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Lyme Regis Waste Dump Landslip 29 October 2008
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/lyme
Council coastal site
Ian West's geology site pages on Lyme |
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Taking advantage of a
bright and calm morning, following a snow storm the previous day, Lyme
looking very fresh and clean. |
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The award-winning Gun Cliff
Walk offers coastal protection as part of the Phase 1 scheme completed
in 1995 .. and the benefits of a secure tourist environment. |
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Although quiet, the bustle
of a Saturday morning began to get under way. We spotted an ancient
bridge beyond the present road bridge, which is impressive considering
the slippage in this area. |
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More of the beach, and its
steep winter gradient is just about discernable on the right. This is an
artificial beach. See Ian West's pages on Lyme for the story of the
defence works and the role of this beach. |
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Dire warning mean nothing
compared with the limits of a high tide! The object of the visit was to
look at the section of 'The Spittles' that collapsed earlier in the
year, complete with the contents of a waste dup, now exposed by the sea! |
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The tide was in, but on the
turn, so there was a chance of getting near to the landslip. |
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Progress was made along the
1957 sea wall, as Broad Bench began to be uncovered. |
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The bench is largely of
Lias clay here, with a covering of pebbles and cobbles. |
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Vacant sections of
groyne indicate maintenance of existing defences has been
suspended ... but there are plans for a new Phase IV scheme. |
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The state of the
tide denied access to the foot of the fall, but the debris cone
is clear enough .. although not clear enough to see all those
white good or sofas! This is, of course, a minor slip and it is
only the contents being deposited on the beach that has made it
newsworthy. |
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The bench becomes more of a
feature as the tide falls. |
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Dorset Lyme Regis
lias coast beach physical features landslip wave cut platform defences
pollution rubbish tip |
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