christwigg
11 years ago
The last 6 years hasn't been too kind.

2008
[photo]Boulby-Alum-Shale-Quarry-User-Album-Image-86443[/photo]
2014
[photo]Boulby-Alum-Shale-Quarry-User-Album-Image-92986[/photo]
rikj
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11 years ago
At that rate, how long till we get to see the shaft?
RJV
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11 years ago
Personally, I blame the EU... :confused:

It's a fair way back to the shaft though when you walk past the cracks on the old road towards Cowbar you've got to wonder...
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colin567
11 years ago
[i🔗Boulby-Alum-Shale-Quarry-User-Album-Image-93082[linkphoto]Boulby-Alum-Shale-Quarry-User-Album-Image-93082[/linkphoto][/link]

Most of the damage seems to have been done by 2011. The nature of erosion on most of the North East coast is for it to move back in steps. You get a collapse, the material falls to the base of the cliff and protects it, sometimes for many years. When it finally washes away the sea starts to work on the base of the cliff yet again. The excption is where the cliffs are mostly boulder clay where there is a constant wearing away and the cliff top paths move back every year.
christwigg
11 years ago
"colin567" wrote:

You get a collapse, the material falls to the base of the cliff and protects it, sometimes for many years.



Indeed you can see that happened with the wall on the right.
Its exposed in 2008, hidden by shale in your 2011 photo and back open to the elements in 2014.

I believe the whole tunnel was completely covered for many years until the sea exposed it.

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