History

• what happened in 1849?

  Following a massive breach in 1849, groynes and revetments were erected to stabilise the spit
• what happened in subsequent years after 1849?

  When military forts were established at spurn point, the Royal Engineers took over the task of maintaining coastal defences
• what happened in the 1950s ?


  The military left, conditions of groynes and revetments began to decline
• what happened in 1960?

  • The spit was bought by the Yorkshire Naturalists Trust
  • trust was unable to afford maintenance costs so the Trust had to allow some of the sea defences to fail into disrepair
• what occured in 2013?


  largest tidal surge in 60 YEARS hit Spurn Point

  • the defences could not cope
  • large part of the spit was washed away