Has there been a cliff fall?
- 17 March 2012 22:11159914A couple more from this afternoon. The chap with the dog should give an idea of scale.
Getting close to it was quite dangerous - in retrospect I shouldn't have done. Even as I was standing there with my back to the cliff I heard a trickle as a stone fell down behind me. More could go at any time.
- 17 March 2012 22:31159916One more - up close (stupid).
- 17 March 2012 22:46159917Not been there yet, but I figure that it is more of a risk driving up the M20 to work every day (especially with lorries doing u-turns at Ashford...) !!Been nice knowing you :)
- 18 March 2012 07:45159937Excellent photos above there Phil, also particulary striking is the one in post 59... but be careful, dont want you to come a cropper by going in too close. The man in the pictures gives a great idea of the scale of the thing.
Yes I heard about the truck doing a u-turn on the M20 Paul..most definitely not good.
email: dover7@msn.com - 18 March 2012 08:43159948Thanks for the photos Phil - they do give a sense of scale to the chalk-fall.
Roger - 18 March 2012 12:01160023Some more excellent pictures there Phil,certainly does show the scale of the cliff fall itself.
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18 March 2012 20:29160083Great photos Phil, thanks. - 28 March 2012 15:12161863Went for a stroll along the top of the cliffs earlier - the section to the east of the fall is certainly a lot worse than it used to be so I am sure it won't be too long before it also falls !
Here are some photos of from the walk...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/doverpast/sets/72157629322811618/Been nice knowing you :) - 28 March 2012 15:23161866Some cracking shots there Paul..some of them are just marvellous altogether. Well done that man. Those ones looking back towards the harbour are ace and the other one like stand alone icicles, really like that. Great stuff indeed.
Yes you can see further fall iminent.
email: dover7@msn.com - 28 March 2012 16:18161877frightening as well as exhilarating, i expect the national trust will start to cordon off likely danger spots.
- 28 March 2012 16:21161878I may be wrong, but I don't think the area of the fall comes under the remit of the NTBeen nice knowing you :)
- 28 March 2012 23:29161968These cracks are 15 feet or so deep so not good at all, didn't stop people walking into the areas though !!
Who'd want to sit here at the moment....
Been nice knowing you :) - 29 March 2012 06:31161975I remember those big cracks being there at least 20 years ago. When it does go it will be another big fall.
- 29 March 2012 09:30162012Stunning pictures Paul, when/if that cracked area goes it will be a huge fallAudere est facere.
- 29 March 2012 10:17162030Some superlative photos there, chaps. Took these as we departed for refit on sunday 18th March.
- 29 March 2012 18:56162091If these cliff falls continue the White Cliffs are going to resemble the Needles
