A new crack has appeared in the cliff façade up near the lift end, I don’t really know what this one signifies as it hasn’t had time to develop yet. I can’t see any signs of bulging, but as the crack doesn’t extend to the ends of the block infill panel it does look to signify lateral pressure from behind rather than the downward movement of the whole lower part of the panel.
You may need to click on the picture above to enlarge it enough to see the crack.
The whole of the portal part of the cliff façade between the lift and the arched part of the façade isn’t looking very good at the moment and I think if we have a cold winter water freezing in the various cracks could lead to considerable and expensive problems.
I will remind you that if you are a local council taxpayer you have already contributed to the £1m spent on this structure recently.
I have added a picture with a red line around the area where the new crack has appeared for clarity.
It’s difficult to know what to say about this one how we have reached a position where we have a seventy foot high cliff in this sort of condition adjacent to a new development under construction seems to defy common sense.
There is a certain irony in the fact that were the development on schedule, there probably wouldn’t be enough space between the development and the cliff to repair the cliff wall safely.
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