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Hallsands and Start Bay

Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 36 (1904), pp. 302-346.

by

R.H. Worth

Prepared by Michael Steer

This major paper relates to the topography and geology of Hallsands and Start Bay, It chronicles events that preceded the horrendous Hallsands Disaster of 1917. The series of mishaps that resulted in the complete destruction of the tiny coastal village had their origins in Admiralty plans, unknown to local fishermen at the time, to extend the naval dockyard at Plymouth. The plans involved sand and gravel being taken from the seabed further up the coast. Dredging began in the spring of 1897 and during the next four years some 660,000 tonnes of material were removed. Activities were eventually stopped when opposition from several fishing villages grew as they saw their shingle beaches being relentlessly carried away. It took 18 years from the start of dredging to the final destruction of Hallsands village. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. This rare book was produced from a copy held by the New York Public Library, and is available from the Internet Archive.