Whitby

In Living Memory

Landslip to the rear of Aelfleda Terrace

Before The Landslip

From the front of the houses

26-27/11/2012

Above Left: View of the affected properties from the Langborne Road area of town, Aelfleda Terrace is in natural colour

Above Right: The end of Elbow Terrace from the end of The Ropery

Above Left: The front of Aelfleda Terrace with the Abbey fields behind the wall on the right

Above Right: A manhole at The Ropery end of Elbow Terrace with a pipe going into it drawing water out of the ground at Aelfleda Terrace

Above Left: The footpath that was closed a few years ago with the metal fence, to the top right of the photo is Franks Terrace

Above Right: The house in the centre of the photo was evacuated due to its location being directly below Aelfleda Terrace. Also showing a very leaning tree, which is leaning towards the rear of a block of flats

Above Left: Looking up to Franks Terrace with Aelfleda Terrace just beyond and further back. The landslip can be seen at the end of the railings

Above Right: The end of Franks Terrace we see the landslip

Above Left: Another look at the landslip from the end of Franks Terrace

Above Right: Fallen bricks and rubble at the very end of Franks Terrace

29th November 2012   

Above Left: Aelfleda Terrace with a clear view of the landslip

Above Right: A lorry from 'Field Track LTD' making an artificial aluminium 'road', to allow plant vehicles to reach the houses

30th November 2012

Above: Contractors unreeling some pointless, plastic fencing, to line the artificial road

1st December 2012

Above: Contractors move in on a cherry picker to start demolition

3rd December 2012

Above Left: Contractors pulling number 6 & 7 (left-most building) apart, we can see into the first floors

Above Centre & Right: The temporary site created in the Abbey car park disabled section with 'Road Closed' signs up at the bottom of the car park

5th December 2012

Numbers 5, 6 & 7 (from left) are being worked on, demolition being aided by the large floodlight to the right

16th December 2012

Work progressing now, as seen here. Items of furniture can be seen in the ground floor rooms

26th December 2012

Above Left: Seen from Langborne Road, all demolition complete

Above Right: A pipe over the wall, drawing water out of the ground behind the landslip site

        Above Left: Footpath closed & showing the gable end of a house that has been left in place

Above Right: The 3 houses that the landslide hit

Above Left: The rubble as seen from Franks Terrace

Above Right: Looking down from the Abbey on the remaining houses