Do Not Park by the Sea

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[Paco Dennis]

Wow...that was something to watch! Thanx for sharing. Ilfracombe is a beautiful place. I hope it stays that way for a few more generations. ( Sea level rise )

@hollydolly Does this parking lot at the end of the "peninsula" have a history of dangerous waves? I think I remember seeing videos years ago of this same place, and people running all over the place? I tell you, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

 

[Furryanimal]

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Wow...that was something to watch! Thanx for sharing. Ilfracombe is a beautiful place. I hope it stays that way for a few more generations. ( Sea level rise )

@hollydolly Does this parking lot at the end of the "peninsula" have a history of dangerous waves? I think I remember seeing videos years ago of this same place, and people running all over the place? I tell you, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

i've done a few boat trips from Penarth to Ilfracombe.One time it was a miracle they were able to load the Waverley to get us home as quite a swell developed during the afternoon.
These storms are far from freak though,Happen every year.

 

[hollydolly]

Poor Devon and Bristol always seem to get battered by the sea when there's any kind of storm... I lived in Devon when I was first married....fortunately not next to the ocean , but next to the Tamar bridge on the border between Plymouth and Saltash

 

[hollydolly]

Wow...that was something to watch! Thanx for sharing. Ilfracombe is a beautiful place. I hope it stays that way for a few more generations. ( Sea level rise )

@hollydolly Does this parking lot at the end of the "peninsula" have a history of dangerous waves? I think I remember seeing videos years ago of this same place, and people running all over the place? I tell you, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

Have a look at this I found ..... https://ilfracombeholidaypark.net/category-article/whats-interesting-about-ilfracombe-history/

In 1910, Ilfracombe was washed by a huge wave, one of a kind, they called it tidal wave. Witnesses say that it was up to 20 feet in height and it swept away almost everything that came into the way. There are several stories about the tidal wave, but the most detailed story comes from Ilfracombe Gazette and Observer souvenir pamphlet containing eyewitness reports and photographs. At Ilfracombe,

a tremendous tidal wave swept over the Capstone Parade, and the Ropery Meadow, breaking upon the Promenade shops with terrific force. . . . Practically the whole of the damage was done by a huge tidal wave. . . . It is a rather remarkable fact that although this was nearly an hour after high tide comparatively little damage was done till then. The huge wave broke upon the shore with almost incredible force. It carried everything before it. The lampposts on the Parade were about the first to go. These were snapped off like fragile reeds. Heavy seats and big blocks of masonry were carried upon the crest of the wave, which swept over Ropery Meadow at a height estimated at from 15 to even 30 feet [approximately 4–9 meters] high, leaving ruin and wreckage in its path. The wall of Ropery Meadow yielded before it, and the masonry and the Parade seats were hurled with tremendous force against the Promenade shops. The Promenade was immediately a rushing torrent. Several people narrowly escaped injury. On seeing the huge wave approaching they turned and fled for their lives. Two or three were unable to reach a place of safety before the wave reached them, and were knocked over like ninepins. Others fell in their hurry to get out of danger. It seems remarkable that no one sustained serious injury. (IGO, 1910)

 

[Furryanimal]

Have a look at this I found ..... https://ilfracombeholidaypark.net/category-article/whats-interesting-about-ilfracombe-history/

In 1910, Ilfracombe was washed by a huge wave, one of a kind, they called it tidal wave. Witnesses say that it was up to 20 feet in height and it swept away almost everything that came into the way. There are several stories about the tidal wave, but the most detailed story comes from Ilfracombe Gazette and Observer souvenir pamphlet containing eyewitness reports and photographs. At Ilfracombe,

a tremendous tidal wave swept over the Capstone Parade, and the Ropery Meadow, breaking upon the Promenade shops with terrific force. . . . Practically the whole of the damage was done by a huge tidal wave. . . . It is a rather remarkable fact that although this was nearly an hour after high tide comparatively little damage was done till then. The huge wave broke upon the shore with almost incredible force. It carried everything before it. The lampposts on the Parade were about the first to go. These were snapped off like fragile reeds. Heavy seats and big blocks of masonry were carried upon the crest of the wave, which swept over Ropery Meadow at a height estimated at from 15 to even 30 feet [approximately 4–9 meters] high, leaving ruin and wreckage in its path. The wall of Ropery Meadow yielded before it, and the masonry and the Parade seats were hurled with tremendous force against the Promenade shops. The Promenade was immediately a rushing torrent. Several people narrowly escaped injury. On seeing the huge wave approaching they turned and fled for their lives. Two or three were unable to reach a place of safety before the wave reached them, and were knocked over like ninepins. Others fell in their hurry to get out of danger. It seems remarkable that no one sustained serious injury. (IGO, 1910)

This is a famous event..I've seen the church in Goldcliffe
https://www.surgewatch.org/historic-events-the-british-channel-floods-of-1607-2/