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Here we see Evans Cliff and the view westwards to the Cobb at Lyme Regis (far left) beyond the landslips and mud-flows of Black Ven and the Shambles (centre).

The cliffs south of Milton are renowned for the profusion of fossils to be found. Examples can be seen in local museums and at the Natural History Museum in London.

The swimming pool below the retreating chalk cliffs was a popular attraction for both young and old alike.

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

The many caves in the cliffs offered smugglers discreet hideaways.

The coves around Dawlish and Teignmouth were used extensively by smugglers until Isambard Kingdom Brunel built his atmospheric railway line and the accompanying cliff tunnels in the first half of the 19th

It was laid out to provide a picturesque walk from the shore of the western side of the town, and lies in the valley between two cliffs.

A vast caravanopolis now covers the cliff tops above Sandy Bay, once a smuggling cove and now Littleham's bathing beach.

On the right is the Cliffe post office, with a pillar box outside. The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch.

In the 1920s domestic staff at Guy's Cliffe worked a six-and-a-half-day week. They were expected to attend church every Sunday, even if it was their half day off.

Strolling pedestrians observe the beach from the cliff top along Narrowcliff Road. The open space of the Barrowfields behind is still preserved for the benefit of all.

On the left, just below the skyline, is Hillsborough Terrace, and in front of it is Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey`s house, now the Cliff Hydro Hotel.

A number of temporary refreshment stalls stand on the far right near the cliff walls.

Hazelgrove, the valley between the two cliffs, was laid out to provide a picturesque walk from the shore to the western side of the town.

Trains from Scarborough crossed the viaduct, stopped at West Cliff and then reversed steeply down beneath the viaduct into Whitby.

Although there are well- defined paths, the cliff gardens have yet to be laid out in a formal way. The pier and Pavilion can be seen on the right with many boats close by.

The cliff walk along the North Shore. The walk features heavily in the annual illuminations; many of the set pieces are erected along it.

Early visitors faced a long climb to Babbacombe after a day on the beaches, but in the 1920s a cliff railway - still in use today - was built, making the journey much easier.

In the background we can see the cliffs of the bay, which are subject to regular landslips.

Note the recent cliff top housing developments on the outskirts of neighbouring Port Isaac.

The beach below White Cliff has long been one of Seaton's favoured bathing places, recommended in many guidebooks, though a charge of 4d was made during the earlier decades of the last

LEADING up from the pier to the town itself a new ramp was cut in the cliff face and called Pier Gap. In 1887 shops were erected on both sides (see 64239, pages 24-25).

The coloured cliffs of Alum Bay are one of the most enduring sights on the Isle of Wight as far as visitors are con- cerned.

A substantial shingle beach this may be, but it offers no protection to the sandy cliffs. All Saints' Church now stands at the edge, soon to join the lost medieval town in a watery grave.