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COAST CHANGES IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. 



A Committee of the British Association, appointed to inquire 

 into the changes on the sea-coast of the United Kingdom, pre- 

 sented their report at the Southport Meeting, from which the 

 following information, relative to the northern part of England, 

 has been extracted. 



In the year 1899, with the consent of the Lords of the 

 Admiralty, the Committee drew up certain forms, which were 

 forwarded to the various coastguards. Since then the forms, 

 duly filled in, have been regularly received from the coastguard 

 stations by the British Association. The Committee secured the 

 services of Mr. John Parkinson, M.A., of Cambridge, to collate 

 the data in hand, who has drawn up the detailed report published 

 by the Association. 



From St. Abb's Head to Saltburn. — The changes on this 

 coast appear to be insignificant, but losses are recorded in the 

 neighbourhood and to the north of Hartlepool, near Shields, 

 and on the northern side of Blyth, the latter part being now 

 protected. On the other hand, small gains of land are reported 

 from Holy Island Sands and St. Gan Breakwater, Redcar. As 

 regards the coast-protections, Berwick is shielded by a pier, 

 while Newliggin and Cresswell (Wansbeck Road to Chevington 

 Burn) are groyned. South of this section the list of coast- 

 protections given in the returns apparently understates the 

 truth, nothing of the kind being mentioned from Tynemouth 

 and South Shields. The northern side of Blyth Harbour is 

 protected by a wall, and piers have been built at Sunderland and 

 Hartlepool. i\t the latter town the sea- and dock-walls have 

 a tendency to keep the sand in the bay. The concrete pier 

 erected at Skinningrove is said not to affect the beach. 



Sand is removed from Berwick, Bamburgh, the Amble and 

 Hauxley district (Alnmouth), from the neighbourhood of South 

 Shields (from Briar Dene Burn to Low Light), Sunderland, and 

 the north of Seaham, and from Saltburn. On the contrary, it is 

 not removed from the ten miles of coast between Wansbeck 

 River and Briar Dene Burn (Blyth Haven), from South Shields 

 to Souter Point, and from Seaham Harbour and Hawthorn 

 Hive. 



The Yorkshire Coast South of Saltburn. — For the stretch 

 of coast between Saltburn and Scarborough Bay no returns 

 have been received, but for the important district between Filey 



1904 February" i. D 



