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It is somewhat ironic that the site along the west cliff where the holiday developments were planned became this caravan site.

Then building began in earnest as visitors flocked to enjoy its safe, sandy beach and bracing cliff-top walks. The new town is gathered around an expansive green.

Bridport haven, an estuary under East Cliff, became Bridport Harbour as we know it in the 18th century, with the final layout taking shape in 1824.

Regarded as a defensive liability, it was fortified in about 1500 with a wall and towers, one of which can be seen overhung with ivy above the cliffs.

As with several other fishing villages along the Yorkshire coast, Staithes clings alpine-like to the sides of steep cliffs and ravines.

The little town is perched upon a hill: the western side forms a picturesque sea-cliff.

It has quaint streets, a promenade, cliffs and a harbour, together with a fine old church.

The coastline of cliff, estuary, dune and marsh is now a nature reserve.

Lyme Regis is only a mile away, beyond the next bend, but lies hidden behind the woods at the Holm Bush and what is now National Trust land at Ware Cliffs (top left).

The Cliffs Shelter, shown here, was fitted with Vita-Glass. This, it was claimed, gave the benefit of the health-giving rays of the sun to those sitting behind its protection.

The building with the tall chimneys fronts the Alton Road, and is built into the cliff of the chalk pit. Dating from c1730, it was originally a beer house, the Sign of the Castle.

The old town of Cliffe, destroyed by fire in 1520, was revived briefly by the cement industry in the second half of the 19th century.

Near the cliffs in the distance are the remains of the castle built by Henry VIII in 1539 as part of his coastal defensive scheme; it is one of the four he constructed in Kent.

These timber-clad cottages, standing at the foot of the white cliffs, are part of a small community which developed both as a bathing resort and as a residential quarter in the closing years

Against the cliff-face to the right stands Ramsgate's first lift, which opened on 5 August 1908.

Near the cliffs in the distance are the remains of the castle built by Henry VIII in 1539 as part of his coastal defensive scheme; it is one of the four he constructed in Kent.

These timber-clad cottages, standing at the foot of the white cliffs, are part of a small community which developed both as a bathing resort and as a residential quarter in the closing years

The Castle Dell runs alongside the castle to the left of Marten`s Tower, and originally complemented the cliff defences above the river.

Perched on its cliff overlooking the rivers Teme and Corve, Ludlow was built in a strategic location on the Welsh borders.

Difficult though golf is, the natural hazard of crumbling cliffs on the edge of Sheringham Golf Links normally ensures that golfers practice their accuracy. Here we have two who have not!

Here, nearer to Ramsgate, the cliffs become higher and make pleasant walking, though they have become more built-up in recent years. The coast near Pegwell has seen some history.

Although this photograph was taken for the view of the hotel above the bathing beach, of special interest here is the group of four new radio masts out on Poldhu cliffs.

The holiday trade led to the development of the town, chiefly in the direction of the West Cliff, where hotels and guest houses were built.

Nestling below the tree and shrub covered cliffs, with (on this occasion) sun- drenched water, this popular seaside resort has always attracted not only regular tourists but, appropriately,