Recently went on the train from Barton to Cleethorpes, didn’t set off ’till late but the afternoon and evening were fine so it was very pleasant. Dog is now banned from the sandy beach so walked along promenade to the Leisure Centre and along the base of the vegetated dunes from thereon. The thorn bush growing across all the low dunes, growing to a height of about three feet, is very attractive this time of year, its thin waxy leaves almost variegated. Unfortunately I don’t know what it is called but clearly its root system, and that the of the accompanying marram grass, hold the sand in place, including during the recent easterly gales (a lot of sand was lying on the promenade gardens north of the Leisure Centre, presumably driven inland from the beach by the easterly gales). Had tea on the pier (see above), the entertainment hall in the building at the end now a ‘Papas’ bar, restaurant and take away, the internal refurbishment having been done very well.
With having the dog we had to sit outside at a time when the incoming tide had almost reached its full extent, as the wind had picked-up the waves were quite prominent below. This set me thinking about waves and I came to the conclusion that ought to know more. So am currently researching.
Co-incidentally had recently acquired what to me is proving a very interesting book from Nick Lyons, a distinguished North Lincolnshire historian, who is ‘down-sizing’. Entitled Tidal Lands its authors were A.E. Carey (M.Inst.C.E.) and F.W. Oliver (F.R.S.). With it having been published in 1918 doubtless much information therein has been overtaken since but for my purposes it is proving very instructive. I don’t think its going to be instructive about waves but two chapters are relevant to sand dune coastlines including ‘The Fixation and Plant Protection of Sand Dunes’ (unfortunately Cleethorpes is not cited as an example, indeed I need to find out the date of Cleethorpes promenade which by 1918 may, or may not, have replaced sand dunes north of the site of the Leisure Centre today).