A bank of protective shingle was removed from the shore of Hallsands in Devon in the 1890s to make concrete for the extension of Plymouth dockyard causing conditions in the village to deteriorate until 1917 when a four day gale washed away 37 homes leaving only the home of Elizabeth Prettejohn standing. She remained in the ruined village for 47 years, until her death in 1964 at age 80.
Via Futility Closet
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