Erosion Collection (page 3)

Sopwith Model I: Stratified rocks / denudation
Black lines in this model represent coal seams, between lighter shales and sandstones. When separated the lower section shows a gently inclined valley floor

Sea defence work at Torcross, Devon. circa 1980s

Manor Cars - House made of Trams, Great Cowden, Hull, Englan
Manor Cars - House made of Trams, Great Cowden, Hull, near Hornsea/Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England. Built C1906 by a Bradford wool merchant, lost due to coastal erosion in the 1920s. Date: 1907

Jamestown, Virginia, USA
View of Jamestown, Virginia, USA, as it appeared in 1907. It was the location of the first permanent English settlement in America, and was the capital of the colony from 1616 to 1699

Wind and rain erosion of mountains of ash - lahar - formed from fallen ash of volcano Pinatubo, erupted in 1992. Mount Pinatubo in Luzon, Philippines

Pyramids of Dahshur, Egypt
Pyramids of Dahshur (or Dashoor), Egypt. Date: 1857

India Benares
Temple on the banks of the Ganges : due to erosion, two of the towers have collapsed. Date: 1835

Dramatic view of the Cliffs at Margate, Kent, England Date: circa 1904

The London Bridge rocks, Sorrento, Victoria, Australia
The weathered London Bridge sandstone rock formation at Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Date: circa 1907

Achill Island, Co Galway, Ireland - Minawn Cliffs Date: circa 1903

Bermuda, Rocky Craigs just off the shore
Bermuda, Rocky Coral Craigs just off the shore Date: circa 1950s

Coloured cliffs, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1920s

High Tide damage at Gunhill, Southwold - October and November 1905. Date: 1905

Montezumas Temple - Rock Formation
Ruins of the Montezumas Temple, Garden of the Gods, a group of rocks resembling the ruins of the Temple of the Montezumas, ancient rulers of Mexico near Colorado Springs and Manitou, Colorado, USA

Entrance to a cave in Hamilton, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Outlying rocks, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Sea caves at Governors Beach
Sea caves in the cliffs at Governors Beach, Gibraltar

Dreikanters, three sided Ventifacts
Two Dreikanters, three sided Ventifacts which are wind-abraded pebbles created by the abrasive process called sandblasting on the side facing the wind

Onion skin boulder
Onion skin is a type of weathering where thin layers are exfoliated by erosion processes producing an onion skin effect

on train to Sin Taung - Kalaw
On train to Sin Taung - Kalaw - Water buffalo ploughing. Much of the upland type of farming is responsible for the prevalent erosion = jungle burned back, top soil farmed away in rice, corn

Tamarisk Bushes
Tamarisk bushes growing on the beach at Goring, Sussex, England. These bushes are often planted in exposed places, to form wind breaks and to prevent erosion. Date: 1950s

Girvan Rock Formation
A rock formation on the beach near Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, showing the erosion caused by many tides. Date: BC

Stack Rocks
The Stack Rocks, St. Govans Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. These two masses of isolated limestone are surviving fragments of the original cliff line. Date: BC

Durl Head & Cradle Rock
Durl Head and Cradle Rock, near Brixham, Devon, England. Viewed from St. Marys Bay, Cradle Rock is seen in the middle distance, resembling a childs cradle. Date: BC

Aldeburgh Moot Hall
Aldburgh Moot Hall, a fine red brick and timbered building, which was once in the centre of this quaint Suffolk town, before coastal erosion caused it to be close to the sea. Date: 16th century

British Coastal Erosion
Coastal erosion near Milford- on-Sea, Hampshire, England. Date: 1950s

GRANNIEs TEETH
Grannies Teeth old stone steps on The Cobb, a defence against coastal erosion, dating back to the 13th century and re-fortified many times. Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s

Landslip at Blackrock, Brighton, East Sussex Date: 1910

Cliff erosion, Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex
The recent landslip at Black Rock, Brighton, Sussex

Swanage - The Old Harry Rocks

A Rocky coastal cove
Rocky coastal cove, with holidaymakers on the small beach and walking along the cliff top. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Coastal scene - cliffs
Waves crash on a steep rocky coastline with dark high cliffs. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

England / Mullion Cove
The breakwater against coastal erosion at Mullion Cove, Cornwall, England

England / Porthscatho
The beach at Porthscatho, a typical small Cornish fishing hamlet, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. Date: circa 1950

England / Dunwich
A view of Dunwich in East Suffolk. Once a Saxon settlement, a Roman Station and a busy medieval town. Over the years it has gradually diappeared under the sea

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