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East Lane Bawdsey -
August 15 2009
March 9 2005
First contact
May 14
2005 Site meeting
May 31 2005
Update
June 21 2005
Expedition to cut weeds
June 28 2005
Job Done!
July 30 2005
- two flags gone and another going!
March 2006
update
July 2006
update
September 2006 update
February
2007 - a new beach!
September 2007 update
March 25 2008 update
June 0 2008 East Lane Bawdsey
June 24 2009 Privately-funded defences
August 15 2009
Rock fish-tail and East Lane defences
June 28 2005
Shingle Street
July 30 2005 Shingle Street
Flags site
Ian Murray's
photos
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At mid-tide the
defences already reveal their girdle of greenery, but the beach
to the south of the fish-tail groyne appears to have stabilised
and, although cliff-falls continue, the beach profile is even
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The dividing line
between beach material and the clay basement appears to have
moved seawards a little, indicating aggradation. |
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The concrete
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The concrete
pillbox has shed its associated steps and they litter the beach,
as do the smaller stoned washed out from the rip rap defences. |
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The clay in the
cliff has become crumbly in the dry summer conditions, although
only a few minor falls were evident. |
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Underlying the
fish-tail groyne is a sheet of geotextile material, left. The
groyne can be climbed as the blocks are huge and most
flat-topped! |
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Impressive vistas
of stone to the south, left, and north, right. |
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Irrigation and
planting out on an industrial scale! |
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The old defences at
East Lane Gun Site protect the southern flank of Hollesley Bay. |
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The crumbling
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A first faltering
step into the realms of HDR photography - and I'm hooked. Now to
learn the techniques properly! |
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Suffolk Bawdsey
East Lane Shingle Street coast defences Martello tower rip rap beaches loss
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