The owners of a cliff-top property threatened by coastal erosion in East Sussex have spent more than £80,000 moving their house inland.
Geoff and Ann Nash have moved back into the Boathouse in Birling Gap, East Dean, four months after the move began. The front door of their 1900s-built house is now 72ft (22m) further back from the crumbling cliff. The couple moved into the Boathouse 16 years ago, despite knowing that the cliff was eroding. The original Boathouse is thought to have been demolished and replaced in the 1970s. Mr Nash, 75, said: “Each year it was getting a bit closer and we thought it was about time we moved in case there was a major case of erosion.” He said he called about 10 organisations including Defra and the Environment Agency about grants for moving his house but no funding was available and he had to fund the project himself. Builder Bill Coote said the wooden building had to be split in two before it was moved.
Posted in: Moving House