Latest Images by Richard Robinson http://www.geograph.org.uk 2008-09-06T23:30:26GMT text/html 2007-06-16T20:49:23GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.572144 1.734767 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/468692 Taken from Gorleston’s South Pier is the Putford Artemis, a Lowestoft ship leaving the harbour mouth to go to sea. The tide was a spring tide at its maximum height. Spring tides (Old English – springan: to rise) occur roughly once a fortnight throughout the year during the new and full phases of the moon, and have nothing to do with the spring season. text/html 2007-06-15T21:38:38GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.677523 1.704543 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467965 B1159 Scratby Road and Beach Road junction, not an easy junction to get out of, Scratby Road is quite a busy road this time of the year. text/html 2007-06-15T20:30:32GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.678781 1.707461 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467867 A well looked after and scenic area of Beach Road. Following this road all the way to the coast and then bearing right will take you to California. text/html 2007-06-15T19:51:56GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.679662 1.699397 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467804 The car is emerging onto Scratby Road from Thoroughfare Lane. Scratby Hall is behind the clump of trees to the right of the picture; in the years 1948-1986 it was a school for boys, named Duncan Hall School – See www.home.earthlink.net/~duncanhallschool text/html 2007-06-15T17:09:45GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.666187 1.727551 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467660 Upper footpath running alongside the dunes and beach. This section of the beach lies roughly between Caister and California. text/html 2007-06-15T15:21:18GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.661547 1.729227 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467607 View of Caister beach from the lower footpath. The windfarm on Scroby Sands in the North Sea spanning the photo’s horizon is at a distance of 2.5 kilometres from the coast. ‘Fact File’ (Each turbine tower is 60m high, weighs approximately 200 tonnes and has 40m long blades… the foundations are 4m diameter steel cylinders…) the source of information was taken from a Powergen hoarding. The photo’s vertical centre line taken from a compass is 114 degrees ESE of magnetic North. text/html 2007-06-15T14:08:38GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.661565 1.728636 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467546 Looking down from the dunes, and along the beach. The lower footpath is a tarmacked surface, which is ideal for wheelchairs and the easy stroll. To the right, and out of view from the position where I took the photo, is a small car-park, accessed from the end of Second Avenue. text/html 2007-06-14T23:17:12GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.658560 1.715511 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467246 Caister Water Tower photographed from Covent Garden Road is nowadays a feature to this much built up housing estate. This particular spot between the bungalows creates a nice short vista to the water tower. text/html 2007-06-14T22:45:23GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.658880 1.699562 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467228 A rural scene photographed from the A149 bypass. The lane flanked on either side by farmland leads to Nova Scotia Cottages and continues on to Nova Scotia Farm. text/html 2007-06-14T22:07:27GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.657575 1.698121 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467202 A149 Bypass completed in the mid 1990’s. A half kilometre stretch cuts the southwest corner of this grid square. The southern section of the bypass replaced the old Nova Scotia Road. text/html 2007-06-14T21:04:17GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.681703 1.700309 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467106 Scratby Road, seen here running through farmland as it heads out of Scratby and towards Hemsby village. text/html 2007-06-14T20:35:08GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.673090 1.705351 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467082 Station Road, and to the right is Flint Cottage. At the extent to which the road can be seen in the picture, but out of view, is the B1159 and crossroad. The road straight over at the crossroad leads to California. text/html 2007-06-14T19:32:43GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.666168 1.728141 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467037 A section of beach further along from the north end of Caister, this section is a mixture of sand and pebbles. text/html 2007-06-14T18:37:40GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.663100 1.728471 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/467004 Lower pathway beside the dunes and beach at the northern end of Caister. text/html 2007-06-14T10:19:37GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13898 Richard Robinson 52.658661 1.718034 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/466591 The Tower Caravan Park off Covent Garden Road, and Caister’s unmistakable Water Tower in the background.