North Norfolk District Council yesterday marked the completion of Phase 2 of the Cromer Coastal Management Scheme.
The work started in April 2024 and was implemented alongside a similar project in Mundesley, which saw major civil engineering works to reinforce the existing sea defenses in both locations, protecting over 600 homes and properties from coastal erosion and storm impacts.
In Cromer, the scheme involved concreting works to the sea wall to the west and east promenade, improvement to beach access ramps and the creation of rock reinforcements to the west of the pier.
According to the Council, this will extend the life of the existing defenses, helping protect the town from the ravages of the North Sea and the uncertainties of climate change.
The imported rock provides armor to the concrete sea wall, they said.
It consists of 35,000 tons of granite that was brought onto the beach by barge and carefully moved into place by excavators and dumpers in a specifically designed formation with much of it being buried well below the beach level.