Coast (National Trust History & Heritage)

Description

A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. A stunning glimpse of some of Britain's finest coastline, from the granite columns of the Giant's Causeway on the Northern Irish coast and the rocky cliffs of Wales and South West England to the great open horizons of the East Anglian shore. However, this is not just a celebration of Britain's beauty, but an investigation into the preservation and maintenance of the UK's coastline. The Trust owns a remarkable amount of coastline, looking after it not only as a landlord and at times a harbourmaster, but caring for natural habitats, archaeological sites and historic buildings. Here is a chance to view some of the most unforgettable images of, and discover less-known truths about, our extraordinary coastline.

Libby Purves is one of Britain's leading journalists with a regular column in The Times, and a broadcaster, chairing the discussion prgramme Midweek on Radio 4. She has written several non-fiction books including Casting Off, One Summer's Grace and Home Leave. Joe Cornish has worked on many books including In Search of Neptune for the National Trust. David Norton's specialist areas are landscape, nature and travel, with clients that include the BBC's Natural History unit. Paul Wakefield has collaborated with Jan Morris on landscape books of Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In 1997 he was given the Gold Award by the Association of Photographers.