When did the Holbeck Hall landslide take place?
The Holbeck landslide, south of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, attracted considerable interest when it destroyed the four-star Holbeck Hall Hotel between the night of 3 June and 5 June 1993. A rotational landslide involving about 1 million tonnes of glacial till cut back the 60 m high cliff by 70 m.
When did the Holbeck Hall Hotel collapse in London?
On 4 June 1993, 55 metres (180 ft) of the 70 metres (230 ft) hotel garden had disappeared from view, the beginning of a landslide which gradually became more severe, and finally on 5 June 1993, after a day of heavy rain, parts of the building collapsed, making news around the world.
Why are the cracks in the cliffs of Holbeck so big?
Cliffs are eroded by waves and weakened by weathering. For example rain soaks into the cracks in them and disolves minerals such as salt. In winter ice makes the cracks wider. This means that after heavy rain the cliff might be full of water. The more water in them the weaker they are.
When did Holbeck Hall Hotel fall into the sea?
Scarborough Hotel Landslide. Holbeck Hall Hotel falls into the sea. For several days in early June 1993, the country – indeed the world – is gripped by the drama of a hotel perched on a cliff above Scarborough slipping into the sea. News desks everywhere love the pictures and the metaphors were flowing.
When was the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough landslip?
The plight of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough became the focus of worldwide interest in June 1993 after a landslip left the cliff-top building just inches away from sliding into the sea. Cracks had been seen near the hotel some weeks before, but it took until the night of 3 June for the cliff near the hotel to finally give way.
When did Holbeck Hall collapse in North Yorks?
File photo dated 8/6/1993 of the scene at the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorks, after a massive landslip. A local authority was today cleared of causing the destruction of the 120-year-old luxury Victorian hotel which collapsed 150ft down a cliff face to the beach below.