Anthony's Bank. (Part 2)

 Following on from the last post we are continuing along Anthony's Bank on the return walk back to the car par.

This is  slight detour away from the shoreline walk where the Buck Beck meanders it's
way from the town to the sluice gates and the sea embankment.  Popcorn always enjoys this bit.

Last summer's dead reeds make a bright show along here.

Catkins starting to emerge on the trees.

I looked back to see the rear of the caravans that look out across the Humber Estuary.

This bridge across the beck once carried cars and pedestrians from the town to a car park

adjacent to the beach.  New developments meant closing the road and it soon fell into

disrepair and the bridge is no longer safe to cross by vehicles, walkers can still access the

beach along here.  Over the years I've driven over here many times with our children and 

grandchildren.

Up on the bankside is an old gnarled tree bowed down by years of strong winds off the 
Humber Estuary, but it survives and has this year's blossom just breaking.

Dead reeds against the darkness below the footbridge.

Once we'd driven down here we met this island where the drivers went around it in a 

clockwise direction to access and leave the car park beyond here. Now very overgrown the trees on it have been left to get on with life and just now are full of Spring blossom.

Not too sure what the blossom is, might be Blackthorn?

Emerging on the other side of the island is the old car par.  It's accessed from another road. Still in
use but in the hands of a private car parking company who require users to pay the charges via
their mobile phones.  Not many local folk park here now for several reasons.  Firstly we don't 
like mobile phone apps, secondly the car park surface is like a pothole Armageddon and thirdly,
there's a FREE CAR PARK at the far end of Anthony's Bank!

We returned to Anthony's Bank for the return walk and are approaching Buck Beck again.
It changes shape and contours throughout the year with each high tide. It can be dangerous too
to walk out on the beach here because of shifting areas of sinking mud that requires  the 
services of the Coastguard to free people.

Half way back along the footpath and what looks like someone taking a rest on 
one of the benches here.

But this "person" is a resident along here, left here over a year ago. Possibly as a poignant 
memorial to a child?  We don't know, there may have been a card or plaque with it but not now.
I'm always pleased, but extremely surprised, to see it still here when we go for our walks.  It 
would have to be a particularly heartless person to take it. 

"Teddy" acquired a "friend" this week and after one or two walks since it appeared I'm 
pleased to say it remains.  (For now)! 

Almost back to the end of the footpath, the flag is flying to warn people to get off the beach
in plenty of time before the tide turns on it's way back in.

Another view of Haile Sand Fort, a leftover from World Way One.

Recent high and very violent tides have scoured out and removed about four feet of sand 

off the beach here in the last few weeks.  This resulted in the concrete sea defences that hold

up the embankment here being being undercut and the council had to undergo repairs.

Tons of large rocks were brought in and placed at the base, then concrete poured in amongst 

them to prevent more wave action washing more sand away.  The hope is that following

tides will drive new sand back to this area.

As folk arrive at St. Anthony's Bank from the FREE car park, this noticeboard spells out the 
dangers that they must be made aware of before setting out onto the beach.  
Popcorn & I hope you enjoyed our walk and if you come to see the area for yourselves just 
be aware of the advice and enjoy this fascinating part of Lincolnshire.

Olympus EM10iv plus 14-42 EZ lens.