…and it’s still happening today… The key learning objective today is “why did / does this happen?” Also: “ ““ “what would it feel like?” (Next lesson we will look at what can be done about it)

Photo taken by Mr Cooper in July 2003

Where is Scarborough?

Site of Holbeck Hall, 2005

Why did Holbeck Hall collapse? Name Date Reasons for collapse ‘rock’ type (think of St Bees) weather beforehand e _ _ _ _ _ under- cutting the cliff Boulder clay when dry… s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (and h _ _ _ _ ) when wet… key word = lubrication “Lady Luck”, fortune, destiny, God? types? (remember coastal kung-fu) Any possible human causes? w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breaking the cliff up types? Can you think of any possible reasons first? Any others?

This is not the right photo – need Key Skills book – but it’s near enough!

1. Holbeck Hall was built in 1880 as a home for Charles Anderson-Smith and his family 3. In 1930 it became a hotel 4. The Turner family bought it in It was built in a mock Tudor style, with rose gardens and lawns between the house and the sea 6. On June 3 rd 1993 there was a huge landslip in the garden 7. Fortunately, everyone was able to be evacuated before the hotel collapsed 5. A landslip happened on the cliff below Holbeck Hall in 1982, and another in Within 24 hours most of the hotel had fallen onto the beach 11. Now there is nothing to be seen of the hotel – just a smooth grassy slope with a path on it 9. The remains of the hotel were unsafe, so they were demolished. 10. In 1997 the Turners tried to sue Scarborough council for failing to protect the cliff from slumping. What happened to Holbeck Hall? – card sort answers

Site of Holbeck Hall, 2005

Cliff Collapse – plenary The sea helps to cause landslips because… Weathering helps to cause landslips because… The rock type or geology is important because… Heavy rain can cause a landslip because… Write in as much detail as you can…

Marketing a property on an eroding coastline…