26 John Spiller — Erosion of Suffolk Coast. 



wall indicated on the map as running north-east from the shore 

 extremity of Buss Creek. This was broken through by the force of 

 the incoming waves, and much shingle deposited in and behind the 

 said beach. Much silting up also has occurred in front of Easton 

 Broad, and in the two hollows that the pedestrian passes on his 

 way there by the Easton Cliff, as indicated in the coloured plate, 

 "Sections of Suffolk Cliffs," appended to Mr. Whitaker's Memoir. 

 At the hollow close to Easton Broad the accumulation of shingle 

 has all but exterminated the yellow-horned poppy, which was 

 growing there in profusion last summer ; and, of course, the channel 

 or outlet to the sea, ever changing, was affected, and for nearly 

 three months it became impossible to walk to Covehithe along the 

 shore without wading through the watercourse, in which, by the 

 way, I picked up (in June) a rounded lump of red heematite iron 

 ore weighing 1 lb. Early in August this channel was again 

 blocked, so that the way to Covehithe along the beach is ouce 

 more restored. 



Whilst all these changes have occurred, it is also manifest that 

 the lines of high and low watermark have sensibly altered, so that 

 in this respect the Ordnance Maps will need to be corrected by 

 a fresh survey, and the configuration of the coast-line somewhat 

 modified. The North Cliff bathing-station had to be moved, and 

 the Gun Battery at Easton shifted back 34 feet ; and further north 

 the old path is seen in many places to lead over the edge of the 

 cliff. In August last Mr. Horace B. Woodward and I carefully 

 measured several spans of wasting cliff, the records of which were 

 noted by Mr. Whitaker on his field copies of the Ordnance Map as 

 having been taken by himself in 1882 and 18S9. Here are the 

 details for comparison : — 



I. Easton Bavents. — " 550 feet from hedge to cliff-top, at hedge 

 on south-west of road. June 1889. Buildings gone. W. W." 



This is now 530 feet. August 1S95. 



Loss in six years=20 feet. 



II. Easton High Cliff. — "Edge of cliff from hedge running north 

 and south, 130 feet. W. W. May 1882." 



We found this to be 108 feet. August 1895. 



Loss in thirteen years=22 feet. 



III. Covehithe Cliff. — The distance from the hedge on the south 

 side of the road, between the coastguard station and the cliff-top, 

 was ascertained to be 90 yards in June 1889, b}^ Mr. Whitaker. 



Our measurement on 16th August, 1895, was 62 yards. 

 Loss in six years=84 feet. 



Other observations and measurements made by us show that the 

 general loss on Covehithe Cliff since the Ordnance Map was con- 

 structed (1882-3) has been about 50 yards. 



The rate of demolition at points along the coast between South- 

 wold and Covehithe appears, therefore, to vary considerably, and 

 one is content to record the facts and figures for future use rather 







