The Geography Department
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Walton-on-the-Naze
18 May 2007
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The Naze Tower
The Naze, Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, CO14 8LE
Opening times are: April-November 10am-5pm
Admission prices:
contact: e-mail mail@nazetower.co.uk or phone 01255 852519
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Walton-on-the-Naze 18 May 2007
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Although high tide was due within the hour, the beach at Walton town was well exposed, and provided a clear view of the defence works. |
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In these views there is a display of 'hard' sea defences; a sea wall, wooden groynes and, behind, a rock groyne. |
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The foot of the sea wall is stepped, and exposed by a falling beach; the centre is just art! |
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The terrace, left, has been largely refurbished and looks quite elegant, a fitting partner to the clean lines of the beach at low tide!
A tangle of steelwork, and massive concrete, right, marks an elaborate pedestrian access point to the beach. |
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Walking down to the Mabel Greville breakwater, left and centre, shows some early-season colour, as does the drain on the sea wall! |
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High water was approaching at the Naze, although there is still a wide expanse of beach remaining (the tide tables indicated a 4m tide!). There is continued slippage, but no dramatic developments. |
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A trio of young fieldworkers slip off from their group to risk the concrete breakwater, slimy with weed and a rising tide; I felt I had to watch them back to safety - always a teacher!
The cliff face and the cliff steps- getting closer! |
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A trio of shots of the 'A-frame' breakwater, with the centre photograph showing the concrete base on the cliff-top overhanging! |
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Continued rotational slippage moves material down from the cliff face and, becoming wet and mobile, slides seawards. |
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This amphitheatre continues to demonstrate mobile flows, starting below the seepage zone indicating the water-table on the sand/clay boundary.
The mobile flows have had their surface cracks frozen by dry weather .. but the whole feature closely resembles a lava flow! |
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Walking back from the Naze I cam across a plethora of front-garden signs saying 'No to Naze development'. I enquired of a resident, and was told that there was a planning application in for, amongst other things, a 200+ restaurant - all using the quite narrow, private residential road .. which already serves the Naze car park. |
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