In the footsteps of Borrow & Fitzgerald . RLINS Ol- Illl-: MDN \sl |.;|,:v AM) ALL111 \\\ ICI \. >Ai\ rs- IlirRrii,. iiii; si-;al ni-- dlnwu^h. [l\ig, lOo OF BORROW AND FITZGERALD i6i very next year they were entirely destroyedby high tides and gales. Then, in 1862, one of the most destruc-tive gales on record swept over Mundesleyand district ; over eleven yards of thecliff were swept away and several cottagesrendered uninhabitable, whilst others wereentirely wrecked. It is well known that Lowestoft has spentthousands of pounds upon sea defence,which has been like throwing money into theoce
In the footsteps of Borrow & Fitzgerald . RLINS Ol- Illl-: MDN \sl |.;|,:v AM) ALL111 \\\ ICI \. >Ai\ rs- IlirRrii,. iiii; si-;al ni-- dlnwu^h. [l\ig, lOo OF BORROW AND FITZGERALD i6i very next year they were entirely destroyedby high tides and gales. Then, in 1862, one of the most destruc-tive gales on record swept over Mundesleyand district ; over eleven yards of thecliff were swept away and several cottagesrendered uninhabitable, whilst others wereentirely wrecked. It is well known that Lowestoft has spentthousands of pounds upon sea defence,which has been like throwing money into theocean. Again and again has the sea brokenover the defensive works, and almost, ifnot entirely, destroyed them. With heroicperseverance the authorities have rebuiltthese, but there is a constant fear offurther catastrophe. The North BeachLighthouse has had to be moved fartherinland on several occasions owing to theencroachments. Coming farther down the coast to SouthSuffolk and North Essex, we look in vainfor the ancient town of Orwell, which cen-turies ago was a place of great import-ance, and stood off Harwich on a
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