On a stormy night in January 1917, the Devon fishing village of Hallsands collapsed with its people trapped inside their homes. Today only ruins remain beneath the coast path. The beach, which used to protect the village, had fallen away after Sir John Jackson Ltd began dredging, with Government approval. Who was Sir John Jackson, and what were his links with the Government of the day?
The story of the doomed village is brought up to 1980s.
Fully illustrated in sepia.
On a stormy night in January 1917, the Devon fishing village of Hallsands collapsed with its people trapped inside their homes. Today only ruins remain beneath the coast path. The beach, which used to protect the village, had fallen away after Sir John Jackson Ltd began dredging, with Government approval. Who was Sir John Jackson, and what were his links with the Government of the day?
The story of the doomed village is brought up to 1980s.
Fully illustrated in sepia.