374 REPORT— 1895. 



beech, f. Although they are not j-et planked up, and although there 

 has been an unusual number of heavy gales duiing the past winter, 1893-94, 

 they have completely arrested the encroachment of the sea, so that no damage 

 has been done, nor has any shingle been swept back over the I ank. The 

 groynes will be planked up in time as the shingle and sand accumulate. 



13. a. No. d. No. 



14. Before tl)e groynes were erected the sea had washed the shingle back, so that 



opposite the Coastguard Station at Lancing the high-water mark was at the 

 date of my survey (1801) 320 feet further inland; and at a distance of 

 160 yards west of Shop's Dam, 70 feet further inland than it was at the date 

 of the Ordnance Survey (1875). 



15. The influence of the new groynes in accumulating shingle had at first a slightly 



deteriorating effect on the accumulation at the groynes my father erected, 

 but the gales of the past winter have brought up an immense quantity of 

 shingle, and those groynes are now filled again. 



16. No. 



17. No. 



(2) Bdrvccn Selsea Bill and Chichester Harbour. 



1. Sussex coast, between Selsea Bill and Chichester Harbour. 



2. Low cliff, var3'ing from 4 to 11 feet above high water ordinary spring tides. The 



cliff is composed of loamj' clay mostly, but at the west end of the bay there is 

 gravel and sand about 4 feet below the surface. Clay appears on the shore at 

 low water. 



3. North-west to south-east. 



4. South-west. 



5. South-west. When the wind is westerly or south-west the shingle travels from 



about f mile east of Chichester Harbour eastwards to Selsea Bill, and from the 

 ^ mile east of Chichester Harbour westwards. When the wind is easterly the 

 shingle travels westwards from about 2 miles east of Chichester Harbour. 



6. Flood tide eastwards ; ebb tide westwards. 



7. (1) a. IG feet 6 inches ; b. 12 feet 6 inches. (2) Probably about 9 or 10 chains ; 



say 200 yards at springs, more at ver}' low springs. 



8. Sand mostly. There is some mud near the cliff, opiTOsite Bracklesham Farm. 



Shingle lies up against the foot of the cliff all the way. 



9. a. Varies from 15 yards east to 24 yards west at ordinarj- seasons, but these 



would vary in different seasons, b. High water, spring tide."*, does not quite 

 cover it. c. I have stated this in answer to Question 5. d. About !) inches 

 across every waj'. e. The shingle formed one continuous slope when I saw it, 

 and I should not think this varied. 



10. I should say the quantity of shingle was generall}' maintained, the quantity 



depending on dilierent seasons. 



11. Some has been taken away for repairs of parish roads ; but this is only a small 



quantity, and the removal is now stopped. 



12. A weak form of groyne has been tried botli at Thorney Farm and at Coekham 



Manor. The piles at the former are still standing, but those opposite Coekham 

 have disappeared. They were evidently weak, and required so much repair 

 that they were abandoned, a. At right angles to the shore, b. and c. 'i'hey 

 appeared about 100 feet long, and from 80 to 100 feet apart, e. Beech 

 timber. 



13. a. From the end of Bracklesham Lane, and from the end of Cockbush Lane. 



b. and c. Repair of parish roads bj' the waywardens, d. I should say not. 



14. All the way along, at a considerable rate. a. From 6 to 8 feet per annum 



opposite Bracklesham Farm ; about 8 feet between Bracklesham Farm and 

 Coekham Manor Farm. b. 10 to 13 feet opposite Coekham Manor Farm. 



c. During the winter 1891-92 the rate must have been from 15 to 20 feet opposite 

 Coekham Manor Farm, from the appearance of the remains of parts of the 

 cliff, d. These measurements agree with a comparison of the l-inch Ordnance 

 map, surveyed in 1805, and the 6inch Ordnance map, surveyed in 1873. 



VS. There is nothing along this line of coast to cause an accumulation of shingle, so 

 what is there is deposited and left to be carried on or taken away by the sea. 



