Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: estuary

Saltmarsh on the estuary of the River Ribble at Lytham, Lancashire. Winter Hill is visible in the far distance.

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group. Best viewed at largest size. This is a panoramic view south-east looking over the Walton Hall marshes towards Walton on the Naze, Essex. The Naze Tower is visible on the skyline. It is 86 feet high and dates from 1720, built by Trinity House as navigation aid to shipping. www.nazetower.co.uk/ I took the photos in an attempt to demonstrate that the field levels are below sea-level in places. The panoramic view covers an angle of about 100°.

Originally posted for the Guesswhere UK group. View south from Spurn Neck, the narrowest part of the spit. Q: What major something is just out of sight off the left-hand side of the picture? A: The North Sea! See where this picture was taken. [?] More about the Spurn railway here: www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/spurn.html And the unusual method of propulsion used on the railway here: www.mike.munro.cwc.net/ng_rly/sailtruc/sailtruc.htm (scroll down to find the bit about the Spurn railway)

This is a view from Arnside promenade looking northwards over the Kent estuary and the Arnside viaduct with the Lake District fells beyond. Taken a few minutes after sunset and just a few days before the summer solstice, the sun sets a long way round to the north-west.

This is a view from Arnside promenade looking north-westwards over the Kent estuary towards Limegarth Wood and Sunnyside Farm (centre right). Taken just a few days before the summer solstice, the sun sets a long way round to the north-west.

This is small but poignant memorial overlooks the Landshipping Pill and Daugleddau River at Landshipping Quay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The memorial was erected in honour of the 40 miners killed in Pembrokeshire's worst ever coal mining disaster on 14th February 1844, when the rising tide broke through into a mine roadway heading out from the Garden Pit under the estuary with very little depth of cover to the sea bed. There are several contemporary accounts of the disaster which vary somewhat in the details, and are summarised here: www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Carm/Landshipping.htm www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/landshipping_mining_disas... Having worked underground in the coal mines of Yorkshire and South Wales, I find these stories especially moving. Even today, I feel there is an intense sadness about this place which still lingers, even on a bright sunny day. A memorial service for the lost miners (which included children and probably some women too) is held annually on St Valentine's Day at St Burnett's Hill Chapel nearby.

This is a wide-angle view westwards over the Landshipping Pill and Daugleddau River at low tide from Landshipping Quay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Close by here is a small but poignant memorial to the 40 miners killed in Pembrokeshire's worst ever coal mining disaster on 14th February 1844, when the rising tide broke through into a mine roadway heading out from the Garden Pit under the estuary with very little depth of cover to the sea bed. There are several contemporary accounts of the disaster which vary somewhat in the details, and are summarised here: www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Carm/Landshipping.htm www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/landshipping_mining_disas... Having worked underground in the coal mines of Yorkshire and South Wales, I find these stories especially moving. Even today, I feel there is an intense sadness about this place which still lingers, even on a bright sunny day. A memorial service for the lost miners (which included children and probably some women too) is held annually on St Valentine's Day at St Burnett's Hill Chapel nearby.