Sundered Land

During a recent holiday in Lancashire I became fascinated by the village of Sunderland Point. This tiny village is almost hidden from the world, clinging to the windswept coast amongst the salt marshes, between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay. Sunderland Point is unique in the United Kingdom, it being the only mainland community that is dependent upon tidal access. This is via a narrow unpredictable road that snakes across quick sands and treacherous marshes from Overton one and half miles away. The road to the village is completely submerged twice a day by fast rising tides swollen by the river, cutting the village off from the rest of the county. The Sunderland peninsula is a wild, fractious place that's as beautiful as it is dangerous. It's easy to lose yourself under those luminously active skies, the fierce weather here changes as quickly as the tide. I decided that, despite the prevailing wind and rain I'd document whatever I saw during my walks around the Peninsula. Thankfully, I had my coat with me!

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