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Because of the unstable nature of the cliffs above Bournemouth's beaches, many of the buildings were built at a distance from the cliff edge.

Ecclesbourne Cliffs 1894. The resort's great advantage, rather like Eastbourne with Beachy Head, was the rugged and romantic sandstone cliffs and glens immediately to the east.

The little beach huts and tearooms look cosy enough sheltering under the cliff, but as the name implies it would be a different matter on the cliff top.

The timber building with steps leading down from the cliff (right) is the Pakefield lifeboat shed, which was washed away by 1905.

The undercliff, in medieval times, was named Darn Cliff, meaning 'hidden cliff'. With views like this, no wonder there was a dream of a resort being built.

The little valley of Trenarren reaches the coast just to the west of Black Head, and the stream cascades over the cliff onto the beach.

The West Cliff was one of the hotels in the Westcliff area and was always a popular venue for wedding receptions.

This infamous headland, at 536ft the highest cliff on the south coast, marks the point where the South Downs plunge into the English Channel.

Tennis courts, a café and beach huts are situated on the sands reclaimed from the sea beneath the cliffs; down them the steep access lane descends to the Riviera Club.

East Cliff 1890 Hastings had been one of the medieval Cinque Ports, and it remained a major fishing port until relatively recently.

These cliffs are distinctive and unique along the Norfolk coast. The base is carrstone of a dark brown tint below and yellow above.

Apart from the areas around the mouth of the Bourne Stream, much of Bournemouth was built to the rear of the long line of cliffs, necessitating many stairways down to the beach for energetic visitors

Bright yellow bands of geological strata known as the Bridport Sands make Burton Cliff one of the most distinctive landforms of the Dorset coast.

East of the village, the Shelford Road climbs on to the red sandstone hills, which are undercut by the River Trent to form river cliffs.

Once known as 'Coveshoo', Cliffe was a meeting place for the Great Councils of Kent in Saxon times.

One of the most pleasant walks over the white cliffs is from Kingsdown past the golf course and up to the Dover Patrol Monument, then on to St Margaret's Bay.

Because these forbidding, almost vertical cliffs are chalk, erosion through time from the sea and wind has left little 'pockets' in the cliff face, which make it an ideal situation for birds: indeed, it

The Square and Cobb Gate at the seaward end of Broad Street, eastwards from Bell Cliff, with the line-up of parked cars including Rileys, a Hornet soft-top, Jowett, Standard and Austins.

The cliffs below the road in the foreground were the scene in 1952 of two notorious murders.

Visitors beautifully attired in the finest Edwardian summer wear enjoy the cliff top promenade and the gentle slopes and steps down the cliff side.

The old Wheal Coates mine, perched on the steep cliffs of St Agnes Head, has been frequently photographed over the years.

A good bathing day beneath Appley Cliffs, which give shelter to Shanklin's southern beaches. A very steep climb leads up the cliffs above the line of bathing tents.

is still the cry from the Cliff Hotel, and it is difficult to argue - these buildings perch on the cliff tops.

The rich variety of reds in the sandstone cliff are a delight to the eye.