Beach Erosion Pakefield 1906
Coastal erosion (South beach, Lowestoft) 1906-2023 approx 200m! Measuring from the current cliff-top edge to the east of All Saints Church (as was) to the low-water mark on a OS 25-inch map, revised in 1903 and published in 1905. The lines in red are the old roads and buildings.
See also Dave Burt FB
NR33 0JS
31 Pakefield Street
Lowestoft
United Kingdom
52.455205694698, 1.738150794458
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Back in 2006 as part of a…
Back in 2006 as part of a Lowestoft college project i did a month long series of measurements coinciding with low and high tide positions along with slope of the beach along with predicted annual sea level increase. From that I estimated that the average day to day low tide mark would could in the worst case scenario be up at the base of the prom between 60 - 250 years. The margin of error arising from the varied weather conditions during the period that measurements took place. Worth pointing out that projected annual sea level increase has risen since 2006. All in all the threat of a major flood in the town increases year on year and it only takes a coincidence of maximum tide and bad weather to create it. - Tony Wrigglesworth
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