Cliffs Collection

Clifton suspension bridge from the cliffs, Bristol, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Cornwall, GWR poster, 1938
Poster produced for the Great Western Railway (GWR) to promote monthly return tickets to Cornwall. The poster shows holidaymakers on a beach surrounded by rocks and cliffs

Romans in Britain 54Bc
Following his preliminary expedition of 55 BC, Julius Caesar and his 5 Roman legions (25, 000 men) and 2, 000 cavalry land again in Britain between Deal and Dover

Downland Rambles, BR poster, 1950s
Poster produced for British Railways (BR) promoting rail services to the East Sussex coast, showing a panoramic view of the cliffs of Beachy Head at Eastbourne

Cuckmere Haven, Seven Sisters white chalk cliffs, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

sisyphus
Jeffrey Hummel

Locomotive at Carbis Bay in Cornwall, 1950s
A tank locomotive heads along the St Ives branch line. The Carbis Bay Hotel can be seen nestled behind the beach and in front of the viaduct

Dunnottar Castle outside of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Whitby, 1824. Artist: JMW Turner
Whitby, 1824. From the Tate Gallery, London

Rocky shoreline below Carr Naze, Filey Brigg, Filey, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abandoned Island of St Kilda, Western Isles, 1995
St Kilda, Western Isles, Scotland

The Seven Sisters cliffs, the coastguard cottages South Downs Way, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Golden Cliff and beach at West Bay near Bridport, Dorset, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Exmouth Cliffs, Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lighthouse and cliffs at Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Swanage Beach and white cliffs, Dorset, Jurassic Coast, England, United Kingdom, Europe

AI IMAGE - Spitfire aircraft flying over the White Cliffs of Dover, 1940s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Spitfire aircraft flying over the White Cliffs of Dover, 1940s, (2023). British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) adult on breeding cliffs. Hermaness NNR, Shetland, UK, June

Beachy Head Lighthouse and chalk cliffs, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of The Seven Sisters cliffs, the coastguard cottages on Seaford Head, South Downs Way, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

UK JLM 10277 Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLM-10277 YORKSHIRE - Flamborough Head, UK John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Northern Irish coastline with wide sandy beaches in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Holidaymakers on the sands at Filey, North Yorkshire -- the beach is full of people, either walking or paddling. Date: 1940s

Durdle Door beach and cliffs, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Point Vincente Lighthouse, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, North America

Cliffs at Hartland Quay, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of The Seven Sisters, Hope Gap beach, Seaford Head, South Downs Way, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gordale Scar, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Angel Falls Venezuela
AW-6505 VENEZUELA - ANGEL FALLS, the World's tallest waterfall Canaima National Park. Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Portugal, Algarve, Lagos, sunrise over Camilo Beach (Praia do Camilo)

The four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, Mullion, Cornwall. Before 1912
A view of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers at Poldhu, built by early 1902, showing the guide wires and signal station buildings. View from across the beach at Poldhu

Scarborough, 1909. Artist: JMW Turner
Scarborough, 1909. From The Water-colours of J. M. W. Turner, text by W. G. Rawlinson and A. J. Finberg. [Avalon Press, London, 1909]

Prussia Cove, St Hilary, Cornwall. 1890s
Bessys Cove, also known as Prussia Cove, showing the house of John Carter prior to its demolition in 1906. John Carter was one of Cornwalls most famous smugglers

Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire
View of the ruins of Whitby Abbey (Benedictine), in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Date: 1882

Dunnottar Castle outside of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Porthtowan, Cornwall. Probably 1940s
View across beach looking north. Eastcliffe Hall in the middle ground. Photographer: Unknown

The ship, Bay of Panama, Falmouth, Cornwall. March 1891
Four masted ship, wrecked on Nare Point, Falmouth in the great blizzard of 10 March 1891. She was bound from Calcutta to Dundee with 13000 bales of jute

Sunrise at Old Harry Rocks, Jurassic coast, Swanage, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

Coumeenoole beach (Slea Head), Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, Munster province, Ireland, Europe

Neist Point at sunset, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Padstow, Cornwall. Around 1900
Waiting for the tide at Hawkers Cove. Ketch about to sail. Photographer: T.H. Williams

Stirling Castle, Scotland, UK
Stirling castle. Cows grazing beside a corn field. Stirling castles position on top of steep crags made it easy to defend

Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lindisfarne Castle at sunrise, Holy Island, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rocamadour, pilgrimage town along El Camino de Santiago at dusk, Lot Department, Midi-Pyrenees, France

The four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, Mullion, Cornwall. 10th June 1908
A view of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers at Poldhu, built by early 1902, showing the guide wires and signal station buildings

Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier in the distance, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile

London to Penzance train at Teignmouth, Devon
London to Penzance train on the seafront track at Teignmouth, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Aerial view of the beach and cliffs at Beer, East Devon. Date: 1960s

View at Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall
View at Wheal Coates former tin mine, on the cliff top between Porthtowan and St Agnes, north coast of Cornwall, showing the Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House. Date: circa 1980s

Bournemouth West Beach and Cliffs, Poole Bay, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cannon Beach, view from Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA

Marsden Rock
Marden Rock, near South Shields, County Durham, England. Date: BC

West Beach and Cliffs, Bournemouth, Poole Bay, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Venezuela Mount Roraima from the north
AW-6510 VENEZUELA - Mount Roraima, viewed from the north Giant flat-topped mountain in the Canaima National Park. Venezuela Part of the Pakaraima mountain range Adrian Warren Please note that prints

View of Saltdean Cliffs from Saltdean Beach, Saltdean, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ireland, County Cork, Capo Clear island. Lighthouse Fasnet Rock

Sunset at Saint John at Kaneo, an Orthodox church situated on the cliff overlooking Lake Ohrid, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ohrid, North Macedonia, Europe

Holy Monastery of Holy Trinity at sunrise, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Meteora Monasteries, Greece, Europe

Storm clouds over the English Channel near Brighton with the white cliffs of Peacehaven and the coastal path in the foreground

Aerial sunrise view over Baggy Point towards Woolacombe, Morte Bay, North Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial of the Tamul waterfalls, Huasteca Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, North America

Sorrento, Campania, Italy. Sorrento coastline at sunset

Dunluce Castle at sunset, North Antrim coast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, July 2011

Baily lighthouse, Howth, County Dublin, Ireland, Europe

Coral Bay fish
Coral Bay, where the fish come right into shore for a feed

The Harbour, Cadgwith, Cornwall. 1908
A man and woman admire the visiting French ketch Nouvelle Marie, moored at Cadgwith. The ship was lost with all hands in 1909 off the coast of Glamorgan

Polignano a Mare, Bari district, Puglia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

A winter sunset at Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Poster for Eastern National Express Coach Services
Poster for Lander Eastern National Express Coach Services running between London and Clacton-on-Sea (pictured). 1955

Saltdean Chalk Cliffs
The beach and white chalk cliffs at Saltdean, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s

View of the Promenade, Filey, North Yorkshire
View of the Promenade at Filey, North Yorkshire, from the cliffs. Date: 1940s

Charmouth, Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Beach, Mwnt, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, Europe
Andrew Davies / SpecialistStock

Venezuela - Mount Roraima AWA0099
AW-6610 Venezuela - Mount Roraima Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal. Iconic cliffs of Praia de Piedade

Coryton Cove, Dawlish, Devon, with a steam train passing through. Date: circa late 1950s

Ladram Bay near Sidmouth, Devon. Date: 1936

The cliffs at Slieve League, near Killybegs, County Donegal, Ulster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Crashing waves on Black Sand Beach, Iceland, Polar Regions

Carvoeiro Beach, Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

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"Captivating Cliffs: A Journey Through Time and Beauty" Discover the breathtaking cliffs that have captivated hearts for generations. From the rugged beauty of Cornwall to the dramatic landscapes of Scotland, these natural wonders have inspired artists, intrigued explorers, and provided solace to wanderers seeking tranquility. In 1938, a GWR poster showcased the majestic cliffs of Cornwall. Standing tall against the crashing waves, they beckoned adventurers to explore their untamed beauty. Fast forward to the 1950s when a BR poster titled "Downland Rambles" invited nature enthusiasts to witness the awe-inspiring vistas along England's coastlines. But it was not just their scenic allure that made these cliffs remarkable; they played an essential role in history too. During times of war, they served as protectors, deceiving invaders with their ever-changing tides at Cuckmere Haven in East Sussex. The Seven Sisters white chalk cliffs stood tall as guardians along Swanage Beach in Dorset on England's Jurassic Coast. Venturing further north, we find ourselves at Dunnottar Castle outside Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire where ancient ruins perch precariously atop towering cliffs. Meanwhile, on Isle of Lewis' Butt of Lewis stands a lighthouse overlooking sheer drops into tumultuous waters - a testament to man's resilience amidst nature's might. Artists like JMW Turner immortalized Whitby's enchanting cliffside scenery in 1824 while locomotives chugged past Carbis Bay's picturesque coastline during the 1950s. Exmouth Cliffs in Devon offer panoramic views across Europe from its lofty heights. Not forgetting Yorkshire's charm, rocky shorelines below Carr Naze near Filey Brigg showcase nature’s artistry carved by wind and water over centuries.