Whitby Piers Repair Work – Rock Armour Is A Non Starter.
News Friday, March 13th, 2009Whitby Town Council Tells Scarborough That Rock Armour Repairs For The Towns Piers Are A Non Starter.
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WHITBY Town Council has told its Scarborough counterparts that rock armour is not an option to repair the crumbling piers.
It fears the use of rock armour will detract from the appearance of the piers and urged that other methods be looked at.Quote
Coun Ian Havelock said the piers should be returned to their former state.
He said: “The piers have withstood what the sea has to offer for the past 300 years and I think rock armour would be a mistake.
Quotes are from this article on the Whitby gazette page. You can read the full article there.
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