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Coastal Defences
Coastal Defences
Boats on St Margaret's Bay beach. c1900
A view along the beach looking SW towards the steps and path leading up to The Ness and beyond. This is the early part of the 20th century before beach erosion becomes a problem.
Constructing the replacement sea wall and promenade in the Bay, c.1951/2
From the Gordon Denoon album a series of photographs, with comments, of the construction of a new sea wall and promenade in St Margaret's Bay during 1951/2. In Gordon Denoon's 'Saga of St Margaret's' he writes: 'Erosion ...
East Cliff and St Margaret's Bay from the beach. Undated
From the Gordon Denoon album a colour photograph of St Margaret's Bay from west end to the east end. Undated
High seas breaching the new promenade in St Margaret's Bay. Early 1950s
From the Gordon Denoon album a series of photographs showing the sea at high tide dashing against the new sea wall still under construction.
Improvements to The Bay car park. 2007
A series of photographs showing improvements being made to The Bay car park. 24 April 2007
Improvements to the car park in St Margaret's Bay in April 2007
A series of photographs taken in April 2007 showing improvements being carried out to the car park in the Bay.
New completed promenade at St Margaret's Bay. 1950s
From the Gordon Denoon album. The entry in the album states: 'Paul and Kenneth sit on the railings of the completed promenade'
New sea defence wall and groynes under construction in The Bay. 1950s
This image shows the new sea defence wall and groynes under construction in The Bay. The piles have been driven and rubble will be used as infill behind before the finishing surface is applied. Dated ...
Plan for development at St Margaret's Bay. 1955
From the Gordon Denoon album a copy of a press cutting taken from The Times dated 1 December 1955 reporting on the plan for a new layout of the Bay foreshore.
Plan of the proposed new sea wall for St Margaret's Bay. 1948
A plan drawing shown in cross section of the proposed new sea wall for St Margaret's Bay. 1948
Plan of the proposed new sea wall St Margaret's Bay. 1948
This plan of March 1948 shows the proposed redevelopment of the sea wall in St Margaret's Bay and includes the detail of the new groynes. The old defences were succumbing to severe pounding from heavy ...
Plans to re-develop St Margaret's Bay. January 1956
A press cutting from the Invicta and dated January 1956 describing the proposed plan for the development of St Margaret's Bay after its destruction in WW2 together with a photograph of the model.
St Margaret's Bay from Ness Point.
This view forms another in the Valentine & Sons series of postcards in their St Margaret's Series. Taken in the 1950's, it shows the newly completed sea defences stretching across the Bay towards the NE. ...
St Margaret's Bay from Ness Point. 1950s
This is a delightful view, one of the Valentine & Sons postcards from the St Margaret's Series. Taken from The Ness, it looks obliquely into the Bay. On the immediate left is South Sands House ...
St Margaret's Bay from Ness Point. mid 20thc
Another of the Valentine & Sons views in their St Margaret's Series. Taken perhaps early 1960's, it shows the new Green Man, bottom left, the cross Channel cable transfer station at centre and The Granville ...
St Margaret's Bay from Ness Point. pre 1939
This image taken from The Ness looking NE across the Bay shows how overgrown the garden (bottom left) of The Green Man has become. Just above is the bungalow known as The Edge, which was originally ...
St Margaret's Bay from The Leas. 1950s
A view from The Leas looking SW across the Bay towards the South Foreland Valley. This is one of 12 postcards produced by Valentine & Sons of the St Margaret's Series, taken in the 1950's ...
St Margaret's Bay from The Leas. Early 1950s
From the Gordon Denoon album
Storm damage to the sea wall St Margaret's Bay. 22 December 1933
A press cutting from the Dover Express dated 22 December 1933 showing photographs of the extensive damage done to the sea wall in St Margaret's Bay.
The promenade and new sea defence wall St Margaret's Bay
This view looking NE along the promenade created by the construction of the new sea defence wall shows the appreciative use visitors show. Note that safety railings are not yet in place. This image was ...
The promenade St Margaret's Bay. 1950's
A view looking along the promenade NE across the Bay after the new sea defences were in place. 1950's
Tommie Denoon on the beach. Early 1950s
From the Gordon Denoon album a photograph of Gordon's wife, Tommie, on the beach at St Margaret's Bay. The new sea wall and promenade is still under construction and the ruins of Adcock's Villas can ...