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Looking across the Otter estuary through the last of the morning mist, pine trees give way to the fields and coastal cliffs.
Gulls scavenge for food along the pebble beach and the sea is reddish from the storms that have weathered the rust coloured cliffs.
Beer, Devon.
A week here on the south coast in a cottage with zero wifi and a village with hardly any phone coverage, I have been itching to upload some images.
A short trip up to Haldon Forest last Saturday was worth the trip as I was gifted with this lovely sunrise over East Devon. A little mist formed on the hillside below me to add a little atmosphere to the scene so all in all not a bad trip.
This charming group of listed Georgian and Regency cottages at the bottom of Peak Hill provides a focal point at the western end of the promenade in Sidmouth in East Devon. The end of Connaught Gardens can be seen on the left of the small cliff-top - one of my favourite places in Sidmouth. Jacobs Ladder Beach is just around this small headland.
Sidmouth in East Devon is one of my very favourite seaside towns, and we call in there whenever we are within striking distance. There are many beautiful Georgian and Regency buildings along the seafront, which nestles between two large red sandstone cliffs. The one in the centre of the picture is Salcombe Hill Cliff, while beyond it is Salcombe Mouth. There have been some serious cliff-falls in recent months. This is all part of the Jurassic Coast which runs some 95 miles from the Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in the east to Exmouth in the west.
It always puzzled me that the sandy part of the beach is red - as might be expected - but much of the beach is covered in flints. There is in fact a thin layer of chalk sitting on top of the red sandstone, but this cannot be seen from the ground. Over the years the flints have washed out to cover the sandy beach underneath.
Prior to the early 1800s when the seafront was built, Sidmouth had a small ship-building industry and was an important fishing town. As well as having fishing boats for local waters, Sidmouth sent larger boats as far away as Newfoundland, and traded the catch with Catholic Spain and Portugal, returning home with wine. My source is a book published by Sidmouth Museum.
These red sandstone cliffs are just to the west of Sidmouth on the coast of East Devon. Remarkably, there is a thin band of chalk at the top of the cliffs and numerous houses at this end of Sidmouth have used the flints from the chalk in their construction. Peak Hill - the nearest cliff - rises to around 500 feet above sea level. Flints can be seen piled up on the beach beneath the cliffs.
... dawn at the Exe Estuary, from Starcross, Devon, England. It's been a mostly dull and wet week, but it was a beautiful dawn yesterday!
Sidmouth in East Devon is a firm favourite, and we call in there whenever we are within striking distance. There are many beautiful Georgian and Regency buildings along the seafront, which nestles between two large red sandstone cliffs. The one in the centre of the picture is Salcombe Hill Cliff, while beyond it is Salcombe Mouth. There have been some serious cliff-falls in recent times. This is all part of the Jurassic Coast which runs some 95 miles from the Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in the east to Exmouth in the west.
It always puzzled me that the sandy part of the beach is red - as might be expected - but much of the beach is covered in flints. Then I discovered there is a thin band of chalk sitting on top of the red sandstone, but this cannot be seen from the ground. Over the years the flints have washed out from the chalk to cover the sandy beach underneath.
Prior to the early 1800s when the seafront was built, Sidmouth had a small ship-building industry and was an important fishing town. As well as having fishing boats for local waters, Sidmouth sent larger boats as far away as Newfoundland, and traded the catch with Catholic Spain and Portugal, returning home with wine.
These days village of Axmouth in East Devon is the best part of a mile inland, on the east bank of the River Axe. However, Axmouth harbour itself is downriver at the narrow mouth of the river, just to the seaward of Axmouth Bridge, from which this shot was taken. The small town of Seaton is just out of shot to the right.
For many hundreds of years the harbour played an important role, but the coming of the railway in 1868 and the building of the bridge across the river in 1877 effectively sealed the fate of the harbour. It is now home to the Axe Yacht Club and a number of local fishing boats.
50005 "Collingwood" is just about to pass through the abandond station at Seaton Junction with a westbound service on April 25th 1987.
Beer in East Devon is a pretty village on the Jurassic coast that grew up around a smugglers' cove and caves which were once used to store contraband goods. These are now part of the attraction of the village. Many of the buildings are faced with flint, a hard glassy stone found in the local chalk rock.
Historically, the main sources of income for the village include fishing and lace production.These days tourism is more important. A brook winds its way in an open conduit alongside the main road down to the sea. The Church of St Michael (on the left) dates from 1877 and was built on the site of an older chapel.
There are two art galleries featuring work by local artists, and a pair of prints that I bought several years ago from the gallery on the right have pride of place in our lounge.
The first relatively clear morning for some days! Over the Exe Estuary mouth, from Starcross, Devon, England.
Excuse the blatent advertising! LOL
Announcing my new book - Mist (Vol 1). Some of my images from last 10 years of mist chasing.
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The Exe Estuary and Exmouth from Starcross, Devon. [As taken, no post processing.]
Better Viewed On Black.
'Jurassic Mist' - A gloomy scene along the Jurassic Coast at Sidmouth, Devon, UK this Bank Holiday Monday. Hope you all had a great day.
Nikon D7000
Tamron 18-270 at 110mm
1/500
f/8
ISO 200
Image by Ray Abrahams (RTA Photography)
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When we stayed in West Bay in Dorset, we did many drives around the surrounding area. One of the little villages we visited was Branscombe. We had to travel along very narrow lanes to reach some of the villages - something Peter was over by the time our trip finished. It was scary being a passenger, let alone the driver.
At the western end of Sidmouth's Esplanade, at the bottom of Peak Hill where they can overlook the town and the beautiful coast to the east, are several wonderful Regency or late Georgian thatched cottages. Sidmouth in east Devon is one of my favourite seaside towns, nestling between two large red sandstone cliffs. The earliest buildings along the very splendid seafront date from the Georgian era, and the largest ones are now mostly hotels. It is certainly a stylish town.
... from Starcross, Devon, England.
The larger boats are the foot ferryboats that run across the estuary in summer from Starcross to Exmouth, now moored for the winter (so appearing in a lot of my photos!). The crane indicates more building work at the Exmouth marina apartments!
Looking up at the lush coastline of East Devon in the South West of England. Taken on Weston beach with a 50mm lens.