29 Nov 2012 17:03

The gardens and patios in front of the 150-year-old terraced cottages have slid 30ft down towards the harbour

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Preparations began today to demolish a row of cottages overlooking an historic harbour after a landslide left them in danger of collapse.

Five homes at Aelfleda Terrace, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, are precariously balanced above the River Esk.

The gardens and patios in front of the 150-year-old terrace slid 30ft down towards the harbour in the early hours of Tuesday.

And the slope has continued to move since, with a block of rock and earth the size of a minibus crashing into the next row of houses down.

Harbour frights: The homes have slipped

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Scarborough Council says it has been left with no choice but to demolish the five former Whitby jet workers' cottages.

Link:
Dream homes demolition: Cottages overlooking harbour being knocked down after 30ft landslide

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