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The walls of a former coastguard cottage left teetering on the edge of chalk cliffs have been demolished
The property is just six inches from the end of the cliff at Birling Gap, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, because of fast-paced erosion - and work is being carried out to take it apart before it falls into the sea.
Most of the end-of-terrace cottage is expected to have disappeared by the end of the week.
- The privately-owned cottage once formed a terrace of seven ex-coastguard properties but
The effects of erosion are clearly visible at Birling Gap, with a huge crack having opened up just yards from the cottages.
At least three metres of cliff has been lost along that section of Birling Gap in the past four months, according to Wealden District Council.