Open space behind and below the seafront, Seaford
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Open space behind and below the seafront, Seaford
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 25 Dec 2014
A map of 1874 shows this as part of the Beame Lands, rough grassland at the back of the beach, doubtless subject to inundation in storms or exceptionally high tides. This risk was presumably reduced by the construction of the Esplanade, foreground, begun towards the end of the century, though the town here still keeps well back from the sea.
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Image Location
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50.766142
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0.107095