The path forward

Clear evidence of the ever tangible erosion of the East Anglian coastline. Only recently my footsteps contributed to this groove in the grass on the cliffs. The newer footpath being used is seen on the right of the picture. Till that falls into the sea as well in due course. As will the village of Corton which can be seen in the distance. Consulting the cpies I have of the first ordinance survey map of 1883 there was more houses which have fallen into the sea. Infact from that map you can clearly see how much even in that short space of time what has been given to the sea.

Footpaths of Lothingland

To keep them alive you have to use them. There was someone elses footprints in the soil. So I could tell someone had used this before the field was last ploughed. Use it or lose it as the saying goes.

Discovering Suffolk

This book is dated from 1961 before the boundary changes that happened in 1974. Which explains why there is a picture of Burgh Castle on the cover. Which is now in present day Norfolk.

Attacked by water from both sides.

The amount of water running off these cliffs causes the slippage that runs onto the beach.
Yes attack by water from both sides.

Now you see it... now you don't...

The disappearing nudist beach at Corton. Owing to the erosion of the beach this will be changed to ordinary beach. In the previous image there was a far greater amount of sand over twenty years ago.

Sea defences from long ago.

On the right a procession of yesteryears sea defences at Corton.

Hopton sea

The sand has gone somewhere

Hopton in the sea?

Erosion worries caused by the outer harbour at Great Yarmouth in the village I live in. The ever changing coastline is just that ever changing. In a hundred years from now where I am typing this will be on the edge of a cliff or will have fallen into the see. So prehaps time and effort would be better spent using the sea rather than fighting it? So lets see those houses on stilts and people living on boats. You never know it may just catch on.

The 1974 boundary of thought.

The Norfolk - Suffolk border crossing at Herringfleet

Footsteps

Yesterday I was walking
from Hopton,
to Blundeston,
to Somerleyton,
to Herringfleet,
to St Olaves,
to Fritton,
to Belton,
to Bradwell,
to Gorleston
then back to Hopton.