![Damage to corton cliffs Damage to corton cliffs](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive4.jpg)
Gorleston Sea Wall Collapse 1969
When the Sea Wall at Gorleston-on-Sea last collapsed in 1969 there was a photographic record made of the damage to the wall and the subsequent repairs.
Bernard Harris who works for Great Yarmouth Borough Services provided all the photographs on this page. We are grateful to Bernard for allowing us to use these photographs which are a stark reminder of what awaits us if the seawall fails.
As always, after destruction comes reconstruction which is also represented.
![Damage to corton cliffs Damage to corton cliffs](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive4.jpg)
![Damage to steps leading to beach in front of corton cliffs Damage to steps leading to beach in front of corton cliffs](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive2.jpg)
![No Sea Wall, no promenade !! No Sea Wall, no promenade !!](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive3.jpg)
![Sea Wall at ocean rooms undermined by beach lowering Sea Wall at ocean rooms undermined by beach lowering](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive6.jpg)
![Steps, north of cafe undermined by beach lowering Steps, north of cafe undermined by beach lowering](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive5.jpg)
![Steps and ramp at cafe - demolished 7th March 1969 Steps and ramp at cafe - demolished 7th March 1969](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive1.jpg)
![Proof that reconstructing a sea wall is a major undertaking Proof that reconstructing a sea wall is a major undertaking](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive7.jpg)
![Toe piling at southern ramp on to beach Toe piling at southern ramp on to beach](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive8.jpg)
![Work progessing on toe piling at southern ramp Work progessing on toe piling at southern ramp](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive9.jpg)
![Installation of piling in front of damaged Sea Wall Installation of piling in front of damaged Sea Wall](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive10.jpg)
![Another section of the Sea Wall replaced Another section of the Sea Wall replaced](./../images/seawallcollapse/bharchive11.jpg)