Tides Collection

Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France
People watching the mascaret (tidal bore) of the River Seine at Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, which resulted from large spring tides, and caused the loss of many ships

Wheel of Fortune on a tarot card
The Wheel of Fortune, as depicted on a tarot card. Date: 1926

Etretat mixed bathing 1870s
Mixed bathing and plunging from a wheeled diving board which can be moved as the tides ebb and flow Date: 1870

SEINE MASCARET (P. PARIS)
The mascaret on the Seine, at Caudebec-en-Caux, is amplified by the equinoctial tides, providing a remarkable spectacle Date: September 1903

Silhouette of boy running along Southport Pier at sunset

Traditional River Severn salmon fisherman
A traditional River Severn salmon fisherman with the rows of salmon traps, or putchers that were used for thousands of years before the Enviornment Agency banned them in 2012

Morecambe Bay shrimp fishing
Flookborough shrimp fisherman, Bob Dickinson, using tractor and trailer in Morecambe Bay at low water Date: circa 2000

Crossing to Lindisfarne, Holy Island Causeway, Northumberland, with danger signs to warn drivers of high tide. Date: circa 1960s

town view - Moulmein
Town view - Moulmein - Town strung along river, backed by hills. No big ships can come up the shallow Salween River with its rip tides. Hard to see how the people support themselves. Date: 1951

Girvan Rock Formation
A rock formation on the beach near Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, showing the erosion caused by many tides. Date: BC

Times & Tides Tablets
Built into the walls of Durleston Castle, Dorset, are several tablets on which are inscribed many clock times of the world, tidal times &c

Tide predicting machine: front view
Photograph of the front view of the tide-predicting machine, designed by Lord Kelvin in 1876. Constructed by Lege for the Indian government

The flooded fens around the Coffer Dam. Farmland drowned in
The flooded fens of the Eastern Counties. The flooding caused by numerous high tides which was hoped to be resolved by the building of the Coffer Dam The dam would act as a barrier to the assaults of

Power from the Tides
The massive force of the tides will be captured and converted into energy, driving turbines which in turn will generate electrical power

Blunt / The Cause of Tides
High and low tides are caused by the combined attraction of the Sun and Earths Moon

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