Thursday, 4 August 2011
apocalyptic beach
The village of Happisburgh (Norfolk) is close to my home and has been in the headlines for quite a while, because its seafront is being destroyed by the sea. The sea defences don't get repaired, houses are dropping down onto the beach, sandy cliffs are crumbling away. Despite feeling a bit voyeuristic, I'm quite fascinated by the rusty creatures and apocalyptic landscape of this coastline.
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I understand your fascination about the sea eating the land. As a child I lived in West Runton and there's a flint-faced church up on the cliffs there that had a single field left between church and sea. As a child I was told one day the church would tumble into the sea. I really wanted to see that! When I went back there in June this year the church is still standing proud and the field is still in front of it so I guess the reports were exaggerated.
Chloe, the West Runton church must be quite lucky! I know that in the 1880s Sidestrand church fell down the cliffs, and they built a new one using material and artefacts from the old church.
Some other churches around here are quite on the edge of the cliffs, such as Mundesley church. A bit worrying...
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