Protecting Margate old town from the sea

Sea views are retained with the stepped revetment while also providing adequate flood defence (Peter Barker)

Flood prevention and coastal protection work has recently been completed at a Kent UK seaside resort that has in the past, experienced the devastating effects that storm surges can have on towns not prepared for the worst.

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