The undercliff is the local name for a system of coastal landslides on the south coast of the isle of wight. Dinosaur tail unearthed on the isle of wight belonged to. However, many settlements unrecorded in domesday book originated in early medieval times, as attested by. Usa 1,015,348 virginia 37,577 isle of wight county 287 isle of wight county land records 10. Southern vectis is a bus operator on the isle of wight. A geomorphological map of ventnor is presented, indicating the nature and extent of the different landslide types, and their interrelationships. Thanks to jill wareham for sending through this short video which shows the extent of the landslide at brook. Around 300 people attended the isle of wight councils totland landslide information event on wednesday 5 february. The meeting was organised by the council following the publication of a report into the causes of the landslide and possible solutions.
A wooded coastal landslip zone, the site was notified in 1977 for both its biological and geological features. Footage of the new lifeboat being dedicated in bembridge on the isle of wight. Prior to the norman conquest, merston manor was owned by the brictuin family. So we thought wed pull together a guide on some great walks on the isle of wight ending at pubs that love dogs as much as you do. The recent history and geotechnics of landslides at. The isle of wight council is to hold an information event for residents on wednesday 5 february following the publication of a report into the causes of a major landslide in totland bay in december 2012. Video of landslide on military road, brook isle of wight. Highspeed foot passenger catamarans, known as red jets, run between southampton and cowes, while vehicle ferries run between southampton and east cowes. Why are the effects of the landslide so devastating, and why are the damages so ironic. Blackgang chine is the oldest amusement park in the united kingdom, having opened in the 1840s.
Merstone is a quaint little hamlet on the isle of wight. Description location, area, boundaries, landform, setting westover house lies c 10km westsouthwest of newport, on the south side of the village of calbourne which is located in the western half of the isle of wight. Whether the road survives until the end of march when a council meeting has been called to discuss it is. Its central feature is a ridge of steeplydipping chalk extending from the needles in the west to culver cliff in the east. The undercliff of the isle of wight a guide to managing ground instability, 2007. Ms of a road closed sign, people climb up on a wall to have a look at the damage. I came across a fantastic piece of vintage footage on youtube today, which is titled isle of wight landslide of 1928. The first is the big landslide at gore cliff in 1928 that cut off the coastal road that ran from. This is actually three silent british pathe clips spliced together with suitable soundtrack added.
Health workers and retail staff now safer after isle of wight community groups make 1,000s of face shields 20, april 2020. Slope stability engineering developments and applications, 1 jan 1991 237244. Investigations of landslides at st catherines point. Isle of wight business urged to access funds for furloughed staff 20, april 2020. The geomorphology of the landslide complex at ventnor. Seventeenth century isle of wight county, virginia. Totland landslide isle of wight news from onthewight. The town of ventnor, isle of wight, has been built on an ancient landslide complex. Bembridge coastguard called to reports of cliff fall in. During the c20 the westover estate was broken up and the historic park sold into divided ownership, in which it remains 2001. Isle of wight county va land records lds genealogy.
Serious collapse on the undercliffe one of the beauty sports of the island holds up vehicular traffic. Bonchurch landslips freshwater, isle of wight, united. Purpose of the study recent uk government guidance has emphasized the need to take account of landslide problems in the land use planning process doe 1990, 1996. The isle of wight has historically been prone to landslides and landslips.
This page primarily lists records kept at the countycity level. The key aims of the landslide management strategy on the isle of wight are to. The company was purchased by the southern railway before being nationalised in 1969. Within the undercliff, the landslides at st catherines point are among the most striking and best developed, and least affected by human activity. To assist the implementation of this policy, the then department of the environment doe commissioned a number of demonstration projects to develop approaches to assess the potential for landsliding and to identify. The video footage, as well as showing the extensive damage the landslide dealt to blackgang, features the landslide at totland.
The undercliff is a landslide complex in cretaceous soft rocks, a bench of slipped clays and sands above a low seacliff, backed by higher 100 metres 330 ft upper greensand and chalk cliffs. Pippa fairweather, 45, discovered the fossils in a cliff. Another post inspired by the interesting category history of blank, missing and empty things at john ptaks blog ptak science books. They still occur to this day, below are some articles about landslips on the isle of wight and how they affect life. Emergency services were powerless as the huge landslide turned the old blackgang road into an earthquake zone. Ls of the landslide, people walk along the path below, part of it is blocked by the rocks. The isle of wight is a diamondshaped island measuring 37.
Limit the impact of future ground movement through the adoption of appropriate planning and building controls. C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Managing ground instability in the ventnor undercliff. Domesday book records ten churches and approximately 100 manors on the isle of wight hockey 1982, basford 1980, munby 1982. Blackgang chine and its sister park robin hill are owned by the dabell family. The undercliff, isle of wight, looking westward at woody bay. Early medieval isle of wight isle of wight history centre. Statewide collections are found on the virginia land records page. It is a five minute clip made up of three pathe news films of the great landslide in 1928, the niton undercliff landslide and then a tour of ventnor. Dinosaur tail unearthed at the base of a crumbling cliff on the isle of wight belonged to an iguanodon that lived 125million years ago. The impact of ground movement on property and services in the town has been significant in the past. We specialise in selling books, maps, videos and guides about the isle of wight.
Reduce the likelihood of future movements by controlling the factors both natural and anthropogenic that cause ground movement. Landslides on the isle of wight are highly variable. It is home to merston manor, built in 1605 in the jacobean style by edward cheeke, and rebuilt in the victorian era. Railways of the isle of wight kindle edition by allen, p. The landslide of 1978 which led to the destruction of four properties at gore cliff was the latest in a series of movements which have affected the stretch of the isle of wight coastline between blackgang chine and rocken end over at least the last two centuries. Since then various meetings of the isle of wight council have included discussion of the roads future. The timeline of chads rock journal of a southern bookreader. Additionally, a book on the management of ground instability illustrates examples of good practice from across the european union and elsewhere, including sinificant content about the. It is best known as the location of the blackgang chine amusement park which sits to the south of st catherines down blackgang forms the west end of the ventnor undercliff region, which extends for 12 kilometres from blackgang to luccombe, also encompassing the town of ventnor and the villages of bonchurch, st lawrence. Heres the series of the four photographs taken of the 1928 gore cliff rockfall. Twentyfive years ago, on the night of january 12, 1994, a massive landslide devastated an area of blackgang, destroying two houses and leading to the evacuation of many residents. The company was founded in 1921 as dodson and campbell and became the vectis bus company in 1923. I moved back to the island in 2018 from melbourne where my husband ben and i had been living for several years.
Merston manor was first mentioned in the domesday book, and the present structure is arguably the oldest brick house on the island. Geology as a control on landslides on the isle of wight. Its always good to know more about the island whether you live here or are planning a visit. Isle of wight landslide footage on youtube isle of wight. The isle of wight archive channel on youtube has some fantastic videos of the area before and after the landslide, but also the news report from bbcs news at ten programme, as well as itn news. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading railways of the isle of wight. Tender, thoughtful and impassioned, lady chatterleys lover is the book that changed. Blackgang is a village on the southwestern coast of the isle of wight. Usa 1,015,348 virginia 37,577 virginia land records 966 isle of wight county land records 10.
Red funnel, formally the southampton isle of wight and south of england royal mail steam packet company limited, is a ferry company that carries passengers, vehicles and freight on routes between the english mainland and the isle of wight. Slope stability engineering developments and applications. A history of the county of isle of wight, virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records, volume 1 only. Out takes rushes, cuts for big landslide in the isle of wight in g 1264. They include large deepseated multiple rotations associated with the downs of appuldurcombe, st catherines, st martins and shanklin, and shallower rotations and flows around the coast. Ms of two men standing on a path half way up a cliff, part of it has crumbled away unrooting trees and stirring up mud. Having driven past it this morning, we had no idea the road was that close to the edge. Named after a nowdestroyed chine a coastal ravine in the soft cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from ventnor at the southern tip of the isle of wight just below st catherines down. Out takes cuts from big landslide in the isle of wight. The majority of geological formations present on the isle of wight are susceptible to landsliding.
Lawrences most sensual of novels were first published in 1928, but only in 1960 did an unexpurgated version become available, leading to one of the most famous trials of the century. Bonchurch landslips, freshwater, isle of wight, united kingdom. The road was reduced to single file, with traffic light control. Isle of wight visitor guide for attractions and places to stay.
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