Then and now: shocking before and after photos of coastal erosion in the UK
Peter Moore
12 September 2024
Lost horizons
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Dunwich, Suffolk, England
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Dunwich, Suffolk, England
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Hemsby, Norfolk, England
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Hemsby, Norfolk, England
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Belhaven Bay, East Lothian, Scotland
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Belhaven Bay, East Lothian, Scotland
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Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England
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Skipsea, East Yorkshire, England
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Happisburgh, Norfolk, England
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Happisburgh, Norfolk, England
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Birling Gap, East Sussex, England
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Birling Gap, East Sussex, England
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Hallsands, Devon, England
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Hallsands, Devon, England
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Canvey Island, Essex, England
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Canvey Island, Essex, England
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Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall, England
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Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall, England
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Broomhill Sands, East Sussex, England
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Broomhill Sands, East Sussex, England
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Orfordness Lighthouse, Suffolk, England
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Orfordness, Suffolk, England
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Kenfig, Bridgend, Wales
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Kenfig, Bridgend, Wales
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Nefyn Beach, Gwynedd, Wales
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Nefyn Beach, Gwynedd, Wales
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Sunderland Docks, Tyne and Wear, England
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Sunderland Docks, Tyne and Wear, England
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