These postcards were collected by Lisa while writing Lost to the Sea. The places they show have since been lost to erosion.
To read more and find the locations, see the interactive Lost to the Sea Map
Pakefield cliffs, 1903
Between 1903 and the 1930s, Pakefield lost its manor house, rectory, village green, houses, shops and pubs
Cliff Hotel, Pakefield 1905
By 1905, crowds would gather daily to watch the sea's destruction of houses and the Cliff Hotel
Cliff Hotel, Pakefield 1905
Later that year, the hotel stood derelict at the edge of cliff
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Blackpool c. 1900
Blackpool's first entertainment venue. The smoking room went over the cliff in 1901 and it closed in 1907
All Saints Church, Dunwich 1905
All Saints was the last of at least seven Dunwich churches lost to the sea, with the last service in 1754
All Saints Church, Dunwich 1919
13th century Dunwich had shipyards, monasteries, hospitals, a Great Market Place, a prison and a mint
Hallsands, Devon, before 1917
In the late 1800s, this fishing village had 37 cottages, a shop and bakery, post office and the London Inn
Hallsands, Devon c. 1906
After dredging from the late 1890s, the shingle beach began to drop and houses suffered storm damage
Hallsands, Devon 1903
This postcard shows the fishing village's single street after storm damage
Reverse of the previous postcard
This card was postmarked 1904 by Hallsands Post Office, which itself would be lost to a storm in 1917
Ruins of Hallsands, c 1960s
Despite new sea walls by 1906, the village was lost during gales in 1917
Warden Church, Isle of Sheppey c. 1850s
By 1887, the remaining stone, foundations and graveyard were on their way down the cliff
Garden of Sleep, Norfolk 1910s
As the cliff edge drew nearer in the 1880s, the church was partially demolished and rebuilt inland
Garden of Sleep, Sidestrand
The tower of St Michael and All Angels church on the clifftop, before the First World War
Garden of Sleep, Sidestrand c 1915
The church tower remained on the cliff until it fell in 1916
Holbeck Hall, Scarborough
Built in 1879, Holbeck Hall (far left) was lost following a landslide in 1993
Submerged forest, Borth
Between 4000 and 6000 years old, Borth's trees are sometimes revealed at low tide after storms
Overstrand Hotel, Norfolk c 1905
Built on the High Street in 1899, with the fallen rubble now incorporated into Overstrand's sea defences
Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight
Britain's oldest amusement park, which opened in 1843 and featured this whale skeleton
Blackgang Chine, 1970s
Above an active landslip, the park's attractions are periodically relocated inland
Gnome Garden, Blackgang Chine
Along with the original 1930s Gnomes Garden, the park has lost Adventureland, Frontierland and Smugglerland
Blundellsands, Merseyside
Houses lost during a period of rapid erosion in the 1920s and 30s, after the River Alt changed its course
Blundellsands, Merseyside 1920
While some houses were demolished after storm damage, others were swept out to sea
Blundellsands, Merseyside 1920
While some houses were demolished after storm damage, others were swept out to sea
St Mary's Church, Eccles, Norfolk
Eccles was lost to the sea over centuries, with its church tower toppled on the beach in 1895
Ecclesbourne Glen, Hastings
Built in 1861, this coastguard station closed in 1908 and was lost following a landslide in 1961
Ecclesbourne Glen, Hastings
Following the 1961 landslide, the cottages were demolished and pushed over the edge
Hampton-on-Sea, Kent 1910
By 1880, this aspiring seaside resort had foundations for reading rooms, a bandstand and tennis lawns
Hampton-on-Sea, Kent 1911
Site of Hernecliff Gardens terrace after demolition. By 1921 Hampton-on-Sea was underwater
Hampton-on-Sea, Kent 1910
Edmund Reid, last resident of Hampton-on-Sea, at a storm-damaged house in Hernecliff Gardens
Cliff Top Farm, Yorkshire
This postcard shows the farm in the early 1900s. It was lost over the cliff a century later in 2008
The Lord Nelson, Pakefield 1903
The original Lord Nelson pub stood next door, but was lost over cliff earlier that year
Pakefield Cliffs, Suffolk c. 1907
By the 1930s, Pakefield had lost its manor house, rectory, village green, houses, shops and several pubs
Pakefield Cliffs, Suffolk
By the 1930s, Pakefield lost its manor house, rectory, village green, houses, shops and several pubs
Royal Oak pub, Isle of Sheppey 1910
Lisa's nan played piano here in the 1940s and 50s, but by the 1970s it stood derelict at the edge of the cliff
Royal Oak pub, Isle of Sheppey 1937
View from the Royal Oak's eroding pub gardens, showing the cliffs where Lisa grew up
Southwold, Suffolk 1905
Damage to seafront houses following a storm surge in Oct 1905
Southwold seafront 1905
Postcard annotated by the sender in Dec 1905, two months after the photograph was taken
Southwold seafront 1905
Postcard annotated by the sender in Dec 1905, two months after the photograph was taken
Southwold seafront 1906
Damage to seafront homes following a second storm surge in March 1906
Three Mariners Inn, Slaughden (pre-war)
A seaman's pub overlooking Slaughden's ferry and quay, abandoned to the sea and shingle by the 1920s
Three Mariners Inn, Slaughden
High tide flooding at the Three Mariners before 1908. By the 1930s, the village had been lost
Warden Point cottages, Kent
This lane once led out to Warden Church, lost in 1887. The cottages were lost in the 1970s
Post Office and Stores, Warden Point
Previously the Smack Inn, the building was first undermined by cliff erosion from the 1970s