alteredcoast

Observations of coastal erosion and sea on East Anglian Coast

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Altered Coast is a documentation through images and words of coastal erosion on the coast of East Anglia. Locations, sediment, weather systems, communities, tides and surges as actors in a constantly changing, increasingly fragile evolution. As restless and powerful as the sea itself.

Category: Alde & Ore Estuary

A look at the nature of the Alde & Ore, its locations, characteristics and the impact of its tidal fortunes.

  • Sudbourne Beach

    Sudbourne Beach situated south of the Martello Tower near Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast is a shingle spit that separates the open coast from the Alde/Ore estuary. Recently, the sea has eroded the shingle spit at a greater rate than has previously been experienced.  Coastal Partnerships East and East Suffolk Council have a Shoreline Management…

  • Alde/Ore Estuary

    The Alde-Ore Estuary, of which Hazelwood marshes is an intertidal component, is long and thin with two main sections. The upper estuary, the Alde refers to the area between Snape and Halfway Reach, an area south of Slaughden next to the radio station below Lantern Marshes. The area of the estuary from Halfway Reach to…