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Posted: 06 Oct 2019

Taken: 27 Sep 2012

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Address:  Orford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

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Death of a lighthouse!

Orfordness, Suffolk. In September 2012 we visited this wonderful lighthouse and as you can see it was in a fine state of repair. Today, we hear on our BBC news that it has closed its visitor doors for the last time, as the sea has encroached so near that it is very doubtful that it will survive this Winters storm season. Now, at high tide the waters almost lap this lighthouse and the nearest bungalow (behind the walking people here -see PiP) has almost fully collapsed. There has been talk of dismantling this lighthouse and reconstructing it some distance higher on the Island but to date nothing has happened.
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 Herb Riddle
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Thanks George. Yes an unusual situation here. I am pretty sure that this was built so far from the waters edge that no thought was ever made to make it completely sea-proof, as so many are around our shores. I guess now is the pay-back for such a mistake.

Cheers, Herb
5 years ago.
 Frank J Casella
Frank J Casella
I always like that touch of humanity in scenes like this. Nice!
5 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Such a beautiful classic lighthouse, I hope they will do something about it! This coast has probably always suffered from erosion but I get the feeling it's accelerating.
5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
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Yes, it sometimes makes a big difference Frank. Normally though, I avoid humans - I must be funny like that - you excepted of course :)
5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
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It will be interesting to see how thing work out here. Like in Greenland, most of our Eastern coast is suffering from massive erosion made worst, apparently, by Global warming as the sea levels rise. ~ Herb
5 years ago.

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