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Aerial view of Rottingdean taken in the early 1920s, after the demolition of the three-story house west of the Gap. No sea defences are visible apart from a few wooden groynes. |
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Close-up of the Gap in about 1929. A short stretch of concrete wall protected the base of the cliffs just west of the Gap. |
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Another aerial view, taken a year or two later, before completion of the Rottingdean section of the seawall and undercliff walk in 1933. The White Horse Hotel, seen just north of the slipway, was demolished in 1934 and a new hotel built in its place. |
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Rottingdean in about 1950, showing the completed seawall and undercliff walk extending to Saltdean. To the east of the rebuilt hotel are the towering St Margaret's Flats, which were erected in the face of much local opposition. |