14th-century

High Sweden Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the Scandale Beck between High Pike and Snarker Pike (there is a Low Sweden Bridge lower down the valley).

Motor traffic levels were low when this photograph was taken - in later years severe restrictions and road re-design have been applied.

This is a low-angle shot up Church Street from beneath the horse chestnut trees in the churchyard (right) to the thatched Crown Inn (centre).

Jax, a cheerful low-price dress shop for younger customers, replaced the more staid Co-op; Millett's, which began by selling army surplus goods, branched into camping equipment and tough outdoor clothes

One Victorian critic believed ‘the authorities showed a frugal mind in the low elevation of the building with its pepper-box turrets and insignificant dome’.