A walk along the cliff from Cart Gap to Happisburgh 3 September 2006
Compare with previous walks - 15 February 2004 21 June 2003
 The temporary home for the Happisburgh D-Class RNLI inshore lifeboat - still in Cart Gap Car Park. |
 Cart Gap Beach - plenty of sand at the moment, and granite boulders protecting the toe of the sea wall for the occasions when the sand is washed away. |
 Further north, and remains of the steelwork that was under the wooden revetments here. |
 Standing on the sea wall now, with Happisburgh in the distance. To the right you can just make out the last remains of the wooden revetments. They are semi-submerged as the sand around them has been removed by the sea. |
 At the northern end of the sea wall, looking over 'Low Light' - in the foreground is a hole cause by the backfill of the sea wall being washed throuh breaches. |
 The northern end of the sea wall showing the sea is beginning to outflank it. |
 Contrast this picture with the one taken last February |
 Looking over the cliffs above 'Low Light', showing how the land drops away to the west. This is all that is standing between the sea and the Northern Broads. |
 Looking back to 'Low Light', with Eccles and Lessingham visible in the distance to the right |
 Sand Martins will have to dig fresh holes to nest in this year. Notice how much more sand there is on the beach. |
 More resiliant clay/sandstone here survives the sea better than the softer sandstone above - but the beach is covering most of the clay strata. |
 Further north - plenty of sand on the beach |
 Run-off from the fields to the left still cause cuts, but relatively stable at this time of year. |
 Clearly the cliff has retreated some way in the last 18 months |
 At the southern end of Beach Road now, with the rocks trying to minimise the effect of the sea on the cliff. As with many of the shots, it was not possible to stand in the same location as the cliff had retreated several metres. |
 The footings of 'Oversands' - the most recent property to fall victim. The bungalow was dismantled at the beginning of 2003. |
 The Cliff House Restaurant, Guest House and Tea Shop - unfortunately no longer opening. It looks much the same from the front... |
 ... but behind The Cliff House, the garages and all access to the rear of the property have gone. |
 Not only has the road gone, but the cliff is now several metres into the field. |
 Looking back to the remains of the ramp from the steps - again a healthy beach protects the cliff for the moment. |