Sunny view of sea water washing through small arches inside the Magnesian Limestone footings of Marsden Rock, Marsden Bay, South Shields, North East England, in the summer of 1975

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Marsden Rock is a picture postcard sea stack at Marsden Bay, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. The 30 metre high sea stack is formed from 250 million year old Upper Magnesian Limestone. The stack is about 91 metres from the cliff-face and is accessible by foot at low tide. In 1996 continued marine erosional processes, assisted by freeze-thaw weathering during a cold winter, weakened the roof of a large arch in the stack, causing roof collapse. In 1997 the resulting smaller stack, left standing on the south side of the former arch, was declared unsafe, so demolished in the interests of public safety. A view through small arches, accessible at low tide, in the footings of Marsden Rock, looking south in the summer of 1975.

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Size: 3054px × 1965px
Location: Small arches in the footings of Marsden Rock, Marsden Bay, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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